Midnight Oil

Sell My Soul(Chords)

Midnight Oil

Key: D

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	        This is the way I play it on acousitic guitar. It is somewhat simplified. 
 
INTRO rhythm (chords): 
 
D  F#m Bm D9 
 
INTRO lead: 
 
D chord, hammer on/off with the third finger, i.e.: 
 
e-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----| 
B-|-3-3-2-3---3-2-3----|  etc..  and end with D9 
G-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----| 
D-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----| 
A-|--------------------| 
E-|--------------------| 
 
 
VERSE lead: 
 
e-|-------------------| 
B-|--1-1-0-1---1-0-1--| 
G-|--2-2-0-2---2-0-2--| etc.. 
D-|--2-2-0-2---2-0-2--| 
A-|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--| 
E-|-------------------| 
 
 
VERSE rhythm: 
 
Am     G  Am     Am     G  Am 
 
CHORUS lead: 
 
e-|-1-0-1-------------------------------| 
B-|-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1---------------| 
G-|-2-0-2---2-0-2---0-0-0---0-0-0-------| 
D-|-3-3-3---2-0-2---2-0-2---0-0-0-------| 
A-|-3-3-3---0-0-0---3-3-3---2-0-2-------| 
E-|-------------------------3-3-3-------|
CHORUS rhythm: F Am C G Am G Am BRIDGE: Em F#m D A Bm G G LYRICS: let's begin, I am ready let's begin F Am C G Am sell my soul to him Am shed my skin, I just wanna shed my skin F Am C G I don't wanna sell my soul to him Am G Am Am G Am mechanize, city bursts and farmers die F Am C G they cry, sell my soul to him Am G Am Am G Am sleep face down in a goods train heading south in the rain F Am C G sell my soul to him Em F#m D A Bm G in this world I often think you'd understand me Em F#m D A Bm G in these words I often think you'd recognize me D F#m 'cause I just wanna swim with the fish in the sea Bm D9 and I want faith to heal so that I can be clean {solo} {insert Peter's rant here} Am I just wanna celebrate F Am C G Am I'm not going to sell my soul to him when you look right in F Am C G Am sell my soul to him you're gonna come on done F Am C G Am sell my soul to him F Am C G Am sell my soul to him

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