Beds Are Burning Chords by Midnight Oil
Tempo:
119.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
E
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [A] [E]
Out where the river broke, the blood would and the desert oak
Hold wrecks and bodies of steam and bottles of grease
The time has come to save fair's fair
The pay [A] the rent,
[E] the pay our share
The time has come, our facts are back
It belongs [A] to them,
[E] [F#] let's give it back
[A]
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is burning?
[G]
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D]
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is burning?
[G]
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D]
[Em] The time has come [C] to save fair's fair
[G] The pay the rent now, [D] the pay our share
[E]
Far we'll stare at our tombs
From Kent, Ta'i, Sipa, Yolngu
The western desert lives and breathes in 45 degrees
The time has come to save fair's fair
The pay [A] the rent, [E] the pay our share
The time has come, our facts are back
It [A] belongs to them, [E] let's give it back
[A] [C#m]
[E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is burning?
[G]
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D]
How [Em] can we dance [C] when our earth is burning?
[G]
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D]
[Em] The time has come [C] to save fair's fair
[G] The pay the rent now, [D] the pay our share
[Em] The time has come, [C] our facts are back
[G] It belongs to them, we're [D] gonna give it back
[E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] burning?
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D]
[A]
[C]
Out where the river broke, the blood would and the desert oak
Hold wrecks and bodies of steam and bottles of grease
The time has come to save fair's fair
The pay [A] the rent,
[E] the pay our share
The time has come, our facts are back
It belongs [A] to them,
[E] [F#] let's give it back
[A]
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is burning?
[G]
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D]
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is burning?
[G]
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D]
[Em] The time has come [C] to save fair's fair
[G] The pay the rent now, [D] the pay our share
[E]
Far we'll stare at our tombs
From Kent, Ta'i, Sipa, Yolngu
The western desert lives and breathes in 45 degrees
The time has come to save fair's fair
The pay [A] the rent, [E] the pay our share
The time has come, our facts are back
It [A] belongs to them, [E] let's give it back
[A] [C#m]
[E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is burning?
[G]
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D]
How [Em] can we dance [C] when our earth is burning?
[G]
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D]
[Em] The time has come [C] to save fair's fair
[G] The pay the rent now, [D] the pay our share
[Em] The time has come, [C] our facts are back
[G] It belongs to them, we're [D] gonna give it back
[E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] burning?
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D]
[A]
[C]
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[N] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Out where the river broke, the blood would and the desert oak
Hold wrecks and bodies of steam and bottles of grease
The time has come _ _ _ to save fair's fair _ _
_ The pay [A] the rent, _ _
[E] _ the pay our share _ _ _
_ The time has come, _ _ _ our facts are back _ _
It belongs [A] to them, _ _
[E] _ [F#] let's give it back _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is burning?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is burning?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] The time has come [C] to save fair's fair
[G] The pay the rent now, [D] the pay our share
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Far we'll stare at our _ tombs
From Kent, Ta'i, Sipa, Yolngu
_ The western desert lives and breathes in 45 _ degrees
_ The time has come _ _ _ to save fair's fair
The _ _ pay [A] the rent, _ _ [E] _ _ the pay our share _
The _ _ time has come, _ _ our facts are back
_ _ _ It [A] belongs to them, _ _ [E] _ let's give it back
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is burning?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
How [Em] can we dance [C] when our earth is burning?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] The time has come [C] to save fair's fair
[G] The pay the rent now, [D] the pay our share
[Em] The time has come, [C] our facts are back
[G] It belongs to them, we're [D] gonna give it back
_ _ _ _ [E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] burning? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Out where the river broke, the blood would and the desert oak
Hold wrecks and bodies of steam and bottles of grease
The time has come _ _ _ to save fair's fair _ _
_ The pay [A] the rent, _ _
[E] _ the pay our share _ _ _
_ The time has come, _ _ _ our facts are back _ _
It belongs [A] to them, _ _
[E] _ [F#] let's give it back _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is burning?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is burning?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] The time has come [C] to save fair's fair
[G] The pay the rent now, [D] the pay our share
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Far we'll stare at our _ tombs
From Kent, Ta'i, Sipa, Yolngu
_ The western desert lives and breathes in 45 _ degrees
_ The time has come _ _ _ to save fair's fair
The _ _ pay [A] the rent, _ _ [E] _ _ the pay our share _
The _ _ time has come, _ _ our facts are back
_ _ _ It [A] belongs to them, _ _ [E] _ let's give it back
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is burning?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
How [Em] can we dance [C] when our earth is burning?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] The time has come [C] to save fair's fair
[G] The pay the rent now, [D] the pay our share
[Em] The time has come, [C] our facts are back
[G] It belongs to them, we're [D] gonna give it back
_ _ _ _ [E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] burning? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?
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