Chords for Midnight Oil - 2 - Knife's Edge - Bird Noises (1980)

Tempo:
78.05 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

C

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Midnight Oil - 2 - Knife's Edge - Bird Noises (1980) chords
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[G] [Ab]
[E]
[D] [F]
[D] [A] [D] [F]
[Am] [D] [A] [D] [F]
[D] [Am] [D] [F]
[D] [Am] [D] I'm a nine-page [Dbm] race, see.
[D] If you listen long [Bb] enough, they might not be the same.
[D] It's a time where [Dbm] place don't change.
[D] The rhythm of [Bb] the beat and race.
[E] You're [A] both stuck with time, but that's where the [D] drone's at.
Take [A] one shot, drop it more.
[D] [Bb] Put it out, back off.
[D]
If it's so [A] terrible, [D] the name on [Bb] the wall.
The bad on the floor.
[E] Oh, [D] maybe you should [C] ask the guy who's in the [E] long hall.
[A] Ask him for work [C] time, eating [Dbm] lies.
Interest [B] lies, government [A]
lies.
[C] Worst crime, eating [Dbm] lies.
Interest [B] lies, government [Bm]
lies.
[G] [C] [Dm]
[G] [C] [G] [Dm]
[G] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [D] I'm a nine [A]-page race, see.
[D] If you listen [Bb] long enough, they might not be the same.
[D]
It's [Dbm] a time where place don't [D] change.
The rhythm [Bb] of the beat and race.
[E] [Gbm] You're both stuck with [Em] time, but that's where the drone's at.
[Am] Not a cab, but I'm very [Dm] young now.
[C] [D] [A]
[G] [Dm] [Eb] [C] [D] [A]
[Dm] [Eb] [C] [G] [A]
[C] [Dm] [A] [C] [D] [A]
[F] [Dm] [C] [G] [A]
[F] [Dm] Worst [Am] [G] [C]
[Dm] [D]
[Am]
[A] [C] crime, eating [Dbm] lies.
Interest [B] lies, [A] government lies.
Worst [C] crime, eating [Dbm] lies.
Interest [B] lies, government lies.
[E] [G] [D]
I'm a nine-page [Dbm] race, see.
[Bm] If you listen long enough, [Bb] they might not be the same.
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
Dm
2311
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
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To learn Midnight Oil - Knifes Edge chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, A, C, Dbm, Bb, D, Dbm, D, A and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 39 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 78. With the song's key of D Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [D] I'm a nine-page [Dbm] race, see.
[D] If you listen long [Bb] enough, they might not be the same.
[D] It's a time where [Dbm] place don't change.
[D] The rhythm of [Bb] the beat and race.
[E] You're [A] both stuck with time, but that's where the [D] drone's at.
Take [A] one shot, drop it more.
[D] _ [Bb] Put it out, back off.
[D]
If it's so [A] terrible, [D] the name on [Bb] the wall.
The bad on the floor.
[E] Oh, [D] maybe you should [C] ask the guy who's in the [E] long hall.
[A] Ask him for work [C] time, eating [Dbm] lies.
Interest [B] lies, government [A]
lies.
[C] Worst crime, eating [Dbm] lies.
Interest [B] lies, government [Bm]
lies.
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] I'm a nine [A]-page race, see.
[D] If you listen [Bb] long enough, they might not be the same.
_ [D]
It's [Dbm] a time where place don't [D] change.
The rhythm [Bb] of the beat and race.
_ [E] [Gbm] You're both stuck with [Em] time, but that's where the drone's at.
[Am] Not a cab, but I'm very [Dm] young now.
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[F] _ [Dm] Worst _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ [C] crime, eating [Dbm] lies.
Interest [B] lies, [A] government lies.
Worst [C] crime, eating [Dbm] lies.
Interest [B] lies, government lies.
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
I'm a nine-page [Dbm] race, see.
[Bm] If you listen long enough, [Bb] they might not be the same. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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