Chords for Midnight Oil - 5 - Surfing With A Spoon (1978)

Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:

Em

E

Bm

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Midnight Oil - 5 - Surfing With A Spoon (1978) chords
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[E]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [A]
[D] [C] [A#]
[G]
When you knew from the [Bm] start that the world was where loving would [Em] last
You [Bm] [G]
say you're moving slowly, [Bm] girl, I tell ya, you're moving [Em] way too fast
[Bm] [Em] When you're in the city from night to [A] night, traffic on the highway's gonna drive on
[C] Suddenly it's good on the west side, [B] boy, yeah, [D] on the west [Em] side
[D]
[C] [Bm]
Find your way, you got, I'm heading for the top
[Em]
[Bm]
[G] Don't think about me when I'm [Bm] gone, you know I could leave
[Em] When
[Bm] [Em]
you're in the city from night to [Am] night, traffic on the highway's gonna drive on
[C] Suddenly it's good on the west side, [Bm] boy, yeah, on the west side
[E] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [C]
[Em]
[A] [D] [Em]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[Em]
[D]
[Em]
[Cm] [F] [Cm] [Fm]
[D#] [Dm] [G] [F] [G] [F]
[A] [C] [F]
[Cm] [Fm]
[D#] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [A]
[E]
[A]
[Em]
[F#] [D] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [E] [D]
[E] [D] [E]
Child, won't [Bm] you scoot around, I guess I'll have to stay [Em] away
[Bm]
[Em] I've got enough love for the rest of my life, and I'll have all the fun day to day
When you're in the city from night to night, [Am] traffic on the highway's gonna drive on
[C] Suddenly it's good on the west side, [Bm] boy, yeah, [D] on the west side
[Em] [D] [A]
[G]
[E] [D] [C] [A#]
Key:  
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Midnight Oil - (Remastered Version) Surfing With A Spoon chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: G, Bm, G, Bm, Em, F#m, A, E and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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[F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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When you knew from the [Bm] start that the world was where loving would [Em] last _
You _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
say you're moving slowly, [Bm] girl, I tell ya, you're moving [Em] way too fast _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] When you're in the city from night to [A] night, traffic on the highway's gonna drive on
[C] _ Suddenly it's good on the west side, [B] boy, yeah, [D] on the west [Em] side _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ Find your way, you got, I'm heading for the top
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ Don't think about me when I'm [Bm] gone, you know I could leave
_ [Em] When _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
you're in the city from night to [Am] night, traffic on the highway's gonna drive on
[C] Suddenly it's good on the west side, [Bm] boy, yeah, on the west side
[E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _
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[D#] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [D#] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
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[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Child, won't [Bm] you scoot around, I guess I'll have to stay [Em] away
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] I've got enough love for the rest of my life, and I'll have all the fun day to day _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
When you're in the city from night to night, [Am] traffic on the highway's gonna drive on
[C] Suddenly it's good on the west side, [Bm] boy, yeah, [D] on the west side
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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