Chords for Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning - Royal Theatre Canberra 12 March 2009
Tempo:
131.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
G
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B]
[N] We'll do the thing where we said,
I'll be back.
[E] [G] [A] [E]
Out where the river broke,
would
and rusted
-man's fallen
[N] We'll do the thing where we said,
I'll be back.
[E] [G] [A] [E]
Out where the river broke,
would
and rusted
-man's fallen
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Em
C
G
D
E
Em
C
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] We'll do the thing where we said,
I'm gonna go to the other side of the river and I'll be back.
_ _ _ _ _ I'll be back.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Out where the river broke,
the blood would
take the desert out.
Hollow and rusted
sand, the bottom dissolved.
Sea-man's fallen
by the bridge.
Return as God
_ _ who [Bm]
saved his
people.
The _ _ _ [A]
pain will mess
_ [E] _ _ the value of share. _ _ _ _
John had enough. _ _ _
Back [D] to back.
_ [E] _ _ [A] People lost to the
bad.
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] Let's
give it back.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ I'm gonna get [C] sweat and I'll burn his [G] virgin. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
I'm gonna get [C] blood
and I'll get a [D] bag. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em]
I'm gonna get
sweat [C] and I'll burn his
_ [G] _
virgin.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em]
I'm gonna sleep [C] while
my beds are [D] burning.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I [C] can't
come to save this
fair.
[G] Hey, I'll rain [D] down.
Hey, I'll share. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Small wheels
[Ebm]
[E] scatter like birds.
King sharks
hit the moon.
_ Western desert
is like breeze.
Fort is like breeze.
_ John has gone.
_ _ [D] The safe has fell.
[Em] _ _ He [A] paid our rent.
[E] _ _ _ He paid our share.
_ _ _ _ John has gone.
_ Back [Bm] _ to [Em] back.
_ _ _ [A] People lost to the bad.
[Em] _ _ Let's [D] give it [E] back.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] _ I'm gonna get [C] sweat
and I'll burn his [G] virgin. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ I'm gonna sleep
[C] while my beds are [D] burning.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] I'm gonna get sweat
[C] and I'll burn his [G] virgin. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ I'm gonna sleep
[C] while my beds are [D] burning. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] John has gone.
[C] The safe has fell.
[G] He paid our rent.
[D] He paid our share.
[Em] John has gone.
[C]
Back to back.
[G] People lost to the bad.
[D]
Let's give it back.
_ _ _ [Em]
I'm gonna get sweat
and [C] I'll burn his [G] virgin. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
I'm gonna sleep
[C] while my beds are [D] burning.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] We'll do the thing where we said,
I'm gonna go to the other side of the river and I'll be back.
_ _ _ _ _ I'll be back.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Out where the river broke,
the blood would
take the desert out.
Hollow and rusted
sand, the bottom dissolved.
Sea-man's fallen
by the bridge.
Return as God
_ _ who [Bm]
saved his
people.
The _ _ _ [A]
pain will mess
_ [E] _ _ the value of share. _ _ _ _
John had enough. _ _ _
Back [D] to back.
_ [E] _ _ [A] People lost to the
bad.
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] Let's
give it back.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ I'm gonna get [C] sweat and I'll burn his [G] virgin. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
I'm gonna get [C] blood
and I'll get a [D] bag. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em]
I'm gonna get
sweat [C] and I'll burn his
_ [G] _
virgin.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em]
I'm gonna sleep [C] while
my beds are [D] burning.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I [C] can't
come to save this
fair.
[G] Hey, I'll rain [D] down.
Hey, I'll share. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Small wheels
[Ebm]
[E] scatter like birds.
King sharks
hit the moon.
_ Western desert
is like breeze.
Fort is like breeze.
_ John has gone.
_ _ [D] The safe has fell.
[Em] _ _ He [A] paid our rent.
[E] _ _ _ He paid our share.
_ _ _ _ John has gone.
_ Back [Bm] _ to [Em] back.
_ _ _ [A] People lost to the bad.
[Em] _ _ Let's [D] give it [E] back.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] _ I'm gonna get [C] sweat
and I'll burn his [G] virgin. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ I'm gonna sleep
[C] while my beds are [D] burning.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] I'm gonna get sweat
[C] and I'll burn his [G] virgin. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ I'm gonna sleep
[C] while my beds are [D] burning. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] John has gone.
[C] The safe has fell.
[G] He paid our rent.
[D] He paid our share.
[Em] John has gone.
[C]
Back to back.
[G] People lost to the bad.
[D]
Let's give it back.
_ _ _ [Em]
I'm gonna get sweat
and [C] I'll burn his [G] virgin. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
I'm gonna sleep
[C] while my beds are [D] burning.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _