Chords for Midnight Oil perform "Put Down That Weapon" at Webster Hall in NYC, May 14, 2017

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[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] I'm not a slave to the law.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] No [E] place to [C] retire.
[A] _ [D] I'm not a slave [Em] to the law.
One other [C] time.
_ _ [D] _ [E] The eyes of [C] the world now [A] turn.
_ [E] And if we see [C] the rat,
[A] _ _ [D] _ [E] then we [C] talk about [Am] it.
[E] _ [Em] And if we see [C] those blood in flack,
_ [Em] _
[Dm] can you tell me what [A] you do [D] about that?
[Em]
Put down that [C] weapon.
_ [Em] _
[Am] Hold on.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ Withdraw your [D] gun.
_ _ [C] Was it necessary?
[Em] Man, [C] you're not a [Em] slave. _
[C] Something's not right.
_ _ [D] _ _
[C] Something's [D] not up [Am] for free.
[C] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[E] I'm a sleepy [C] head, [A] high and alone.
[D] _
[Em] It's a hollow [C] town.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _
[E] Tell me where [C] those ships [A] come from. _
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] _ _ [D] it.
[Em] And if we [A] talk about [A] it.
[E] _
And the sky goes dark with grey. _ _
_ [C] Can you tell me [Am] who has the [Dm] freedom to river?
[Em] _ Put down that weapon. _
_ [A] Hold [C] on.
[D] _ _ _
_ [Em] You can't hide no man. _
_ [Am] _ [C] Withdraw your gun.
[D] _ I _ [C] should be a man, you [Em] see.
_ [C] Something's not meant for me.
[D] _
_ [C] Something's not up for [Am] free.
[C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Can you hear the _ [C] people [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ coming?
_ _ _ [D] _
[B] So you can [Bm] talk about it.
_ _ [D] _ _
[B] Talk about it.
You can talk about _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] it.
You can [C] talk about it. _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] Because you have the [Em] freedom [C] and the [Em] urgency. _
[C] Something's not meant for me.
[D] _ _
[Em] Something's [F#m] not up [Am] for free.
[C] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] Oh, [C] Lord, [D] we gotta_ _ _
[Em] You must be brave. _ _
[A] If you [C] think you're [D] strong. _ _
[C] I should [Em] be [C] a man, [Em] you see. _
[C] Something's not meant for me.
[D] _ _
[C] Something's not [D] up for [Am] free.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ Nothing [Am] is _ [C] so [D] wrong.
I [C] should [Em] be a [C] man, you [Em] see. _
[C] Something's not meant for me.
[D] _ _
[Em] Something's [D] not up [Am] for free. _ _
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_ _ _ _ Yeah! _ _