Put Down That Weapon Chords by Midnight Oil
Tempo:
108.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Em
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [G]
[Em]
[G] [D] I don't wanna [C] die
[A] [Dm] [E] No place [C] to retire
[Am] [D] [Em] To another [C] time
[Am] The [D] [E] eyes [C] of the world [Am] now [D] turn
[E] And if we [C] think about [Am] it
[D] [E] And if we talk [C]
[A] about it
[Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark with [D] rain
[Em] Can [C] you tell me, [A] does that freedom [D] [Em] remain?
Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] You can't hide nowhere
[Am] With [C] a [D] torchlight on
[C] And it happens to be an [Em] emergency
[C] Some things are meant to be
[D] [C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for [C] free
[Em] Up [E] on the water now
[A] Point [D] [Em] the finger, [C] yeah, [Am] point the [D] bow
[Em] Stuck on the [Cm] town
[A] [D] [E] The grey [C] matter shits [A] call home
And [E] if we think [C] about [A] it
[D] And [E] if we talk [C] about [Am] it
And [Em] if the sea [C] goes [Am] violent with [D] fire
[Em] Can [C] you tell me [Am] what you'll do [D] about that?
[Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] I must know something
[Am] To know it's [D] so wrong
And [C] it happens [Em] to be [C] an [Em] emergency
[C] Some things are meant to be
[D] [C] Some things don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em]
[B]
[D] They [B] keep talking about it
[D] They [Bm] keep talking about it
[D] They [Bm] keep talking
They keep talking about talking [Em] about talking
[Am] [C]
[D] [Em]
about
And [Am] [C]
[D] [C] it happens to be an emergency
[Em] [C] Some things are meant to be
[D] [Em] Some things [D] don't come for [Am] free
[C] [Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or we'll [C] all be [D] gone
[Em] I must know something
To [Am] know [C] it's so [D] wrong
[C] It happens to [Em] be an [C] emergency
[Em] Some [C] things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for free
[C] [Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or we'll [C] all be [D] gone
[Em] You must be crazy
[Am] If you [C] think you're [D] strong
Cause [C] it happens to be an emergency
[Em] [C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] And [Em] some things [D] don't come for free
[Em]
[G] [D] I don't wanna [C] die
[A] [Dm] [E] No place [C] to retire
[Am] [D] [Em] To another [C] time
[Am] The [D] [E] eyes [C] of the world [Am] now [D] turn
[E] And if we [C] think about [Am] it
[D] [E] And if we talk [C]
[A] about it
[Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark with [D] rain
[Em] Can [C] you tell me, [A] does that freedom [D] [Em] remain?
Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] You can't hide nowhere
[Am] With [C] a [D] torchlight on
[C] And it happens to be an [Em] emergency
[C] Some things are meant to be
[D] [C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for [C] free
[Em] Up [E] on the water now
[A] Point [D] [Em] the finger, [C] yeah, [Am] point the [D] bow
[Em] Stuck on the [Cm] town
[A] [D] [E] The grey [C] matter shits [A] call home
And [E] if we think [C] about [A] it
[D] And [E] if we talk [C] about [Am] it
And [Em] if the sea [C] goes [Am] violent with [D] fire
[Em] Can [C] you tell me [Am] what you'll do [D] about that?
[Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] I must know something
[Am] To know it's [D] so wrong
And [C] it happens [Em] to be [C] an [Em] emergency
[C] Some things are meant to be
[D] [C] Some things don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em]
[B]
[D] They [B] keep talking about it
[D] They [Bm] keep talking about it
[D] They [Bm] keep talking
They keep talking about talking [Em] about talking
[Am] [C]
[D] [Em]
about
And [Am] [C]
[D] [C] it happens to be an emergency
[Em] [C] Some things are meant to be
[D] [Em] Some things [D] don't come for [Am] free
[C] [Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or we'll [C] all be [D] gone
[Em] I must know something
To [Am] know [C] it's so [D] wrong
[C] It happens to [Em] be an [C] emergency
[Em] Some [C] things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for free
[C] [Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or we'll [C] all be [D] gone
[Em] You must be crazy
[Am] If you [C] think you're [D] strong
Cause [C] it happens to be an emergency
[Em] [C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] And [Em] some things [D] don't come for free
Key:
C
D
Em
Am
E
C
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[N] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] I don't wanna [C] die
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ [E] No place [C] to retire
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Em] To another [C] time
[Am] The _ [D] _ _ [E] eyes [C] of the world [Am] now [D] turn
[E] And if we [C] think about [Am] it
[D] _ [E] And if we talk [C] _
[A] about it
_ [Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark with [D] rain
_ [Em] Can [C] you tell me, [A] does that freedom [D] _ [Em] remain?
Put down that weapon
_ _ [Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
_ _ [Em] You can't hide nowhere
_ [Am] With [C] a [D] torchlight on
[C] And it happens to be an [Em] emergency
[C] Some things are meant to be
[D] _ [C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for [C] free
[Em] Up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] on the water now
[A] Point [D] _ [Em] the finger, [C] yeah, [Am] point the [D] bow
[Em] Stuck on the [Cm] town
[A] _ _ [D] _ [E] The grey [C] matter shits [A] call home
And [E] if we think [C] about [A] it
_ [D] And [E] if we talk [C] about [Am] it
_ And [Em] if the sea [C] goes [Am] violent with [D] fire
_ [Em] Can [C] you tell me [Am] what you'll do [D] about that?
[Em] Put down that weapon
_ _ [Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
_ [Em] I _ must know something
_ [Am] To know it's [D] so wrong
And [C] it happens [Em] to be [C] an [Em] emergency
[C] Some things are meant to be
[D] _ [C] Some things don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] They [B] keep talking about it
[D] They [Bm] keep talking about it
_ [D] They [Bm] keep talking
They keep talking about talking [Em] about talking _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
about
And _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] it happens to be an emergency
[Em] _ [C] Some things are meant to be
[D] _ [Em] Some things [D] don't come for [Am] free
_ [C] _ [Em] Put down that weapon
_ [Am] Or we'll [C] all be [D] gone
_ _ [Em] I must know something
To _ [Am] know [C] it's so [D] wrong
_ [C] It happens to [Em] be an [C] emergency
[Em] Some [C] things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for free
[C] _ _ [Em] Put down that weapon
_ _ [Am] Or we'll [C] all be [D] _ gone
_ [Em] You must be crazy
_ _ [Am] If you [C] think you're [D] strong
Cause [C] it happens to be an emergency
[Em] _ [C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] And [Em] some things [D] don't come for free _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] I don't wanna [C] die
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ [E] No place [C] to retire
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Em] To another [C] time
[Am] The _ [D] _ _ [E] eyes [C] of the world [Am] now [D] turn
[E] And if we [C] think about [Am] it
[D] _ [E] And if we talk [C] _
[A] about it
_ [Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark with [D] rain
_ [Em] Can [C] you tell me, [A] does that freedom [D] _ [Em] remain?
Put down that weapon
_ _ [Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
_ _ [Em] You can't hide nowhere
_ [Am] With [C] a [D] torchlight on
[C] And it happens to be an [Em] emergency
[C] Some things are meant to be
[D] _ [C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for [C] free
[Em] Up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] on the water now
[A] Point [D] _ [Em] the finger, [C] yeah, [Am] point the [D] bow
[Em] Stuck on the [Cm] town
[A] _ _ [D] _ [E] The grey [C] matter shits [A] call home
And [E] if we think [C] about [A] it
_ [D] And [E] if we talk [C] about [Am] it
_ And [Em] if the sea [C] goes [Am] violent with [D] fire
_ [Em] Can [C] you tell me [Am] what you'll do [D] about that?
[Em] Put down that weapon
_ _ [Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
_ [Em] I _ must know something
_ [Am] To know it's [D] so wrong
And [C] it happens [Em] to be [C] an [Em] emergency
[C] Some things are meant to be
[D] _ [C] Some things don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] They [B] keep talking about it
[D] They [Bm] keep talking about it
_ [D] They [Bm] keep talking
They keep talking about talking [Em] about talking _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
about
And _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] it happens to be an emergency
[Em] _ [C] Some things are meant to be
[D] _ [Em] Some things [D] don't come for [Am] free
_ [C] _ [Em] Put down that weapon
_ [Am] Or we'll [C] all be [D] gone
_ _ [Em] I must know something
To _ [Am] know [C] it's so [D] wrong
_ [C] It happens to [Em] be an [C] emergency
[Em] Some [C] things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for free
[C] _ _ [Em] Put down that weapon
_ _ [Am] Or we'll [C] all be [D] _ gone
_ [Em] You must be crazy
_ _ [Am] If you [C] think you're [D] strong
Cause [C] it happens to be an emergency
[Em] _ [C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] And [Em] some things [D] don't come for free _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _