Chords for Midnight Oil - US Forces (Live)

Tempo:
148.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

B

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Midnight Oil - US Forces (Live) chords
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[C] [D]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G]
U.S. [B] forces give the [A] nod back [B]
[A] for your country.
[B]
[A] Bombs and trenches all in Rome.
[B] [A] Bombs and threats still ask for more.
[B] [A] Divided world but CIA
[D] [B] [A] Say you'll control the issue
[B] [A] Yelling us with no time to call
[B] [A] Try [F] to roll us [A] in
Ma ma [B] ma ma ma ma ma
[A] Sing me songs of no deny
[Am] Sing for me too many [C] times
Waiting [Bm] for the next day
[D]
Till [E] you know it when [A] you see it
[B] [A] Times [E] children die of [A] war
[Bm]
[Am] [Gb] Out market movements, cons, subs
[Gbm] Business deals yet packing [D] up
My friends wanna [Dm]
meet up [G] tomorrow
Sing [A] me songs of no deny
[Am] Sing for me too many [C] times
Waiting [Bm] for the next [D] day
People [A] [Bb]
[A]
[B] [A] [Bb]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] seem to [Bb] go to prison
They're unable to make [A] decisions
Politicians blabbing [Bm] at the bus [Am] stop floor
[Gb] They'll run up against a legal knife
[Gbm] Super might takes a plutonium [D] pipe
In the shadow [Dm] of a man
[G] The father with the [A] son
[Am]
[C]
[Bm] [D]
[A] Sing me songs of no deny
[Em] Sing for me [C] too many times
Waiting for [Bm] the next [D] thing
[A] Sing me songs of no deny
[C] Sing for me too many times
Waiting [G] for the [Bm] next thing
[D] Sing me songs of no deny
Sing for me too many times
Wait no longer!
Wait no longer!
[A]
We're waiting!
[D] [A]
Waiting!
[Bb]
[A] We're waiting!
[D] [Bbm] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
B
12341112
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
B
12341112
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To learn Midnight Oil - (Live from Goat Island, 1985) U.S. Forces chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: B, A, B, A, D, A and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 74 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 148. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ U.S. [B] forces give the [A] nod back _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ for your _ country.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ Bombs and trenches all in Rome. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ Bombs and threats still ask for more. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ Divided world but CIA _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [B] _ _ [A] Say you'll control the issue _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] Yelling us with no time to call _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] Try [F] to roll us _ _ [A] in
Ma ma [B] ma ma ma ma ma
[A] Sing me songs of no deny
[Am] _ Sing for me too many [C] times
Waiting [Bm] for the next day
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Till [E] you know it when [A] you see it _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ Times [E] children die of [A] _ war
_ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] _ [Gb] Out market _ movements, cons, subs
[Gbm] Business deals yet packing [D] up
My friends wanna [Dm]
meet up [G] _ tomorrow _ _
_ Sing [A] _ me songs of no deny
[Am] Sing for me too many [C] times
Waiting [Bm] for the next [D] day _ _ _
People _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ seem to [Bb] go to prison
They're unable to make [A] decisions
_ Politicians blabbing [Bm] at the bus [Am] stop floor
[Gb] They'll run up against a legal knife
[Gbm] Super might takes a plutonium [D] pipe
In the shadow [Dm] of a man
[G] The father with the _ [A] son _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Sing me songs of no deny
[Em] Sing for me [C] too many times
Waiting for [Bm] the next [D] thing _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Sing me songs of no deny
_ [C] Sing for me too many times
Waiting [G] for the [Bm] next thing
[D] _ Sing me songs of no deny
Sing for me too many times
Wait no longer!
Wait no longer!
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We're waiting! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ Waiting! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[A] We're waiting! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Best of Both Worlds - Oils on the Water album.

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