Chords for Oils on Water - 16. Stand In Line - Midnight Oil

Tempo:
88.025 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Em

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oils on Water - 16. Stand In Line - Midnight Oil chords
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A so-called narrow lingam would have been just as appropriate, but we're looking forward to the water cleaning itself up
so we don't have to stand in line at the doctor before we go for a [Em] serve.
[N] Or anywhere else for that matter.
[G]
[D] [G] [F] [Gm]
[C] [D] [Dm] [E] [F] [G]
[C] [Db] [Dm] [A] [F] [D]
[C] [Dm] [Db] [F] [D]
[C] [D] [F] [E] [A]
[G] [E] [D]
[Am] [G] [E] [Am]
[G] [E] [Am] [G] [E] [D]
[Gm] [A] [E] Round and round, all that men in the ground, the people [F] who don't [C] serve it now.
[D]
[G] [D] Shouting loud, [A] everybody [G] knows they take away something [Dm] that we [Am] call food.
[D]
[Em] [D] [C] Well, that's it.
[Bm] [D] [A] The [C] pride, [Bm] the light, [Am] the safety, doesn't matter.
[Bm] You reap your [D] gold, you [A] smile at [Em] life.
[D] Jamming and screaming, [Em] now our body [F] gives a [C] shhh.
[Bm] [D] To come through, let's be [G] together.
[Bm] [D] Let's make a better [Em] Jesus, [D] all the same [Am] now.
[G] In the cold, we find a star, beyond the shadow.
[A] Revenge [G] said, I've been in [Em] line, just last night in line.
[A] [G] Revenge said, I've been in [Em] line, just last night in [D] line.
[F] [D]
[F] [G]
[C] [Db] [Dm] [D] Hold [A]
[D] [G] it, [Am] hold it, hold [Bm] it.
We're gonna be [F] good now.
[G] [Am] [G]
[E] [F] [Gb] So [G] loud, the [Em] creeps wanna make the [D] news.
[A] [G] You better [F] have a staff.
I'm moving [Bm] out.
[Em] I got those [D] down, so I'm gonna.
[Am] [Bm] Next you, [F] you should be the man.
Revenge [G] said, [Em] just last night in line.
[Am] Revenge [G] said, I've been in [E] line, just last night in [C] line.
[D] One, one way and we'll be there.
I don't want to wait.
I have got my [A] abacus.
[Dm] One, one road, one, one way.
[D] One way we'll be [Dm] there.
[D] I don't want to [F] [Dm] wait.
[D]
[Em] [G]
[C] [E] [D] [Em]
[D] [C] [D] [Em]
[Dm] [D] [Em] [Gb]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[D] [C] [D] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[D]
[Am]
[G] [Em]
[Gm] [Am]
[G] [Ab] [Em]
[D] [A]
[Em] [C] [D] Revenge [A]
[E] [D] [Am] [G] said, I've been in line, [Em] just last night in [D] line.
[A] [G] Everything's fine.
Revenge said, [Em] everything's fine, just last night in line.
[D] [F]
[D] [C] [Dm]
[D] [N] See you [A] later.
[G] [A]
[N]
[Bb] [Eb]
[N]
[D]
[N]
[D] [Bb]
[Eb] [D] [G]
[Eb] [Abm]
[A] [Abm] [E]
[Gm] [N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
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To jam and learn Midnight Oil - (Live from Goat Island, 1985) Stand In Line chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, Am, G, D, A, G, Em and D. Set your pace at 44 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 88. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ A so-called narrow lingam would have been just as appropriate, but we're looking forward to the water cleaning itself up
so we don't have to stand in line at the doctor before we go for a [Em] serve.
_ [N] _ Or anywhere else for that matter.
_ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Db] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ [F] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [A] [E] Round and round, all that men in the ground, the people [F] who don't [C] serve it now.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ Shouting loud, [A] everybody [G] knows they take away something [Dm] that we [Am] call food.
[D] _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ [C] Well, that's it.
[Bm] _ [D] [A] The [C] pride, [Bm] the light, [Am] the safety, doesn't matter.
[Bm] You reap your [D] gold, you [A] smile at [Em] life.
[D] Jamming and screaming, [Em] now our body [F] gives a [C] shhh.
[Bm] [D] To come through, let's be [G] together.
[Bm] [D] Let's make a better [Em] Jesus, [D] all the same [Am] now.
[G] In the cold, we find a star, beyond the shadow.
[A] Revenge [G] said, I've been in [Em] line, just last night in line.
[A] _ [G] Revenge said, I've been in [Em] line, just last night in [D] line.
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Db] _ [Dm] _ [D] _ Hold [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ it, [Am] hold it, hold [Bm] it.
We're gonna be [F] good now.
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ [F] [Gb] So [G] loud, the [Em] creeps wanna make the [D] news.
[A] [G] You better [F] have a staff.
I'm moving [Bm] out.
[Em] I got those [D] down, so I'm gonna.
[Am] [Bm] Next you, [F] you should be the man.
Revenge [G] said, [Em] just last night in line.
[Am] _ Revenge [G] said, I've been in [E] line, just last night in [C] line.
[D] One, one way and we'll be there.
I don't want to wait.
I have got my _ [A] _ abacus.
[Dm] _ One, one road, one, one way.
[D] One way we'll be [Dm] there.
[D] I don't want to [F] [Dm] wait. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] [D] Revenge [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [Am] [G] said, I've been in line, [Em] just last night in [D] line.
[A] _ [G] Everything's fine.
Revenge said, [Em] everything's fine, just last night in line.
[D] _ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ See you [A] later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [N] _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song, written by Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey, finds its place within the Best of Both Worlds - Oils on the Water album.

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