Chords for Oils on Water - 7. Kosciuszko - Midnight Oil

Tempo:
102.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

B

D

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oils on Water - 7. Kosciuszko - Midnight Oil chords
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Alright, for all those people in the country who fancies they would like to have a holiday this year
and go to Kosciuszko, start saving up your bickies, but it might be fun.
[A] [E]
[D] [C] [Em] [B]
[A] [G] [A]
[E]
[F#m]
[C#] [A] [E] Old man Kosciuszko
[C#] brings dealers in the clearinghouse, the settlements [A] implode
[E] I am better, old man
Drivers drive across the land, [C#] encounter no resistance when the people block the [A] road
[E] Old man Kosciuszko
Now I've [A] seen [E] tears of gold, [Em]
black birds [B] soar, the charlotteville fires begin to [A] glow
Nowhere to the [B] hostility, [C#m] now they wanna be [D] somewhere else
[A] Now the strains of [B] new brutality, [C#] now they [C#m] like to be [D] somewhere else
Old [A] [E]
[B]
[A] [E] man Kosciuszko
A river of black charlotte [F] [C#] trees, endless storm and struggle marks the spirit of the age
[A]
I [E] love them, the homeland, celebration across the land
They'll sound like [B] the cyclone now, the fires begin to rage
[A] Nowhere to [B] the [C#m] hostility, now they wanna be [D] somewhere else
[A] Now the strains of [B] new brutality, [C#] now [E] they like to be [D] somewhere else
[B] Call up the alphabet, no turn away
Call up the alphabet, I'm out here today
Call up the alphabet, [A]
no [B] turn [A] away
[Bm]
[A] [Dm] [Em] [C]
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A] I've [Dm] [C#m]
[C] got a [D] broken heart and [G] no turn
[D] away
[Em] [Bm] I'm [A] [Dm]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[G] still here, [A] but I'm
Nowhere to the [B] hostility, [C#] now they wanna be [D] somewhere else
[A] Now the strains of [B] new [C#m] brutality, now they like to be [D] somewhere else
[A] Nowhere to the [B] [E] hostility, now they wanna be [D#m] somewhere [G#m] else
[E] [F#]
[G#m] [Bm] [E] [D#m]
[G#m] [E]
[F#] [G#m] [Bm]
[E] [D#m] Na na [G#m] na [E] na na
[F#] Na [G#m] na na [Bm] na na
[E] [D#m] Na [G#m] na na [E] na na
[F#]
Na [G#m] na na [Bm] na
[E] [A]
[E] I'm
[G#]
[G]
[A#m] speechless, haha
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
D
1321
G#m
123111114
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
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To learn Midnight Oil - (Live from Goat Island, 1985) Kosciusko chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, A, B, C#m, F#, G#m, Bm, E, C# and A in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 51 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 102 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Major.

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Alright, for all those people in the country _ who fancies they would like to have a holiday this year
and go to Kosciuszko, start saving up your bickies, but it might be fun.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Old man _ Kosciuszko
_ _ [C#] _ _ brings dealers in the clearinghouse, the settlements [A] implode
[E] I am better, old man
_ Drivers drive across the land, [C#] encounter no resistance when the people block the [A] road
[E] Old man _ Kosciuszko
_ Now I've [A] seen [E] tears of gold, [Em]
black birds [B] soar, the charlotteville fires begin to [A] glow
Nowhere to the [B] hostility, [C#m] now they wanna be [D] somewhere else _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Now the strains of [B] new brutality, [C#] now they [C#m] like to be [D] somewhere else
Old _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] man _ Kosciuszko
A river of black charlotte [F] [C#] trees, endless storm and struggle marks the spirit of the age
[A]
I [E] love them, the homeland, _ _ _ celebration across the land
They'll sound like [B] the cyclone now, the fires begin to rage
[A] Nowhere to [B] the [C#m] hostility, now they wanna be [D] somewhere else
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Now the strains of [B] new brutality, [C#] now [E] they like to be [D] somewhere else _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Call up the alphabet, no turn _ away
Call up the alphabet, I'm out here _ today
_ Call up the alphabet, [A]
no [B] turn _ [A] away
_ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ I've [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [C] got a [D] broken heart and [G] no turn _
[D] away
[Em] [Bm] I'm _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] still here, [A] but I'm
Nowhere to the [B] hostility, [C#] now they wanna be [D] somewhere else _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Now the strains of [B] new [C#m] brutality, now they like to be [D] somewhere _ else _ _ _
_ _ [A] Nowhere to the [B] [E] hostility, now they wanna be [D#m] somewhere [G#m] else _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ [D#m] Na na [G#m] na [E] na na
[F#] _ Na _ [G#m] na na [Bm] na na
_ [E] _ [D#m] Na [G#m] na na [E] na na
_ _ [F#]
Na [G#m] na na [Bm] na
_ _ [E] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ I'm _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ _ speechless, haha
[N] _

Facts about this song

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

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