Chords for Oils on Water - 9. Jimmy Sharmans Boxers - Midnight Oil

Tempo:
97.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Ab

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oils on Water - 9. Jimmy Sharmans Boxers - Midnight Oil chords
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This one is for the people who are watching in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales,
Victoria and Western Bongabri.
[Abm]
[Ab]
[E] [A]
[E] [Ab]
[E] [A]
[E] [Ab]
[E] [A]
[E] [Ab]
[E] [A]
[E] [Ab]
[E] [A]
[E] [Ab]
[E] The [A]
[E] [Ab]
auctioneer's boxes and their [E] ground
[A]
[E] [Ab] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [Bbm]
[Ab] [E] But [A]
[E] [Ab] they won't be
[E] Children [A]
[E] [Ab]
broken from the [E] tree
[A]
[E] [Ab] But they won't be the first of [E] us
[A]
[E] [Ab] [Em] [D]
[G] For [A] [Gm] Jimmy [D] Sharma's boxers, [G] it's [A] no better [E] if you're with
[Bm] Standing in the darkness [A] lined up waiting for the [G] bill
The days that we spent drinking at the first deck last hotel
[D] Why are we fighting [G] for this?
[D] Why are you playing for this?
You play the scene before us, that's no good at all
What is the reason for this?
There is no reason for this
What is the reason for this?
[Ab] Those [E]
[Gb] [B] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] now bring him to his [E] knees
[A] [E] [Ab]
Until the crowd falls out
[E] [A] [E] [Ab]
The drums are banging in the [E] air
[A] [E] [Ab]
And he's couching out
[E]
[Ab] [N] This is the place of first and last hotel
[G] This is the place of first [A] and last hotel
[B] This is the place of first and last hotel
[E] Not in the [B] race of first and last [Em] hotel
I [D] live in the spotlight, I [A] shed my blood and your skin
[G] Jimmy [D] Sharma's [A] boxers, it's no better if you're [E] with
Standing [B] in the [Em] darkness [D] lined up [A] waiting for the [Bm] bill
[Em] The days [D] that we spent [G] drinking at the [A] [Em] first deck last [D] hotel
Why are we fighting [G] for this?
[D] Why are you playing for this?
You play the scene before us, that's no good at all
What is the reason for this?
There is no reason for this
What is the reason for this?
Why [Bm]
[D]
[Bm]
[Em]
[E] [Gbm] are [G] [A] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Gbm] [G] [A] [Am]
[G] [A]
[E] [C] [D] [Em]
[D] [E] [Gbm]
[G] [A] [Em]
[B]
[G] [D] [Em]
[E] [Gbm] [G]
[A] [Am]
[A] [E] [C]
[D] [Em] we
[E] [B] [G] [A]
[Em] fighting
[Bm] for this?
They keep coming back for more
[G]
Thank you very [Ab] much
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Ab
134211114
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
Ab
134211114
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To start learning Midnight Oil - (Live from Goat Island, 1985) Jimmy Sharmans Boxers chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, E, Ab, E, A and E in sequence. Set your pace at 48 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 97. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Minor.

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_ This one is for the people who are watching in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales,
Victoria and Western Bongabri. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] The _ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
auctioneer's boxes and their _ [E] ground
[A] _ _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [E] But _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] they _ _ _ won't be
_ _ [E] Children _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
broken from the [E] tree
_ _ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] _ But _ they won't be the first of _ [E] us
_ [A] _
[E] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D]
[G] For _ [A] _ _ [Gm] Jimmy [D] Sharma's boxers, [G] it's [A] no better [E] if you're with
_ [Bm] Standing in the darkness [A] lined up waiting for the [G] bill
The days that we spent drinking at the first deck last hotel
[D] Why are we fighting [G] for this?
[D] Why are you playing for this?
You play the scene before us, that's no good at all
What is the reason for this?
There is no reason for this
What is the reason for this?
_ _ [Ab] Those _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ now bring him to his [E] knees
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _
_ Until the crowd falls out _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _
The drums are banging in the [E] air
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _ _
And he's couching out
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [N] This is the place of first and last hotel
[G] This is the place of first [A] and last hotel
_ [B] This is the place of first and last hotel
[E] _ _ Not in the [B] race of first and last [Em] hotel
I [D] live in the spotlight, I [A] shed my blood and your skin
[G] Jimmy [D] Sharma's [A] boxers, it's no better if you're [E] with
Standing [B] in the [Em] darkness [D] lined up [A] waiting for the [Bm] bill
[Em] The days [D] that we spent [G] drinking at the [A] [Em] first deck last [D] hotel
Why are we fighting [G] for this?
[D] Why are you playing for this?
You play the scene before us, that's no good at all
What is the reason for this?
There is no reason for this
What is the reason for this? _
Why [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Gbm] are [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [Gbm] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] [Em] we _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[Em] fighting _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ for this?
They keep coming back for more _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thank you very [Ab] much _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Best of Both Worlds - Oils on the Water album.

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