Beds Are Burning Chords by Midnight Oil

Tempo:

118.4 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Gm] [G] .
[Gm] .
[G] [E] .
[G] [A] [E] .
Out where the river broke, the blood would and the desert oak,.
all the wrecks that followed dissolved, cement bottles five degrees.
The time has come to save, face, bear, repay [A] the rent, .
[E] repay our share.
.
The time has come, a fact's a fact, it belongs [A] to them, [E] .
[Gb] let's do it fast.
.
[E] [G] [A] [B] [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] burning?
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[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?.
[D] .
[Eb] [Em] How can we dance when [C] our earth is [G] burning?
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[Em] How do we sleep while [C] our beds are burning?.
[D] .
[Em] The time has [C] come to save, face, bear, [G] repay the rent, [D] repay our share.
.
[E] .
The fire will scare the cockatoos from Kentucky's Yolngu Bu.
The western desert lives and breathes in 45 degrees.
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The time has come to save, face, bear, repay [A] the rent, [E] .
repay our share.
.
The time has come, a fact's a fact, it belongs to them, let's give it back.
[G] [A] .
[N] [Em] How can we dance when [C] our earth is [G] burning?
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[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
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[Eb] [Em] How can we dance when [C] our earth is [G] burning?
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[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
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The [Em] time has come [C] to save, face, bear, [G] repay the rent, [D] repay our share.
[Em] The time has come, [C] a fact's a fact, [G] it belongs to them, [D] let's give it back.
.
[E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is [G] burning?
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[Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?.
[D] .
[Em] [C] .
[G] .
[D] [Em] [C] .
[G] [D] .
[E] [G] .
[A] [E] [G] .
[A] [Gm] .
How can we

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To start learning Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, Em, C, G, D and Em in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 59 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 118 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Ab Major.

[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Out where the river broke, the blood would and the desert oak,.
all the wrecks that followed dissolved, cement _ bottles five degrees.
The time has come _ _ _ to save, face, bear, _ _ _ repay [A] the rent, _ _ _ .
[E] repay our share.
_ _ _ .
The time has come, _ _ _ a fact's a fact, _ _ _ it belongs [A] to them, _ _ [E] _ _ .
[Gb] let's do it fast.
_ _ _ .
[E] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] burning?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?.
[D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Em] How can we dance when [C] our earth is [G] burning?
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ How do we sleep while [C] our beds are burning?.
[D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] The time has [C] come to save, face, bear, [G] repay the rent, [D] repay our share.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ The fire will scare the _ cockatoos from _ Kentucky's Yolngu Bu.
The western desert lives and breathes in 45 degrees.
_ .
The time has come _ _ _ to save, face, bear, _ _ _ _ repay [A] the rent, _ _ [E] _ .
_ repay our share.
_ _ _ _ .
The time has come, _ _ _ a fact's a fact, _ _ _ it belongs to them, _ _ _ let's give it back.
_ [G] _ [A] _ .
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ [Em] How can we dance when [C] our earth is [G] burning?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Em] How can we dance when [C] our earth is [G] burning?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ The [Em] time has come [C] to save, face, bear, [G] repay the rent, [D] repay our share.
[Em] The time has come, [C] a fact's a fact, [G] it belongs to them, [D] let's give it back.
_ _ .
_ _ [E] How can we dance when [C] our earth is [G] burning?
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] How do we sleep [C] while our beds are burning?.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ .
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
How _ _ _ _ can we

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