Biography:
Midnight Oil are an influential alternative rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1976. The band originally formed as "Farm" in 1972. The band is best known for their political activism and environmentalism and their 1987 worldwide hit single "Beds Are Burning". For most of their career, the band consisted of Peter Garrett (vocals), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboards), Martin Rotsey (guitar), Bones Hillman (bass, vocals) and Rob Hirst (drums).
The band split in 2002 to allow Garrett to focus on his political career.
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- Beds Are Burning
- Us Forces
- Antarctica
- Arctic World
- Bedlam Bridge
- Best Of Both Worlds
- Bird Noises
- Blue Sky Mine
- Bullroarer
- Bushfire
- E
- Forgotten Years
- Golden Age
- Hercules
- Home
- Im The Cure
- In The Valley
- King Of The Mountain
- Knifes Edge
- Koala Sprint
- Kosciusko
- Lucky Country
- Luritja Way
- Mountains Of Burma
- One Country
- Outbreak Of Love
- Shakers And Movers
- Sleep
- Stars Of Warburton
- Tell Me The Truth
- The Dead Heart
- The Real Thing
- Truganini
- Under The Overpass
- Warakurna
- Wedding Cake Island
- Whoa
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Bushfire by Midnight Oil
Rhythm pattern of verse:
F G Am C B Am G
--1---3---0---0--3-0--3----|
--1---3---1---1--0-1--3----|
--2---0---2---0--0-2--0----|
--3---0---2---2--0-2--0----|
--3---2---0---3--2-0--2----|
------3---------------3----|
[INTRO:]
F G Am C B Am G (2X)
F G Am C B Am G
In my shoes,
F G Am C B Am G
In my shoes
F G Am C B Am G
There is so much to remind me
F G Am C B Am G
As the stars come out above me,
F G Am C B Am G
home
F G Am C B Am G
F G Am C B Am G
Cool wind,
F G Am C B Am G
Clear my head
F G Am C B Am G
Bright Sun Grow my food
F G Am C B Am G
Strong rain clear my heart
F G Am C B Am G
Fill my land
F G Am C B Am G
It's a new day
[CHORUS:]
Am C Am G Am C Am
I don't know why it is sold
G G
Don't know why it's so cold
(no chord)
In this life that we live
F G Am C B Am G (2X)
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
In my shoes,
F G Am C B Am G
In my shoes
F G Am C B Am G
There is so much to astound me
F G Am C B Am G
As the whirlpool spins around me,
F G Am C B Am G
home
F G Am C B Am G
F G Am C B Am G
Bushfire,
F G Am C B Am G
burn and grow
F G Am C B Am G
Sunset watch and rest low
F G Am C B Am G
Long night holding child close
F G Am C B Am G
feed my dream
[CHORUS:]
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
[BRIDGE:]
F F#m
It's larger than life,
F G
It's darker than death,
F Em G Am
We're gonna move those mountains aside
(no chord)
Here come the messages
F G Am C B Am G (4X)
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G (2X)
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G (4X, fades out)
Corrections by Jonathan Hart
[email protected]
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
Bushfire by Midnight Oil
Rhythm pattern of verse:
F G Am C B Am G
--1---3---0---0--3-0--3----|
--1---3---1---1--0-1--3----|
--2---0---2---0--0-2--0----|
--3---0---2---2--0-2--0----|
--3---2---0---3--2-0--2----|
------3---------------3----|
[INTRO:]
F G Am C B Am G (2X)
F G Am C B Am G
In my shoes,
F G Am C B Am G
In my shoes
F G Am C B Am G
There is so much to remind me
F G Am C B Am G
As the stars come out above me,
F G Am C B Am G
home
F G Am C B Am G
F G Am C B Am G
Cool wind,
F G Am C B Am G
Clear my head
F G Am C B Am G
Bright Sun Grow my food
F G Am C B Am G
Strong rain clear my heart
F G Am C B Am G
Fill my land
F G Am C B Am G
It's a new day
[CHORUS:]
Am C Am G Am C Am
I don't know why it is sold
G G
Don't know why it's so cold
(no chord)
In this life that we live
F G Am C B Am G (2X)
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
In my shoes,
F G Am C B Am G
In my shoes
F G Am C B Am G
There is so much to astound me
F G Am C B Am G
As the whirlpool spins around me,
F G Am C B Am G
home
F G Am C B Am G
F G Am C B Am G
Bushfire,
F G Am C B Am G
burn and grow
F G Am C B Am G
Sunset watch and rest low
F G Am C B Am G
Long night holding child close
F G Am C B Am G
feed my dream
[CHORUS:]
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
[BRIDGE:]
F F#m
It's larger than life,
F G
It's darker than death,
F Em G Am
We're gonna move those mountains aside
(no chord)
Here come the messages
F G Am C B Am G (4X)
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G (2X)
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G
new day, new day
F G Am C B Am G (4X, fades out)
Corrections by Jonathan Hart
[email protected]
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