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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Other songs:
- 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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E-Beat by Midnight Oil
from the album "Breathe"
(tune down one fret to match the album)
D Am G
There is a place we're going to
D Am G
It is not green, it is not blue
Bm C D
I hope that you understand
Am
Devil was a-dancin' on the old foreshore
Am
Hittin' up on bright lights and the liquor stores
D C D C D C D C
Save me, please save me
D Am G
We've got to prick that bubble in the shopping arcade
D Am G
Gonna make amends for the things we've said
Bm C D
I do hope that you understand
Am
Dirty washing on the line, footsteps in the sand
Am
Who's going to lead us on to some promised land
D C D C
Save me
Am
Devil was a-dancin' on the old foreshore
Am
Hittin' up on bright lights and the liquor stores
D C D C D C D C
Ya, tell me, please save me
Em C G
The land lives longer if we listen to the Earthbeat
Em C G
Our lives go forward if we listen to our heartspeak
Am Dm F C Am
Seasons won't falter, stars won't fade away
D C D C D C D C
D Am G
Gonna find myself a place in the country
D Am G
Wake up and reach out and breathe real air
Bm C D
Do you know how it feels, clean tissue, no scars
Am
Dirty washing on the line, footsteps in the sand
Am
Who's going to lead us on to some kind of promised land
D C D C
Save me
Am
Devil was a-dancin' on the old foreshore
Am
Hittin' up on bright lights and the cut-price liquor stores
D C D C D C D C
I see...
Em C G
The land lives longer if we listen to our heartspeak
Em C G
Our lives go forward if we listen to the Earthbeat
Am Dm F C Am
Seasons won't falter, stars won't fade away
Dm F C Am
Fade away
Dm F C
They won't fade away
D C D C D C D C
Am G F G Am G F G
D C D C D C D C
Am G F G Am G F G
D
End
Tableture 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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
E-Beat by Midnight Oil
from the album "Breathe"
(tune down one fret to match the album)
D Am G
There is a place we're going to
D Am G
It is not green, it is not blue
Bm C D
I hope that you understand
Am
Devil was a-dancin' on the old foreshore
Am
Hittin' up on bright lights and the liquor stores
D C D C D C D C
Save me, please save me
D Am G
We've got to prick that bubble in the shopping arcade
D Am G
Gonna make amends for the things we've said
Bm C D
I do hope that you understand
Am
Dirty washing on the line, footsteps in the sand
Am
Who's going to lead us on to some promised land
D C D C
Save me
Am
Devil was a-dancin' on the old foreshore
Am
Hittin' up on bright lights and the liquor stores
D C D C D C D C
Ya, tell me, please save me
Em C G
The land lives longer if we listen to the Earthbeat
Em C G
Our lives go forward if we listen to our heartspeak
Am Dm F C Am
Seasons won't falter, stars won't fade away
D C D C D C D C
D Am G
Gonna find myself a place in the country
D Am G
Wake up and reach out and breathe real air
Bm C D
Do you know how it feels, clean tissue, no scars
Am
Dirty washing on the line, footsteps in the sand
Am
Who's going to lead us on to some kind of promised land
D C D C
Save me
Am
Devil was a-dancin' on the old foreshore
Am
Hittin' up on bright lights and the cut-price liquor stores
D C D C D C D C
I see...
Em C G
The land lives longer if we listen to our heartspeak
Em C G
Our lives go forward if we listen to the Earthbeat
Am Dm F C Am
Seasons won't falter, stars won't fade away
Dm F C Am
Fade away
Dm F C
They won't fade away
D C D C D C D C
Am G F G Am G F G
D C D C D C D C
Am G F G Am G F G
D
End
Tableture by Jonathan Hart
[email protected]
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