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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Transcribed by Pugwall Corrections by Jonathan Hart
[Verse]
D G Bm A
The tucker box is empty now, the heart of Kelly's country cleared
D A
and the gangers on the southern line,
F C
like the steam trains have disappeared
D G Bm A
pelicans glide, miracles up in the sky
D A F C
we vote for a government with axes in its eyes
[Chorus]
Gm
Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, light years away
Gm
Mountains of Burma
[Verse]
D
D G Bm A
Will the sons of Solidarity still march on May Day
D A F C
Will the sisters of the seventies still fight for equal pay
D G Bm
There's no one on the Reeperbahn
A
No more blankets handed out for land
D A F C
We feed an economy thats got blood on its hands
[Chorus]
Gm
Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, light years away
Gm
Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, hope you're light years away
[Bridge]
Dm A F C
Pack your bags full of guns and ammunition
Dm A F G
Bills fall due for the industrial revolution
Bb C Em
Scorch the earth 'till the earth surrenders
D
D G Bm A
Soldiers of armies storm empty fields
D A F C
in a traveller's trance on the way to the high frontiers
D G Bm A
sleepwalkers stumble, cable cars run aground
D A F C
imaginary enemies from high above the clouds
[Chorus]
Gm
And the Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, light years away
Gm
Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, hope you're light years away
[Outro]
Gm Eb Bb F
Gm Eb Bb F
Gm Eb Bb F
Gm Eb Bb F
[Verse]
D G Bm A
The tucker box is empty now, the heart of Kelly's country cleared
D A
and the gangers on the southern line,
F C
like the steam trains have disappeared
D G Bm A
pelicans glide, miracles up in the sky
D A F C
we vote for a government with axes in its eyes
[Chorus]
Gm
Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, light years away
Gm
Mountains of Burma
[Verse]
D
D G Bm A
Will the sons of Solidarity still march on May Day
D A F C
Will the sisters of the seventies still fight for equal pay
D G Bm
There's no one on the Reeperbahn
A
No more blankets handed out for land
D A F C
We feed an economy thats got blood on its hands
[Chorus]
Gm
Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, light years away
Gm
Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, hope you're light years away
[Bridge]
Dm A F C
Pack your bags full of guns and ammunition
Dm A F G
Bills fall due for the industrial revolution
Bb C Em
Scorch the earth 'till the earth surrenders
D
D G Bm A
Soldiers of armies storm empty fields
D A F C
in a traveller's trance on the way to the high frontiers
D G Bm A
sleepwalkers stumble, cable cars run aground
D A F C
imaginary enemies from high above the clouds
[Chorus]
Gm
And the Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, light years away
Gm
Mountains of Burma , the road to Mandalay
Eb Bb F
In the mountains of Burma, hope you're light years away
[Outro]
Gm Eb Bb F
Gm Eb Bb F
Gm Eb Bb F
Gm Eb Bb F
Miguel
Miguel Aceves
Miguel Bos&eacut (...)
Miguel Jontel
Miguel Morales