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
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- Whoa
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Tell Me the Truth by Midnight Oil
*this is the acoustic version from the CD "Alternative NRG"
NOTE: I'm calling this chord F#7:
E-|-0-
B-|-0-
G-|-3-
D-|-4-
A-|-4-
E-|-2-
The little solo-thing in the INTRO and CHORUS:
e-|--9-------------9--|
B-|----10-------10----|
G-|-------9-7-9-------|
D-|-------------------|
A-|-------------------|
E-|-------------------|
LYRICS:
D A D F#
F# F#7 F# F#7
I believe we're crossing a great ravine
F# E
still yearning, half-way a stranger
F# F#7 F# F#7
I believe in our multiplicity
F# E
still part-blind, no reason for anger
A D G
so why don't you tell me
A D G
why don't you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don't you tell me the truth about you
D A D F#
F# F#7 F# F#7
tyranny crushing the young bird's seed
F# E
hallowe'en's mate short fuse of the banker
F# F#7 F# F#7
I can see vaseline, you smeared it across every scene
F# E
the anchorman drowns in a sea of sensation
F#
I thought myself wise through all of these hopeless times
E
but I told myself, told myself, you've got to hold on
A D G
so why don't you tell me
A D G
why don't you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don't you tell me the truth about you
A D G
why don't you tell me
A D G
why don't you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don't you tell me the truth about you
D A D A
about you, about you
[D A until end]
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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
Tell Me the Truth by Midnight Oil
*this is the acoustic version from the CD "Alternative NRG"
NOTE: I'm calling this chord F#7:
E-|-0-
B-|-0-
G-|-3-
D-|-4-
A-|-4-
E-|-2-
The little solo-thing in the INTRO and CHORUS:
e-|--9-------------9--|
B-|----10-------10----|
G-|-------9-7-9-------|
D-|-------------------|
A-|-------------------|
E-|-------------------|
LYRICS:
D A D F#
F# F#7 F# F#7
I believe we're crossing a great ravine
F# E
still yearning, half-way a stranger
F# F#7 F# F#7
I believe in our multiplicity
F# E
still part-blind, no reason for anger
A D G
so why don't you tell me
A D G
why don't you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don't you tell me the truth about you
D A D F#
F# F#7 F# F#7
tyranny crushing the young bird's seed
F# E
hallowe'en's mate short fuse of the banker
F# F#7 F# F#7
I can see vaseline, you smeared it across every scene
F# E
the anchorman drowns in a sea of sensation
F#
I thought myself wise through all of these hopeless times
E
but I told myself, told myself, you've got to hold on
A D G
so why don't you tell me
A D G
why don't you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don't you tell me the truth about you
A D G
why don't you tell me
A D G
why don't you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don't you tell me the truth about you
D A D A
about you, about you
[D A until end]
Jonathan Hart
[email protected]
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