Biografía:
Midnight Oil era una banda de rock australiana reconocida por su característico sonido hard-rock, intensas presentaciones en vivo y su abierto activismo político.
"Burning the midnight oil" significa trabajar tarde en la noche, aludiendo a una lámpara de aceite. "Smells of the midnight oil" caracteriza poesía o prosa cargada con elaboradas alusiones literarias y vocabulario metafórico.
The Oils, como los conocen sus seguidores, comenzaron como una banda de rock progresivo llamada Farm a comienzos de los 70s
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Otras canciones:
- 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
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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B |7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7----4b5-4-2-0-2-|
G |8-8-8-8-8---9-9--8---8-8-8-8-8--9-9--8------------2-2-|
D |9-9-9-9-9---9-9--9---9-9-9-9-9--9-9--9--------------2-|
A |9-9-9-9-9---7-7--9---9-9-9-9-9--7-7--9--------------0-|
E |7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--------------0-|
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G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2-----4-4-4-4-4-4------2-------1--2
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1ST VERSE
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My life is a valuable thing
F#
I want to keep it that way
B E
I won't cry
F#
My life's such a valuable thing
F#
Some things don't fade away
B E
I don't mind
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F# F#sus
2ND VERSE
F#
We give the best we can give
F#
We won't forget we can't forgive
B E
Keep us radioactive free
F#
Strike a bell in Hiroshima park
F#
You know that we can't see in the dark
B E
We try & we try & we try...
CHORUS
A
Who waits for the planes to come
A E
When everybody's got you on the run
D Dmajb5
South Pacific carry on
F# F#sus
F# F#sus
3RD VERSE
F#
It seems to me that what we're saying
F#
Nobody wants to talk about
B E
This is no time to be wondering why
F#
I do the best I can do
F#
The human jungle and the global zoo
B E
I'll find my way it's a very special world
CHORUS
A
Why wait for the planes to come
A E
When everybody's got us on the run
D
South Pacific carry on
A
Here comes the Hercules
A E
Here comes the submarines
D Dmajb5
Sinking South Pacific dreams
Intro to Solo
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Solo (something like this!) over F#
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D |----4-2---2------| Play this twice
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B Bsus B Bsus B Play Twice
A D
This is something I will remember
A D
This is something I will remember
A D ?
This is something I will remember
D E
Remember
D ?
Remember
CHORUS
A
Why wait for the planes to come
A E
When everybody's got us on the run
D
South Pacific carry on
A
Here comes the Hercules
A E
Here comes the submarines
D Dmajb5
Sinking South Pacific dreams
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E |7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7----0---0-0---0-|
B |7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7----4b5-4-2-0-2-|
G |8-8-8-8-8---9-9--8---8-8-8-8-8--9-9--8------------2-2-|
D |9-9-9-9-9---9-9--9---9-9-9-9-9--9-9--9--------------2-|
A |9-9-9-9-9---7-7--9---9-9-9-9-9--7-7--9--------------0-|
E |7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--------------0-|
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B |4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-0-------4-4-4-4-5-4--2-0---------0--2
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1ST VERSE
F#
My life is a valuable thing
F#
I want to keep it that way
B E
I won't cry
F#
My life's such a valuable thing
F#
Some things don't fade away
B E
I don't mind
F# F#sus
F# F#sus
2ND VERSE
F#
We give the best we can give
F#
We won't forget we can't forgive
B E
Keep us radioactive free
F#
Strike a bell in Hiroshima park
F#
You know that we can't see in the dark
B E
We try & we try & we try...
CHORUS
A
Who waits for the planes to come
A E
When everybody's got you on the run
D Dmajb5
South Pacific carry on
F# F#sus
F# F#sus
3RD VERSE
F#
It seems to me that what we're saying
F#
Nobody wants to talk about
B E
This is no time to be wondering why
F#
I do the best I can do
F#
The human jungle and the global zoo
B E
I'll find my way it's a very special world
CHORUS
A
Why wait for the planes to come
A E
When everybody's got us on the run
D
South Pacific carry on
A
Here comes the Hercules
A E
Here comes the submarines
D Dmajb5
Sinking South Pacific dreams
Intro to Solo
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E |-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|
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A |----444-222-4----444-222-4---|
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Solo (something like this!) over F#
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D |----4-2---2------| Play this twice
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B |3-2-------------|
G |----4-2-1-------|
D |----------4-2---|
A |----------------|
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B Bsus B Bsus B Play Twice
A D
This is something I will remember
A D
This is something I will remember
A D ?
This is something I will remember
D E
Remember
D ?
Remember
CHORUS
A
Why wait for the planes to come
A E
When everybody's got us on the run
D
South Pacific carry on
A
Here comes the Hercules
A E
Here comes the submarines
D Dmajb5
Sinking South Pacific dreams
B Bsus B Bsus B
Miguel
Miguel Aceves
Miguel Bos&eacut (...)
Miguel Jontel
Miguel Morales