Jimmy Sharman's Boxers Midnight Oil
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Jimmy Sharman's Boxers
by Midnight Oil
(from Red Sails in the Sunset)
Explanation of symbols:
/ = strum } = rest beat
7 = strum 1/2 beat % = rest 1/2 beat
= barline ! = half bar line (for lyrics timing)
Chords:
x x [Ab]6 5 4 x x x 6[E] 4 5 x x 0 2[A] 2 2 0 2 4 [F#m7]2 2 2 2 0 2 [Em]2 0 0 0
3 0 0[G] 0 0 3 x 0 2[Am] 2 1 0 2 2 4[Bm] 4 3 2 x x 0[D] 2 3 2 0 3 2[C] 0 1 0
Play 1 beat = 92-96
Verses and interlude in key of Db
Chorus and finale in key of G
The whole song is in 4/4
The bass line is shown in parts, and should be an 8 notes to the bar
Play 3 times:
-Ab bass---------------------------- -Gb bass----------------------------
[Ab] [E] [A] [E] [Ab]
: } } % 7 7 7 / } } % 7 7 7 7 7 / :
(from the)
Played under verses:
[Ab] [E] [A] [E] [Ab]
: } } } } } } % 7 7 7 / % 7 7 7 7 7 / :
V1. From the red dust north of dalmore downs
Sharmans tents roll in to town
twelve will face the auctioneer
Sharmans boxers stand their ground
Next bit is only played after V1:
e ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- B ----------------- -7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5- -5-------0-0----- -7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5- G -5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- -4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- D -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- -6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- A ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- E ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
(Their)
V2. Their days are darker than your nights
they won't be the first to fall
children broken from their dreams
they won't be the first to fall
Chorus (Loco.)
[Em]Fighting in the ! [F#m7]spotlight eyes turn [G]blacker than their ! [A]skin for
Jimmy Sharmans ! boxers its no better if you ! win
[Am]Standing in the ! [Bm]darkness lined up [D]waiting for the ! [C]bell the
[Em]days are wasted ! [F#m7]drinking at the [G]First and Last Ho- ! [A]tel
-E bass----------!-F# bass------------- -G bass-------------!-A bass-------------
D ! D !
% Why are we ! fighting for this? % Why are you ! pay-ing for this
% You pay to ! see me fall like shrap - nel ! to the floor
-A bass----------!-B bass-------------- -D bass-------------!-C bass-------------
D ! D !
% What is the ! reason for this? % There is a ! reason for this
-E bass----------!-F# bass------------- -G bass-------------!-A bass-------------
D ! D !
% What is the ! reason they keep com - ing ! back for more
V3. The blows now bring him to his knees
but still the crowd calls out for more
The drums are burning in his ears
the man keeps counting out the score
Interlude:
no music
: This is the place the ! first and last ho- tel ! :
-Ab bass----------------!-E bass------------- -Ab bass-------!-Gb bass-------
Flat on your face the ! first and last ho- tel ! you're
not in the race at the ! first and last ho- tel !
come to the pub the ! first and last ho- tel !
flat on your face the ! first and last ho- tel !
V4. Their days are darker than your nights
but they wont be the first to fall
They're children broken from their dreams
but they wont be the first to fall
Chorus
This is followed by lots of brass with
Pete Garrett singing: Why are we fighting/paying?
The tab for the brass chords is
E --0----- --3----- --7----- --3--7-- B --0----- --5----- --8----- --5--8-- G --0----- --4----- --9----- --4--9-- D --2----- --5----- --9----- --5--9--
and then the song ends with
What is the reason they keep coming back for more...
Well that's it.
I'll probably post more Oils songs (from their older albums) so keep an eye out
if anyone has the music for 'Used and Abused' please post on the nevada server.
transcripted by Matty F. : s2138318@cs.unsw.oz.au
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