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Sometimes  Midnight Oil

Sometimes by Midnight Oil
from the album "Diesel and Dust"
INTRO lead:
 
 e-|-------------------------------------------|
 B-|-------------------------------------------|
 G-|-------------------------------------------|
 D-|-4---4-2---4---0-5-4---2---0-----2-0-------|
 A-|---------------------------------------3---|
 E-|-------------------------------------------|
 e-|-------------------------------------------|
 B-|-------------------------------------------|
 G-|-------------------------------------------|
 D-|-4---4-2---4---0-5-4---2---0---------------|
 A-|---------------------------------3-2---0---|
 E-|-------------------------------------------|

INTRO rhythm:
[D] [G] [D] [Am] [C] 
[D] [G] [D] [Am] [F] 
VERSE:
 
 e-|--7-------8-------7-------5---------|
 B-|--8-------8-------8-------5---------|
 G-|--9-------9-------9-------6---------|
 D-|--9-------10------9-------7---------|
 A-|--7-------10------7-------7---------|
 E-|--7-------8-------7-------5---------|

[Em] [C] [Em] [A]  
 
 leads into the chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

CHORUS:
[G] [C9] [G] [C9] [G] [C] [G/B] [Am] [F] 
LAST CHORUS:
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G] 
LYRICS:
I [Em]know[C] [Em]
[A]that the sun[Em]set empi[C]re shudders [Em]and shakes[A]
and I [Em]know[C] [Em]
th[A]ere's a floodg[Em]ate an[C]d a ragi[Em]ng river[A]
I [Em]say[C] [Em]
[A]see the silence [Em]of the ribbons [C]of iron a[Em]nd steel[A]
and I [Em]say[C]
[Em]hear the punch [A]drunk buddle [Em]as they drive [C]on a hammer [Em]and wheel[A]
 
 F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

[G]sometimes you're [C9]beaten to the call[G] sometimes[C9]
[G]sometimes you're [C]taken [G/B]to the wa[Am]ll
[F]but you don't give in
[G]sometimes you're [C9]beaten to the call[G] sometimes[C9]
[G]sometimes you're [C]taken [G/B]to the wa[Am]ll
[F]and you don't give in
[Em] [C] [Em] [A] [Em] [C] [Em] [A]  
I [Em]know[C] [Em]
[A]that the cannib[Em]als wear s[C]mart suits [Em]and ties[A]
I [Em]know[C] [Em]
they [A]arm-wrestle [Em] on [C]the altar[Em] [A]
I [Em]say[C]
[Em]don't leave y[A]our heart[Em] in a[C] hard[Em] place[A]
 
 F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

[G]sometimes you're [C9]beaten to the call[G] sometimes[C9]
[G]sometimes you're [C]taken [G/B]to the wa[Am]ll
[F]and you don't give in
[G]sometimes you're [C9]beaten to the call[G] sometimes[C9]
[G]sometimes your [C]taken [G/B]to the wa[Am]ll
 
 Am F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

but you don't give in
INTRO x2
 
 [leads back into chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D]

[A]sometimes you're [D]beaten to the call[A] sometimes[D]
[A]sometimes you're [D]taken [A/C#]to the wal[Bm]l
[G]and you don't give in
[A]sometimes you're [D]shaken to the core[A] sometimes[D]
[A]sometimes your [D]face is [A/C#]gonna fal[Bm]l
[G]don't you let it
(another chorus)
[Bm]...but you don't give i[D]n
(ends on D with lead playing the following)
 
 e-|-------------------------------------------|
 B-|-------------------------------------------|
 G-|-------------------------------2-----------| x2
 D-|-0------------2-30---------------30--------|
 A-|-------------------------------------------|
 E-|-------------------------------------------|

p.s.
G/B: 3 A/C#: 0 C9: 3
0 2 3
0 2 0
0 2 2
[2] [4] [3]  
[-] [-] [-]  
Jonathan Hart
Oils@total.net

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