River Runs Red Midnight Oil
by Midnight Oil
e----------0------- -------3--------| B--------0---0----- -------0--------| G------2-------2--- 3 times -------2--------| D----1-----------1- -------1--------| A--2--------------- -------2--------| E------------------ ----------------|
Intro and Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------0-------| B|---------------------1-----------------------3---------0---0-----| G|-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2-----2-------2---| D|---2---2---2---2-3---------2---2-----0---0---------1-----------1-| A|---------0---------------3---------2---2---------2---------------| E|-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------|
The solos in the Intro:
D|-3--2--0--3--020-3--0------------------| A|-----------------------020----0--------| E|---------------------------3------2----| D|---/4--5--4/2/0------------------------| A|-----------------/4--5--4/2/0----------| E|---------------------------------------| G|--------0------------------------------| D|-----------2--2-0----------------------| A|------------------3-2-0----------------| E|-0-------------------------------------|
and these four chords strummed fast:
[Em] [F] [G] [B7] [Em]
e|--7---8---10---7--------0-| B|--8---10--12---7--------0-| G|--9---10--12---8--------0-| D|--9---10--12---7--------2-| A|--7---8---10---9--------2-| E|--0---8---10---7--------0-|
Verse:
So you c[Em]ut all the tall trees d[A]own[F] [C]
You p[G]oisoned the sky and the s[D]ea[B7]
You've t[Em]aken what's good from the gr[A]ound[F] [C]
But you l[G]eft precious little for m[D]e[B7]
You reme[Em]mber the flood and the [A]fall[F] [C]
We reme[G]mber the light on the h[D]ill[B7]
There sh[Em]ould be enough for us [A]all[F] [C]
But the d[G]ollar is driving us st[D]ill[G] [D]
Chorus:
The river runs r[Am]ed, black rain falls
Dust in my h[G]and
River runs r[F]ed, black rain f[G]alls
On my bleeding [D]land
So we c[Em]ame and conquered and fou[A]nd[F] [C]
R[G]iches of commons and k[D]ings[B7]
Who str[Em]angled and wrestled the gro[A]und[F] [C]
But they n[G]ever put back anyth[D]ing[B7]
Now I'm tr[Em]apped like a dog in a c[A]age[F] [C]
Where[G]ever the truth is purs[D]ued[B7]
It m[Em]ust be the curse of the a[A]ge[F] [C]
What's t[G]aken is never rene[D]wed[G] [D]
The last Chorus goes:
The river runs [Am]red, black rain falls
Dust in my h[G]and
River runs r[F]ed, black rain f[G]alls
On my bleeding [F]lan[C]d[G] [D]
[F]la[C]nd[G]..[D].. [F]la[C]nd[G] [D] [F]la[C]nd[G]..[D].. [F] l[C]an[G]d[D]
Original Tableture by Kai.
luko@informatik.uni-rostock.de
Additions/Corrections by Jonathan Hart
Oils@total.net
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 14:14:43 +0100
From: jaensch@r5.mnd.fh-wiesbaden.de
Subject: midnight_oil.tab
date: 25/11/97
transcriber: stephan jaensch
e-mail: jaensch@r5.mnd.fh-wiesbaden.de
artist: midnight oil
song: river runs red
album: blue sky mining
author: rob hirst / jim moginie
h: hammer-on
p: pull-off
s: slide
b: bend
r: release
INTRO I
E---------0---------------0---------------0-------3-| B-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----0-| G-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2-| D---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1-1-| A-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-| E---------------------------------------------------|
INTRO II/VERSE (originally by piano)
E--------------------------------------------------| B---------------------1-----------------------3----| G-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2--| D---2---2---2---2-----------2---2-----0---0--------| A---------0---------------3---------2---2----------| E-0---------------1---------------3----------------|
(skip before chorus)
E---------0--------| B-------0---0------| G-----2-------2----| D---1-----------1--| A-2----------------| E------------------|
play before chorus: G D
CHORUS
[Am] [G] [F] [G] [D]
return to verse, chorus(2x), skip D second time and play:
PART II
E-----0-------0---------------2---| B---1---1---0---0-----3-----0---0-| G-------------------4---4---------| D---------------------------------| A---------------------------------| E-1-------0-------3-------2-------|
return to chorus, part II, ending on a G chord
RHYTHM FILL (...the age what's taken...)
E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------| D-2h3-2-0---3p2p0---0-------------| A---------3-------3---2p0---0-----| E-------------------------3---2s0-|
INTRO SOLO (light distortion)
E---------------------------------------------0-----------------| B-------------------------------------------0---0---------------| G-----2-2---------------------------------2-------2-------------| D-0h2-3-2-0---3p2p0---0-----------------1-----------1-3s4-5-4s2-| A-----------3-------3---2p0---0-----0-2-------------------------| E---------------------------3---2s0-----------------------------| E---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-6s7-------------7-7-7-7-5-4---| B---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----10-8-8s10-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-| G-------------------0-------------------------------------------| D-0-------------2s3---------------------------------------------| A---3s4-5-4s2-0-------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E-----0-----------------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-| B-5-4-0-0---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G-----0---0-------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D-----2-----2-3-2-0-2---3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A---------------------3-----------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-| B-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-| G-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------12-12-12-12-| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-0-2b3r2-0---------------------------------------------------| E-----------3-2-0-0-------------------------------------------| E-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-| B-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-0-| G-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-| D----------------------------------------------------------0-| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------|
so you cut all the tall trees down
you poisoned the sky and the sea
you've taken what's good from the ground
but you left precious little for me
you remember the flood and the fall
we remember the light on the hill
there should be enough for us all
but the dollar is driving us still
river runs red black rain falls dust in my hand
river runs red black rain falls on my bleedin land
so we came and conquered and found
riches of commons and kings
who strangled and wrestled the ground
but they never put back anything
now i'm trapped like a dog in a cage
wherever the truth is pursued
it must be the curse of the age
what's taken is never renewed
river runs red...
so this is how i could work it out. if any one has any
corrections, additions or whatever please add it to my tab or
send it to me.
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