From surfer@kaira.hut.fi (Riku Lindstr|m) Subject: Midnight Oil Nntp-Posting-Host: kaira.hut.fi Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1993 08:18:41 GMT I hope you can understand what I have typed here. I put only words to last chorus 'cause chords are not needed there. Listening the song once makes a lot of easier to understand this. Riku Lindstr|m - surfer@kaira.hut.fi By the way does anyone have chords for John Mellencamps Small Town ----------------------------------------------------------- Forgotten Years - Midnight Oil Intro: E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------0----------| B-------3---------|-------3---------|------3----------|-------------2---| G-------------2---|--4----------2---|-------------2---|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------| E-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------| E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------0----------| B--3----3---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------------2---| G-------------2---|--4----------2---|-------------2---|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------|--0--------------| E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Riff A: Bm D---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------| A-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-3-2-0--2-|----0--0--2--| E---------------------|-------------------|------------------|--0----------| Riff 1: E--------7--------7---------|---------------------------------| B-----7-------10--------10--|------------9--------------------| G---------------------------|---9---------------9---------9---| D--9--------9--------9------|-------9----------------9--------| Riff 2: D D/B G E--------------5--|--------------5--|--------------3--| B-------3---------|------3----------|-------3---------| G-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------| D--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------| D--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------| A D D/B E------0----------|--------------5--|--------------3--| B--------------2--|------3----------|-------3---------| G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------| A--0--------------|-----------------|--2--------------| D/A A D E--------------5--|------0----------|--------------5--| B------3----------|--------------2--|-------3---------| G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------| A--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------------| D/B G E--------------5--|--------------3--| B------3----------|------3----------| G-----------------|--0--------------| D-----------------|-----------------| A--2--------------|-----------------| D/F# Em Bm E--------------5--|-----10----------|------10----------| B------3----------|--8-----------8--|--7------------7--| G-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D--4--------------|-----------------|------------------| D/A A E------5----------|-----0-----------| B--------------3--|--------------2--| G-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------| A--0--------------|--0--------------| Verse: Bm D Few of the sins of the father Are visited upon the son D A/E E Hearts have been hard Hands have been clenched into fists too long E B D Our sons need never be soldiers Our daugters will never need guns D A E These are the years between These are the years that were hard fought an won PLAY RIFF 1 B D Conttracts torn at the edges Old signatures stained with tears A/E E Seasons of war and grace The should not be forgotten years Still it PLAY RIFF 1 B5 Bm/D aches like tatanus It reeks of politics A A/G D/F# Asus6 Asus7 How many dreams remain This is a feeling too strong to contain Chorus: PLAY RIFF 2 D D/B G A D D/B The hardest years the darkest years the roarin' years teh fallen years D/A A These should not be forgotten years D D/B G G/F# Em The hardest years the wildest years the desperate and divided years Bm D/A A We will remember These should not be forgotten years PLAY RIFF A Verse: B D Our shore line was never invated Our country was never in flames A/E E This is the calm we breathe This is the feeling strong to contain Still it PLAY RIFF 1 B5 Bm/D Aches like tetanus It reeks like politics A A/G Signatures stained with tears D/F# Asus6 Asus7 Who can remember We've got to remeber Chorus: The hardest years, the darkest years... Forsaking aching breaking years. The Time and tested heartbreak years. These should not be forgotten years. The blinded years, the binded years. The desperate and divided years. These should not be forgotten years Remember Instrumental ending: B D A A/G D/F# E B Bm x24432 G 320003 A x02220 D xx0232 A/E 002220 E 022100 Bm/D xx0432 Asus6 x02222 Asus7 x02223 B5 x204xx