#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # PUT DOWN THAT WEAPON By Midnight Oil additions/corrections by Jonathan Hart Oils@total.net INTRO: (Let notes ring) e-|--------------------------|--------------------------| B-|--------0-----------0-----|--------0--------------0--| G-|-----0-----------0--------|-----0-----------0--------| D-|--5--------4--2--------0--|--------------------------| A-|--------------------------|--2--------0--------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------3-----2-----| VERSE 1: e-|--------------------------|--------------------------| B-|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------------| G-|-----0-----------0--------|-----0-----------7--7--7--| D-|---5-------4--2--------0--|-----------------7--7--7--| A-|--------------------------|--2--------0-----5--5--5--| E-|--------------------------|--------------3-----------| Under the D Em C Am D water line Em C Am D No place to retire Em C Am D (Chords continue unabated) To another time The eyes of the world now turn (Same chords , more strumming) And if we think about it And if we talk about it And if the skies go dark with rain Can you tell me does our freedom remain CHORUS: Em Am C D Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone Em Am C D You can't hide nowhere with the torchlight on C Em C Em And it happens to be an emergency C D Some things aren't meant to be C D Am C Some things don't come for free (Let notes ring) -------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| -------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| -------0-----------------|--------0-----------------|--------0-----------------| ----2--------------------|-----2--------------------|-----2--------------------| -2-----------------3-----|--2-----------------3-----|--2-----------------3-----| ----------0-----3--------|-----------0-----3--------|-----------0-----3--------| VERSE 2 e-|--------------------------| B-|--------------------------| G-|--------0--------7--7--7--| D-|-----2-----------7--7--7--| A-|--2--------------5--5--5--| E-|-----------0--------------| above the ...waterline Point the finger yeah point the bone It's the harbour towns That the grey metal ships call home And if we think about it And if we talk about it And if the sea goes boiling black Can you tell me what you'll do about that CHORUS Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone I must know something to know it's so wrong And if happens to be an emergency Some things aren't meant to be Some things don't come for free (Let notes ring) -------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| -------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| -------0-----------------|--------0-----------------|--------0-----------------| ----2--------------------|-----2--------------------|-----2--------------------| -2-----------------3-----|--2-----------------3-----|--2-----------------3-----| ----------0-----3--------|-----------0-----3--------|-----------0-----3--------| REPEAT these two bars through to Organ solo -------------------------|--2--2--2-----2--2--2-----|--2--2--2-----2-----4-----| -------------------------|--3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|--3--3--3-----3-----5-----| -------0-----------------|--4--4--2-----4--4--2-----|--4--4--2-----2-----6-----| ----2--------------------|--4--4--0-----4--4--0-----|--4--4--0-----0-----6-----| -2-----------------3-----|--2--2--------2--2--------|--2--2--------------4-----| ----------0-----3--------|--------------------------|--------------------------| They keep talking about it Organ solo over CHORUS CHORDS: C Em C Em And it happens to be an emergency C D Some things aren't meant to be Em D/F# Am C Some things don't come for free Two Final CHORUSES: Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone I must know something to know it's so wrong C Em C Em And it happens to be an emergency C D Some things aren't meant to be C D Am C Some things don't come for free Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone You must be crazy if you think you're strong C Em C Em And it happens to be an emergency C D Some things aren't meant to be Em D/F# Am G D/F# Em (Fine) Some things don't come for free