• Song:

    Beds Are Burning

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Oil From the Outback

BEDS ARE BURNING

Hirst/Moginie/Garrett
Album : Diesel and Dust
Bass : Peter Gifford

INTRO/HORN BLAST:
G |–––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––|
E |–0–––3–––5–––––––|

VERSE:
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*|
A |*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*| x12
E |––0–0–6–7–0–0–6–7–0–0–4–5–0–0–3–2––|

LEADING INTO CHORUS:
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D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
E |–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|–0–––3–––5–––––––|

CHORUS:
How can we dance when our earth is turning
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|

How do we sleep while our beds are burning
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
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A |–––––––––––––––––3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–6–6–6–6–|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

The time has come to say fair's fair
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–––––––––––––––––5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––|
A |–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–––|
E |–––––––––––––––––|

VERSE:
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*|
A |*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*| x12
E |––0–0–6–7–0–0–6–7–0–0–4–5–0–0–3–2––|

................................Let's give it back
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
E |–0–0–6–7–0–0–6–7–0–0–4–5–0–0–3–––|–––––––––––––––––|–0–––3–––5–––––––|

CHORUS:
How can we dance when our earth is turning
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|

How do we sleep while our beds are burning
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–6–6–6–6–|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

** Play the next part twice **

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*|
A |*–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|–––––––––––––––––5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–*|
E |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––|
A |–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–––|
E |–––––––––––––––––|

OUTRO/HORN BLAST:
G |–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
E |–0–––3–––5–––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–0–––3–––5–––––––|

Transcribed by Brian Camp
E–mail: cambrian@vianet.net.au
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