• Song:

    Lucky Country

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Oil From the Outback

LUCKY COUNTRY

Moginie/Rotsey/Garrett/Hirst
Album : Place without a Postcard
Bass : Peter Gifford

INTRO:
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*-----7-----7-6-----6-4-----------*|
A |*--------------------------4-6----*| x3
E |--5--------------------------------|

G |-------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

VERSE 1:
G |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |*-------------2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |--0-0-0-3-3-3---------------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3---------------------|

G |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
E |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3----------------------|

We're all looking for a shorter day
G |---------------4-----6-----------|-------------------------|
D |-2-------------------------------|-------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|--------|
D |---------------------------------|--------|
A |---------------2-----4-----------|--------|
E |-0-------------------------------|--------|

Even when the debts are dead and gone
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

PRE-VERSE 2:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-0-0-0-3-3-3---------------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3---------------------|

VERSE 2:
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|
A |*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*| x8
E |-----------------------------------|

We're all looking for a shorter day
G |---------------4-----6-----------|-------------------------|
D |-2-------------------------------|-------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|--------|
D |-2-------------------------------|--------|
A |---------------2-----4-----------|--------|
E |-------0-3-2---------------------|--------|

Even when the debts are dead and gone
G |---------------------------------|-7-----9-----12-----14-----------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------------------------------|

INTERLUDE:
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|
A |*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*| x4
E |-----------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------2-0---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-0-0-0-3-3-3---------------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3---------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-0-----------------------------|
A |-------------2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----2-------2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-0-0-0-3-3-3---------------------|-------3-3-3---------------------|

Even when the debts are dead and gone
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
D |-----------------------------|-----7-----7-6-----6-4-----------|-----|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|---------------------------4-6---|-----|
E |-----------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-5---|

* Play high 'E' note continuously during mellow bit and PG's rant
G |---------------------------------|
D |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|

OUTRO:
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|
A |*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*| x12
E |-----------------------------------|

G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|
A |*-5-5-5-------0-2-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
E |--------0-1-3----------------------|

(Repeat to fade)
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|
A |*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
E |-----------------------------------|

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