• Song:

    No Time For Games

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    1984-04-10: Park West, ...

NO TIME FOR GAMES

Hirst/Moginie
Album : Bird Noises
Bass : Peter Gifford

INTRO:
G |--------------------------------|
D |*------------------------------*|
A |*-0-2-2-2-0-2------------------*| x3
E |--------------------------------|

PRE-VERSE:
G |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

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

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

VERSE:
The raising of children
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |----/7-----7---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|
E |-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|

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

CHORUS:
No inhibitions with the modern child
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
E |-5-----5-5-----2-3-----3-3-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Wasted lessons or pleasure and pain
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------|
A |---------------2-3-----3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-0---7---5/7---3-2-0---|
E |-5-----5-5-----------------------|-------------------------------3-|

VERSE 2:
G |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |*-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-0---------------------|
E |----------------------------------|---------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|

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

CHORUS 2:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------2/|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5---------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------3-2-0---|
E |-5-----5-5-----2-3-----3-3-------|-------------------------------3-|

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

OTHER PART:
Some kids got no time for play time
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-0---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |-----------------|

PRE-VERSE 3:
G |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------3-3-3-3-2-3-2-|

G |-----------------------------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2---------------|
A |---------------0-0-0-5-4-2-0-|
E |-0-0-------------------------|

VERSE 3:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-0---------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |------/7----7--------------------|
E |-0---------------5-----5-5-------|

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

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

Some kids got no time for play time....etc.
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-0---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G-a-a-m-m-e-s.....
G |---------------------------------|---1211--------------------------|
D |----------------10--1012-----12--|-12----1212121010----------------|
A |-5-5---5-5----12--12-------0-----|-----------------0-0-------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

...................................................Ah Oh......Ah Oh
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |----------------2----------------|-----2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Ah Oh....Ah Ow
G |-------------------|
D |-------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E |-----------0-2-3---|

OUTRO:
G |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------0-0-|
E |-----------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-----|

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

G |-------------------------------|.....|-----------------------------|
D |*-----------------------------*|.....|-----------------------------|
A |*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-0-*| x8..|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---5-5-5-2-0-|
E |-------------------------------|.....|-----------------------------|

G |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |*-----------------------------*|-----------------------------|
A |*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---5-5-5-5-0-*|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---5-5-4-2-0-| x3
E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

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