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Sell my Soul  by Midnight Oil
from the album "Diesel and Dust"

This is the way I play it on acousitic guitar. It is somewhat simplified.

INTRO rhythm (chords):

D  F#m Bm D9

INTRO lead:

D chord, hammer on/off with the third finger, i.e.:

e-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----|
B-|-3-3-2-3---3-2-3----|  etc..  and end with D9
G-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----|
D-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----|
A-|--------------------|
E-|--------------------|


VERSE lead:

e-|-------------------|
B-|--1-1-0-1---1-0-1--|
G-|--2-2-0-2---2-0-2--| etc..
D-|--2-2-0-2---2-0-2--|
A-|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--|
E-|-------------------|


VERSE rhythm:

Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)   Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)CHORUS lead:

e-|-1-0-1-------------------------------|
B-|-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1---------------|
G-|-2-0-2---2-0-2---0-0-0---0-0-0-------|
D-|-3-3-3---2-0-2---2-0-2---0-0-0-------|
A-|-3-3-3---0-0-0---3-3-3---2-0-2-------|
E-|-------------------------3-3-3-------|

CHORUS rhythm:

F (133211@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)BRIDGE:

Em (022000@1)  F#m (244222@1)  D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1)    G (320003@1)
LYRICS:


let's begin, I am ready let's begin

F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)       Amsell (x02210@1)my soul    to him

Amshed (x02210@1)my skin, I just wanna shed my skin

               F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)don't wanna sell my soul   to him

Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)                Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)Ammechanize, (x02210@1)      city bursts and farmers die

          F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) Gthey (320003@1)cry, sell my soul   to him

Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)                          Am (x02210@1)             G (320003@1)Amsleep (x02210@1)face down       in a goods train heading south in the rain

F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) Gsell (320003@1)my soul   to him

Em (022000@1)       F#m (244222@1)   D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)        Bm (x24432@1)   G (320003@1)  in this world I often think you'd understand me

Em (022000@1)        F#m (244222@1)   D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)        Bm (x24432@1)  G (320003@1)  in these words I often think you'd recognize me

           D (xx0232@1)                     F#m'cause (244222@1)I just wanna swim with the fish in the sea

       Bm (x24432@1)                      D9
and I want faith to heal so that I can be clean


[solo]

[insert Peter's rant here]

AmI (x02210@1)just wanna celebrate

                 F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)       AmI'm (x02210@1)not going to sell my soul   to him


when you look right in

F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)     Amsell (x02210@1)my soul   to him


you're gonna come on done

F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)       Amsell (x02210@1)my soul   to him

F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)       Amsell (x02210@1)my soul   to him


End.

Jonathan Hart
Oils@total.net