• Song:

    The Dead Heart

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Oil From the Outback

DEAD HEART

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

INTRO:
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

Do do do
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

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

VERSE:
We don't serve your country
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

White man came took everyone
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----------------------2-2-2-5-2-|---------------------------------|

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

We don't serve your country
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

White man came took everything
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
E |-------------------------------2-|---------------------------------|

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

CHORUS:
We carry in our hearts
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E |---------5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|

We follow in the steps
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E |---------5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-----------------|

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

VERSE 2:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

We don't need protection
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

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

G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*-2-2-2-2-------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-*| x3
E |----------5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5------------------|

INTERLUDE:
...................B-r-o-k-e-n
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------------2-|

Do do do..................mining companies
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

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

..........................more say than people
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|*---------------------------------*|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|*-2-2-2-2-------------------------*|
E |---------------------------------|----------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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

.......................................forty thousand years can make a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
E |---------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|

difference to the state of things
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D |---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
E |---------------------------------|

OUTRO:
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D |*---------------------------------*|---------------------------------|
A |*-2-2-2-2/7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-*|-2-2-2-2/7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0---------|
E |-----------------------------------|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|

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

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

Do do do...............................................The dead heart
G |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|---------------------------------|
A |*-2-2-2-2-------------------------*|-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
E |----------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|

lives here
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2---0-|-2-2-2-2/7-7-7-7-----------------|
E |-----------------------------2---|---------------------------------|

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

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

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