• Song:

    The Forgotten Years

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

FORGOTTEN YEARS

Hirst/Moginie
Album : Blue Sky Mining
Bass : Bones Hillman

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

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

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

VERSE:
Few of the sins of the father
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|

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

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------------7-|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

BRIDGE:
Still it aches
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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

CHORUS:
The hardest years
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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

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

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

PRE-VERSE

VERSE 2:
Our shoreline was never invaded
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|

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

BRIDGE

CHORUS

INTERLUDE:
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 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-3-2-0-2-------0---5-----|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------0-------------|

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 |---------------------------------|-7---7-7---5h7---5h7---5h7-5-4---|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------7-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

END CHORUS:
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2/5---|-------------------------2-2-4---|
E |---------------------------------|-5----/17----5--/15h17-----------|

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

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

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5/17171717171717------|

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

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

OUTRO:
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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