• Song:

    Comfortable Place On The Couch

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Redneck Wonderland

1st Tab 
Timing is 4/4, bars marked * are 2/4. 
 
  : D  Em    D   D  Em    C   C  D    Bm   Bm  C    D  :   : Em         *       
 (Riff 1)                                                  (Riff 2) 
             *        Em                                                      
                         1.Comfortable suburban home                 Too a- 
 C                                        Em                                
 fraid to go out on your own                Comfortable place on the couch 
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                                                            1.              
 C          D                                 Em            Am          :   
 Nature's a stranger keep it out       Haul a-way____________ 
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 2,3. 
 Am         D   Em        D     D     Em          C     C    D       Bm     
 _                 They say the truth is what you see 
 Bm  C     D   D   Em       D    D     Em         C       C   D      Bm     
                      I know the truth is what you feel 
 Bm  C     D   D   Em        D     D     Em         C     C   D      Bm     
                      They say the truth is what you see 
 _____________  ______________ 
 1.             2. 
 Bm  C    D  :  Bm  C    D   Em                                             
 
 C                Em                C         D                  Em         
 
 Am         D   Em        D     D     Em          C     C    D       Bm     
                   They say the truth is what you see 
 Bm  C     D   D   Em       D    D     Em         C       C   D      Bm     
                      I know the truth is what you feel 
 Bm  C     D   D   Em        D     D     Em         C     C   D      Bm     
                      They say the truth is what you see 
 Bm  C     D   D   Em       D   D     Em       C       C    D       Bm      
                      I know my truth it is for real               Haul a- 
Bm  C     D   Em          *                 *                  *                 
 way_____      (Riff 2) 
 
  *                 *                   *                  *                  *       

                                                               (End Riff 2) 
 Em                                                    
 
 
2.So you got coastline for fence 
  It could be your first line of defence 
  You'll never be ready for this 
  Ignorance is bliss, haven't you heard 
  Haul away 
 
3.Give me your sermon on the mount 
  Give me your final account 
  You house is so blissfully calm 
  I will bury you down at the farm 
  Haul away 
 
 
 
Riff 1: 
  D  Em      D     D  Em      C     C  D       Bm    Bm C       D 
E---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------  
B---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------  
G-7--9-9-9-9-7--- -7--9-9-9-9-5--- -5--7-7-7-7-4--- -4--5-5-5-5-7---  
D-7--9-9-9-9-7--- -7--9-9-9-9-5--- -5--7-7-7-7-4--- -4--5-5-5-5-7---  
A-5--7-7-7-7-5--- -5--7-7-7-7-3--- -3--5-5-5-5-2--- -2--3-3-3-3-5---  
E---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------  
 
Riff 2: 
  Em                 *                                * 
E------------------ ------------- ------------------ -------------  
B------------------ ------------- ------------------ -------------  
G------------------ ------------- ------------------ -------------  
D-14-14-12-14---12- -11---10--12- -14-14-12-14---12- -11---10--12-  
A------------------ ------------- ------------------ -------------  
E------------------ ------------- ------------------ -------------  
 
 
Second Tab 
Riff A: 
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 -12/14-1414-12-12-12-12/14-1414--10--1010/12-1212-  
 -12/14-1414-12-12-12-12/14-1414--10--1010/12-1212-  
 -10/12-1212-10-10-10-10/12-1212--8---8-8-/10-1010-  
 
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 -9-9-9-9/10-10-10--12-12-12-------------  
 -9-9-9-9/10-10-10--12-12-12-------------  
 -7-7-7-7/8--8--8---10-10-10-------------  Repeat 
 
Riff B: 
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 --14-14-12-14--12-11-10-12--  
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PM__________________________  
 
then a 14 on D string. 
 
Em 
Comfortable suburban home 
 -----7-----------------7--------7---  
 --------8--------8--------8---------  
 -----------9--------9--------9------  
 --------------9---------------------  
 -7----------------------------------  
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C 
Too afraid to go out on your own 
 -----8--------8--------8--------------8-  
 --------8--------8--------8-----8-------  
 -----------9--------9--------9-----9----  
 -10-------------------------------------  
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Em 
Comfortable place on the couch 
 ------7-------7-------7---------7-------  
 ---------8-------8----------8------8----  
 ------------9-------9----9------------9-  
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 -7--------------------------------------  
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    D 
Natures a stranger keep it out 
 -----5---------5---------5---------5----  
 --------7---------7------------7--------  
 -----------7---------7------7-----------  
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 --5-------------------------------------  
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     E5    D5   A5  
Haul away 
 
Riff B X2 
 
Verse 2 (with similar picking to verse 1) 
 

Em 
So you got coastline for fence 
C 
It could be your first line of defence 
Em 
You'll never be ready for this 

Ignorance is bliss  
D 
haven't you heard 
     E5    D5  A5  
Haul away 
   Em  C  
 

Riff A X4 

They say the truth is what you see 

I know the truth is what you feel 

They say the truth is what you see 
 
Riff B X2 
 

Em 
Give me your sermon on the mount 
C 
Give me your final account 
Em 
Your house is so blissfully calm 
                   D 
I'll bury you down at the farm 
     E5    D5  A5 
Haul away 
 
Riff A X4 
They say the truth is what you see 
I know the truth is what you feel 
They say the truth is what you see 
 
Riff C: 
 
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 --------------9---------------9---------  
 ---------7----7-----------7---7---------   X7 
 ----10--------------10------------------  
 
 
Riff AX4 
They say the truth is what you see 
I know the truth is what you feel 
They say the truth is what you see 
I know the truth it is for real  
Haul away 
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 --14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12--------  X4 
 --12--12--10--12--10--9---8---10--------  
 
Haul Away... 
 
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 --14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12--------  
 --14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12--------  X4 
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Solo (starts on "Haul Away") 
 
 ---------------------7--5---------------  
 -7-----5--7-----5----------7--8--5----5-  
 ----7--------7----------------------7---  
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 ------------7b8r7-----------------------  
 -8-----7b8---------8--------------------  
 ----9----------------9--9-7-9~~~~-------  
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 -----8--10b12~~~~~--8--------12~~~~-----  
 --9---------------------9-7--12~~~~-----  
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 -----------12-------12------------------  
 --12-12-14----12-14----12---------------  
 --------------------------14-12-14------  
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 ---------------------------------12-----  
 ------------------------12---14---------  
 ----------12---14---14------------------  
 -12---15--------------------------------  
 
 ----------------12---14b15p12-----------  
 -------12--15---------------------------  
 --14------------------------------------  
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Riff C X2
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