• Song:

    Hercules

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Oil From the Outback

HERCULES

Moginie/Garrett/Hirst
EP : Species Deceases
Bass : Peter Gifford

INTRO:
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
E |–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––1212121212121212–|
E |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–––––––––––––––––|

VERSE:
My life is a valuable thing
G |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |*–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|
E |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*|
A |–––––––––––––––––7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–*|
E |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––4–––4–4–2–––2–4–––4–\–––|–––––––––4–––4–4–2–––2–4–––4–4–––|
E |–2–––2–2–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–2–––2–2–––––––––––––––––––––––––|

We give the best we can give
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|
E |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|–––––––––––––––––7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––|
A |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
E |–––––––––––––––––|

CHORUS:
Who waits for the planes to come
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––5–––|
E |–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–7–––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–7–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–7–––––7–7–––––7/9–––––9–9–––7–––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |––––––––––4–––4–4–2–––2–4–––4–4––|–––––––––4–––4–4–2–––2–4–––––––––|
E |––2–––2–2––––––––––––––––––––––––|–2–––2–2–––––––––––––––––––––––––|

VERSE 2:
It seems to me that what we're saying
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|
E |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

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

G |–––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––7–––7–7–5–5–|
E |–––––––––––––––––|

CHORUS 2:
Why wait for the planes to come
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––7–7–7–9–––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–7–7–7–7–7–––––––9–––––9–9–9–9–––|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–––––––|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––7–9–|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––|
A |–7–7–7–7–––––––––9–––––9–9–––––––|–5–|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*|
A |*–––––––––4–––4–4–2–––2–4–––4–4–––*| x6
E |––2–––2–2––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––4–––4–4–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–––|
E |–2–––2–2–––––––––––––––––––––––––|

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 |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––2–0–2–––|
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–––––––––|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–4–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

.......................This is something I will remember
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––7h9–7h9–––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–2–––––2–2–––––––5–––––5–5–––––––|
E |–5–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–2–––––2–2–––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––/1010101010101010|
E |–––––––––––––––––0–––––0–0–––––––|–2–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––|
A |1010101010101010–|
E |–––––––––––––––––|

END CHORUS:
G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–––9–9–9–9–9–9–9–––|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–7–|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E |–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|

G |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––|
D |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––|
A |–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–––9–9–9–9–9–9–9–––|–5–|
E |–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––|

OUTRO/GUITAR SOLO:
G |–––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
D |–––––––––––|*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*|
A |–––––––––0–|*–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–*| x8
E |–0–2–0–2–––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

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