• Song:

    My Country

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Acoustic 1993

INTRO RIFF (played on piano) (play twice):
e- | ----- | --------0----------------- | -------------------------- | 
B- | ----- | -----------3-----1-------- | --1-----3--0-------------- | 
G- | ----- | --2--------------------2-- | -----------------2-----0-- | 
D- | --2-- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | 
A- | ----- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | 
E- | ----- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | 

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

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

e- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | 
B- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | 
G- | --2----------------------- | -------------------------- | 
D- | -----------420------------ | -------------------------- | 
A- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | 
E- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | 

VERSE 1:
G5             D5      C5          D5
Was it just a dream , were you so confused
G5             D5        C5
Was it just a giant leap of logic
G5                  D5          C5                D5
Was it the time of year, that makes a state of fear
G5                   D5              F5
Methods, were their motives for the action

CHORUS:
                   A5        
And did I hear you say
C5  F5                A5
My country right or wrong
G5       D5          
My      Country oh so strong
   F5         G5
My country right or wrong

Do INTRO RIFF once:

VERSE 2
Did you save your face
Did you breach your faith
Women, there were children at the shelter
Now who can stop the hail
When human senses fail
There was never any warning, no escape

CHORUS (TWICE):
Did I hear you say
My country right or wrong
My country oh so strong
My country going wrong
My country right or wrong

BRIDGE:

(Repeat over vocals)
e- | -------------------------- | 
B- | -------------------------- | 
G- | -------------------------- | 
D- | -----------------2-----4-- | 
A- | -------------/4----------- | 
E- | --2-----2----------------- | 
I hear you say the truth must take a beating
The flag a camouflage for your ...

e- | -------------------------- | 
B- | -------------------------- | 
G- | -------------------------- | 
D- | -------------------------- | 
A- | --5-----5--------3-----5-- | 
E- | -------------/5----------- | 
...deceiving

e- | -------------------------- | 
B- | -------------------------- | 
G- | -------------------------- | 
D- | -------------------------- | 
A- | -----------------5-------- | 
E- | --0-----0----/7--------7-- | 

     I know 
e- | -------------------------- | 
B- | -------------------------- | 
G- | -----------------2-----4-- | 
D- | -------------/4----------- | 
A- | --2-----2----------------- | 
E- | -------------------------- | 
     I know

       C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5
we all make mistakes 

Guitar solo over chords
G5 D5 C5 D5 G5 D5 F5

solo  (timing not correct here):
e- | -------------------------- | ------------------------- | -----------------
B- | --7----------------------- | ------------------------- | --------5-----3--
G- | --7----------------------- | -------------2--0-------- | --------5-----3--
D- | -------------------------- | --0--0--020--------3--0-- | -----------5-----
A- | -------------------------- | ------------------------- | --3--------------
E- | -------------------------- | ------------------------- | -----------------
                                  (effects wah wah, ranting voice etc.)
e- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------
B- | -5---5----5--3----5--3-3-3---- | --8-------------------------------------
G- | -5---5----5--3----5--3-3-3---- | -10(12)  ~~~~---------------------------
D- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------
A- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------
E- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------

TWO CHORUSES

Then FINISH with two INTROs
last intro with the following finish

    F                  G                                   Am9
e- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 0-----------------7------------
B- | ------------------- | ----------0--1--3-- | ------------------5------------
G- | ------------------- | -0--2--4----------- | ------------------5------------
D- | -----------0--2--3- | ------------------- | ------------------7------------
A- | --0--2--3---------- | ------------------- | ------------------0------------
E- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------
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