• Song:

    Only The Strong

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    1984-04-10: Park West, ...

ONLY THE STRONG

Midnight Oil
Album : 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Bass : Peter Gifford

INTRO/CHORUS:
When I'm locked in my room
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---------|

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

VERSE:
G |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*--------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*------------3---------------3-5-|-------------3-3-----------------*| x5
E |-5-------5-5-------------5-5-----|---------5-5----------------------|

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

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

BRIDGE:
Look at me now
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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Back once more at the point of no return
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

CHORUS:
When I'm locked in my room
G |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-5-------------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|

scream
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-------7---------------|

Only the strong!.....................Only the strong!
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-2-22----------------------------|-2-22----------------------------|

Only the strong!
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-2-222---------------------------|-----0---2---5---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|

..........................................................the strong!
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------5---5-5-------------------|
E |-2-2-2-5---5-5---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----------2-2-------------|

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

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

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

VERSE x4

BRIDGE

CHORUS:
.............................................I just wanna scream
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-|

..............................................................Only the
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------|
E |---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-------5-------|-7-------------------------------|

strong
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |------/9---7-6-7-6---------------|------/9---7-6-7-6---------------|
A |-------------------7-5-4-0-------|-------------------7-5-4-5-------|
E |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |------/9---7-6-7-6---------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------7-5-4-0-0-0-0-|-0-------------------------------|
E |-2-------------------------------|-----0---2---5---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|

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

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

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

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

OUTRO:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------5---4-2-4-2-0-----------|---------------------------------|
E |-2---------------------3-5-------|-5-----5---------0---------------|

G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*--------5---4-2-4-2-0------------|-----------------2-0---4---5-----*|
E |--2--------------------3-5--------|-5-----0-------------3------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |--------5---4-2-4-2-0------------|-----------------2-0---5---4-2-0-|
E |-2--------------------3-5--------|-5-----0-------------3-----------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |--------5---4-2-4-2-0------------|-----------------3-----3---2-0---|
E |-2--------------------3-5--------|-5-----0-----------------------3-|

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

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