• Song:

    Power And The Passion

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

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

POWER AND THE PASSION

Hirst/Moginie/Garrett
Album : 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Bass : Peter Gifford

VERSE:
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*-2-2-4-5---------2-2-4-5---------|-4-4-4----------2-2-4-5----------*| x6
E |----------------------------------|-------2--------------------------|

You take all the trouble
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-------7-7-7-7-7-------|
E |---------------------------------|

At least you won't have time
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*---------------------------------|-------2-------------------------*|
E |--0-0-2-3---------0-0-2-3---------|-2-2-2-----------0-0-2-3----------|

CHORUS:
Oh oh the power and the passion
G |--------------------------------1-|-----------------------------1----|
D |*-----------3-4-3-------313-4-1---|-----------3-4-3-------313-4-----*|
A |*-6-----646-----------------------|-------646-----------------------*|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |-----------------------------1---|
D |-----------3-4-3-------313-4-----|
A |-6-----646-----------------------|
E |---------------------------------|

VERSE 2:
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*-2-2-4-5---------2-2-4-5---------|-4-4-4----------2-2-4-5----------*| x5
E |----------------------------------|-------2--------------------------|

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

Too much of sunshine
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-------7-7-7-7-7-------|
E |---------------------------------|

It's just enough
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*---------------------------------|-------2-------------------------*|
E |--0-0-2-3---------0-0-2-3---------|-2-2-2-----------0-0-2-3----------|

CHORUS

MIDDLE/DRUM SOLO:
G |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|
D |--------------6/7--\6/7\6/7\6----|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------h7--|-2-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------3-3-3---|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------|-----------------5-5-5-5---------|
E |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|

G |--------------------------4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|-------------------------7-7-7---|
A |*-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0---------|
E |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------7-7-7---|-------------------------3-3-3---|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0---------|-----------------------5---------|
E |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-----------|

G |-----------------------------4-4-4---|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|-------------------------7-7-7---|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0---------|
E |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

VERSE 3:
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*-2-2-4-5---------2-2-4-5---------|-4-4-4----------2-2-4-5----------*| x5
E |----------------------------------|-------2--------------------------|

You take what you get
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-------7-7-7-7-7-------|
E |---------------------------------|

It's better to die on your feet
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*---------------------------------|-------2-------------------------*|
E |--0-0-2-3---------0-0-2-3---------|-2-2-2-----------0-0-2-3----------|

CHORUS

OUTRO:
G |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-4-4-2-|
D |---------------6/7-7-6-6-7-6-6---|-----------------------4---------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------7-7-5---------7-|-----------------------3-----3---|
A |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------7-0-0-7---|-------------------5-5-----5---5-|
E |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

G |-------------------------4-4-4---|-----------------------------7---|
D |-----------------------4---------|---------------------7---5-5-----|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---7---------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
D |-----------------------------5---|-------------------------4-4-----|
A |-------------5---5---7---7-7-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E |-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3---3---------|---------------------------------|

G |-----------------------7---------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------7---7-5-----7-5---|-7---5---------------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|---------7---5---3---2-----------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---3---|

G |-------------------------4-2-4---|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------4---------|---------------7---5-7-7---5-7-7-|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

G |---------------------------5-5-7-|---5-----------------------------|
D |---------3-0-5-0-5-5-7-5-7-------|-------7---5---------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-------------------------|---------------7---5---3---0-----|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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