• Song:

    Put Down That Weapon

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Diesel And Dust

PUT DOWN THAT WEAPON

Hirst/Moginie/Garrett
Album : Diesel and Dust
Bass : Peter Gifford

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

G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|
A |*-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-*| x3
E |-----------------------------------|

BRIDGE:
If we think about it........And if we talk about it..........And if the
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---4---|
A |-------2-3-----2-0-----0-5---5---|-------2-3-----2-0-----0---------|
E |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

skies go dark with rain...........Can you tell me does our freedom remain
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------2-3-----2-0---------------|-------2-3-----2-0-----0-5---5---|
E |-0---------------------0-3---2---|-0-------------------------------|

CHORUS:
Put down that weapon
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

And it happens to be an emergency...Some things aren't meant to be
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Some things don't come for free
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-3-3-3---|
E |---------------------------------|

LEAD GUITAR RIFF:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------5-5-5-|
E |-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|

VERSE 2:
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|*---------------------------------*|
A |-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|*-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-*|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------5-4---|
A |-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0---0---------|
E |---------------------------------|

BRIDGE

CHORUS

LEAD GUITAR RIFF:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|

INTERLUDE/HEAVY GUITAR:
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|
A |*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-225-5-4---*| x3
E |-----------------------------------|

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

KEYBOARD SOLO:
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

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

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

END CHORUS:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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