• Song:

    Spirit Of The Age

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    The Real Thing

SPIRIT OF THE AGE

Moginie/Garrett
Album : The Real Thing
Bass : Bones Hillman

VERSE: (Walking style)
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
A |*-----------------5---3---2---0---|-----------------5---3---2--/5---*| x4
E |--0---2---3---0-------------------|-0---2---3---0--------------------|

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

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

CHORUS 1:
Yeah..........................I know
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------3-----3---5-----|-----------------3-----3---5-----|
E |-3-----3-3-----3---------------3-|-3-----3-3-----3-----------------|

Spirit of the age
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2-----2-2-----2-3-----3-3-3---0-|-2-----2-2-----------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------3---5---5-5---|

G |-------------------|
D |-------------------|
A |-------------------|
E |-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7---|

Back into VERSE

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2-----2-2-2-------------------0-|-2-----2-2-2-2-------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------0-1-----1-1-1-----|-------------------3---5---5-5---|

INTERLUDE:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7-----7-7-----7---7---7-7---7---|-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-5---5---|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------6-6---6-6-6---6-|-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9--14-|
E |-7-----7-7-----7-----------------|---------------------------------|

G |-----11-----------------11----------|-------9-----------------9----------|
D |-13----13--11----11/13----13--11----|-9/11----11---9----9/11----11---9---|
A |-------------14-----------------14--|---------------12----------------12-|
E |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

G |------7----------------7-----------|---------------------------------|
D |7/9-----9---7----7/9-----9---7-----|---------------------1-1-2-2-4---|
A |-------------10---------------10---|-------------2-2-4-4-------------|
E |-----------------------------------|-2-2-4-4-5-5---------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OUTRO:
G |---------------------------------|--------------------|---|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------|---|
A |---------------------------------|--------------------|---|
E |-3---5---5-5-----3---5---5-5-----|-5---7---7-7-----5--|-7-|

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