• Song:

    Written In The Heart

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

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

WRITTEN IN THE HEART

Hirst/Moginie/Rotsey
Album : Place Without A Postcard
Bass : Peter Gifford

INTRO: (walking style)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |/5---------------3-------3---5---|-----5-------------------0---3---|
E |-----3---5---6-------3-----------|-3-------2---5---3---2-----------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |/5---------------3-------3---5---|-----5-------------------0---0---|
E |-----3---5---6-------3-----------|-3-------2---5---3---2-----------|

VERSE/CHORUS:
The godforsaken rifleman stands rigid at the bar
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-4-4/6---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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

INTRO

VERSE/CHORUS 2:
A woman bows to Mecca and she struggles to her feet
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|

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

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

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

INTERLUDE/GUITAR SOLO:
G |-----------2---------------------|-----------2---------------------|
D |---------2-----------------------|---------2-----------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-----0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------3-----2-----0-------------|-------6-----5-----3-------------|
A |-1-----------------------1-1-3---|-4---------------------6---4--/12|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

PRE-VERSE 3:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |/5---------------3-------3---5---|-----5-------------------0---3---|
E |-----3---5---6-------3-----------|-3-------2---5---3---2-----------|

VERSE/CHORUS 3:
The elders make a promise and forge it in the fire
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|

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

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

that used to be scrawled on the wall are written in the heart
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

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

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

GUITAR/HARMONICA SOLO:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----7---4-4-5-0-3-3-5-0-4-4-5-7-|---------------------------------|
A |-0-0---0-------------------------|-5-5-5---4-4-4---5-5-4-4-7-7-0---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

OUTRO:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------3---2---0-------------|-------6-----5-----3-------------|
A |-1-1-1-1-------------3-3-1-------|-4-----------------------6---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|-----|
D |---------------------------------|-----|
A |-8-------------------------------|-8-\-|
E |---------------------------------|-----|

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