Biography:
Midnight Oil are an influential alternative rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1976. The band originally formed as "Farm" in 1972. The band is best known for their political activism and environmentalism and their 1987 worldwide hit single "Beds Are Burning". For most of their career, the band consisted of Peter Garrett (vocals), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboards), Martin Rotsey (guitar), Bones Hillman (bass, vocals) and Rob Hirst (drums).
The band split in 2002 to allow Garrett to focus on his political career.
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Other songs:
- Beds Are Burning
- Us Forces
- Antarctica
- Arctic World
- Bedlam Bridge
- Best Of Both Worlds
- Bird Noises
- Blue Sky Mine
- Bullroarer
- Bushfire
- E
- Forgotten Years
- Golden Age
- Hercules
- Home
- Im The Cure
- In The Valley
- King Of The Mountain
- Knifes Edge
- Koala Sprint
- Kosciusko
- Lucky Country
- Luritja Way
- Mountains Of Burma
- One Country
- Outbreak Of Love
- Shakers And Movers
- Sleep
- Stars Of Warburton
- Tell Me The Truth
- The Dead Heart
- The Real Thing
- Truganini
- Under The Overpass
- Warakurna
- Wedding Cake Island
- Whoa
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Transcribed by Jonathan Hart
[Intro]
B C#m D A Em C G D (x2)
[Verse]
B
in the desert in the dry
B
before the breaking of the rain
B
the temperature in the shade
Em C G D
had reached a hundred and ten again
[Verse]
B
in the desert in the dry
B
on the overland telegraph line
B
don't take the law into your own hands
Em C G D
don't go looking for a fight
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've heard the bullroarers
[Bridge]
B C#m D A Em C G D
[Verse]
B
in the desert, in the dry
B
some sit so high
B
long day's mile and the
Em C G D
radio crackles and the bones bleached white
[Verse]
B
it's a knock-em-down storm
B
see the tin roof shake
B
wild dog howls and the long grass
Em C G D
whistles and the tall trees break
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
A
I've heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
[Bridge]
B C#m D A Em C G D (x4)
B
Em C G D
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
A
I've heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
B C#m E
[Outro]
B
Em C G D
[Intro]
B C#m D A Em C G D (x2)
[Verse]
B
in the desert in the dry
B
before the breaking of the rain
B
the temperature in the shade
Em C G D
had reached a hundred and ten again
[Verse]
B
in the desert in the dry
B
on the overland telegraph line
B
don't take the law into your own hands
Em C G D
don't go looking for a fight
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've heard the bullroarers
[Bridge]
B C#m D A Em C G D
[Verse]
B
in the desert, in the dry
B
some sit so high
B
long day's mile and the
Em C G D
radio crackles and the bones bleached white
[Verse]
B
it's a knock-em-down storm
B
see the tin roof shake
B
wild dog howls and the long grass
Em C G D
whistles and the tall trees break
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
A
I've heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
[Bridge]
B C#m D A Em C G D (x4)
B
Em C G D
[Chorus]
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
A
I've heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I've seen the wild horses
B C#m E
[Outro]
B
Em C G D
Miguel
Miguel Aceves
Miguel Bos&eacut (...)
Miguel Jontel
Miguel Morales
Mike Churches
Mike Doughty
Mike Hanopol
Mike Krol
Mike Krüger