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
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Midnight Oil
Knife's Edge
Bird Noises
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Chords by JNPF1
[Intro]
D F D A (x4)
[Verse 1]
D C#
On a knife edge razor day
D Bb
If you listen long enough they've got nothing to say
D C#
It's a time warp place don't change
D Bb
The rhythm of the night, the beating rain
[Bridge 1]
E D A
You move fast to get off of that merry-go-round
[Verse 2]
D C#
There's one gun, probably more
D Bb
And the others are pointing at our backdoor
D C#
At the best hotel of all
D Bb
Put my name on the wall, put my bed on the floor
[Bridge 2]
E D A
You get much less well it seems like more
E A
Heart's still sore
[Chorus]
A C C# B
Word crimes Bitter lies Bitter crimes Government Lies (x2)
G G A
D D G A (x2)
[Verse 1]
D C#
On a knife's edge razor day
D Bb
If you listen long enough they've got nothing to say
D C#
It's a time warp place don't change
D Bb
The rhythm of the night, the beating rain
[Bridge 1]
E D A
You move fast to get off of that merry-go-round
E A
Gotta get off that merry-go-round
[Interlude]
D Eb C G A C (x4)
D D G A (x2)
[Intro]
D F D A (x4)
[Chorus]
A C C# B
Word crimes Bitter lies Bitter crimes Government Lies } x2
[Verse 1]
D C#
On a knife edge razor day
D Bb
If you listen long enough they've got nothing to sayyyyyyyy
Knife's Edge
Bird Noises
All Rights to the respective owners
Chords by JNPF1
[Intro]
D F D A (x4)
[Verse 1]
D C#
On a knife edge razor day
D Bb
If you listen long enough they've got nothing to say
D C#
It's a time warp place don't change
D Bb
The rhythm of the night, the beating rain
[Bridge 1]
E D A
You move fast to get off of that merry-go-round
[Verse 2]
D C#
There's one gun, probably more
D Bb
And the others are pointing at our backdoor
D C#
At the best hotel of all
D Bb
Put my name on the wall, put my bed on the floor
[Bridge 2]
E D A
You get much less well it seems like more
E A
Heart's still sore
[Chorus]
A C C# B
Word crimes Bitter lies Bitter crimes Government Lies (x2)
G G A
D D G A (x2)
[Verse 1]
D C#
On a knife's edge razor day
D Bb
If you listen long enough they've got nothing to say
D C#
It's a time warp place don't change
D Bb
The rhythm of the night, the beating rain
[Bridge 1]
E D A
You move fast to get off of that merry-go-round
E A
Gotta get off that merry-go-round
[Interlude]
D Eb C G A C (x4)
D D G A (x2)
[Intro]
D F D A (x4)
[Chorus]
A C C# B
Word crimes Bitter lies Bitter crimes Government Lies } x2
[Verse 1]
D C#
On a knife edge razor day
D Bb
If you listen long enough they've got nothing to sayyyyyyyy
Miguel
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Miguel Morales
Mike Churches
Mike Doughty
Mike Hanopol
Mike Krol
Mike Krüger