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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This is an awesome oils song from the "place without a postcard" album. This is the only version that can be found in the net. I know coz i looked everywhere for it before deciding to tab it. Its an awesome song to play.
Verse: EmGBmDEmGBmD Speed, and and this EmGBmDEmGBmD There's a feeling I get when I look to the sun EmGBmDEmGBmD Love, it's so tough EmGBmD Cause it raises your hopes and then it makes you run
Chorus: EmBmEm/C# We're all looking for a shorter day EmBmEm/C# We're all looking for an easy way FGD Even when the debts are dead and gone
Then: EmGBmDEmGBmD
Verse 2 DmFAmCDmFAmC Down, Down the stairs DmFAmCDmFAmC And an eight mile drive waits for you to turn on DmFAmCDmFAmC Hear, the time clocks sing DmFAmCDmFAmC And the smoke in the distance reaches the eye line
Chorus
(Chords over solo) DmFAmCDmFAmC DmFAmCDmFAmC
then:
EmGBmDEmGBmD EmGBmDEmGBmD FG Even when the debts are dead and gone GD Even when the debts are dead and gone ABAEm
No conversation as you go There's so much space the heat moves you Terracotta homes, backyard barbeque and eucalyptus smell It's fine on the clothes line It's fast food and slow life and red roof My silence, comic interruptions Surely there's some relief from atomic art
*These Chords are played (on a an acoustic in the album wersion) throughout Petes Rant:
AmFM9CG/B DmFm9DmG/B
And the fragile state of world events With clowns who love the kings and power and the mutant media babes Wanking on dreams and fashions and toilet paper flowers Don't talk to me in this backyard - it's clandestine, it's nuclear Smell of space and now forever I wanna go Straight down the exit eight mile attraction U-turn is up and the time clock sings lets go
DmFAmCDmFAmC Lucky!! Country!! DmFAmCDmFAmC Where the geckos are paid to live in the sun DmFAmCDmFAmC (ah on) Lucky!!(on, and on)Country!! DmFAmCDmFAmC There's a ribbon of road and a mile to spare
End: DmFAmCDmFAmC Luc-ky Coun-try Luc-ky Coun-try
DmFAmCDmFAmC Luc-ky Coun-try Luc-ky Coun-try
DmFAmCDmFAmC Luc-ky Coun-try
DmFAmCDmFAmC Luc-ky Coun-try
DmFAmCDmFAmC Luc-ky Coun-try Luc-ky Coun-try (repeat to fade)
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