Midnight Oil era una banda de rock australiana reconocida por su característico sonido hard-rock, intensas presentaciones en vivo y su abierto activismo político. "Burning the midnight oil" significa trabajar tarde en la noche, aludiendo a una lámpara de aceite. "Smells of the midnight oil" caracteriza poesía o prosa cargada con elaboradas alusiones literarias y vocabulario metafórico. The Oils, como los conocen sus seguidores, comenzaron como una banda de rock progresivo llamada Farm a comienzos de los 70s
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Do intro riff twice (second time with vocals) [ These two bars three times ] e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2----------------------------| B|--------2-----3-----2-----|--------------------------|--3----------------------------| G|--4-----------------------|--4-----2--2--------------|--4----------------------------| D|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|-----4--------------------|--4----------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2----------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------| Or use this (Repeat twice) and during the middle of the song e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2--| B|--------3--4--3-----------|--------3--4--3-----------|--------3--4--3-----------|--3--| G|--0--5-----------5--3--3--|--0--5-----------5--3--3--|--0--5-----------5--3--3--|--4--| D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--4--| A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2--| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----| Play this third time and at the end of the song e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2--| B|--------3--6--5--3--1--1--|--------3--6--5--3--1--1--|--------3--6--5--3--1--1--|--3--| G|--0--5--------------------|--0--5--------------------|--0--5--------------------|--4--| D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--4--| A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2--| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----| THEN CHORD STRUMMING over vocals is: (each vert line is one beat)
VERSE 1: (over bass and drums) We don't serve your country Don't serve your king Know your custom don't speak your tongue White man came took everyone
(With intro riff over top) Do do do do do do do
VERSE 2: We don't server your country Don't serve your king White man listen to the songs we sing White man came took everything
(With intro riff) Do do do do do do do
CHORUS: BmAG We carry in our hearts the true country F#mDA/C# And that cannot be sto - len BmAG We follow in the steps of our ancestry F#mADA/C# And that cannot be bro - ken
(With intro riff) Do do do do do do do
Repeat earlier verse then: VERSE 3: We don't need protection Don't need your land Keep your promise on where we stand We will listen we'll understand
CHORUS (TWICE) - Finish second chorus on Bsus4
With intro riff (over top) Mining companies, pastoral companies Uranium companies Collected companies Got more right than people Got more say than people
THEN CHORD STRUMMING over vocals is: (each vert line is one beat) BEABEABEAF#mBsus4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forty thousand years can make a difference to the state of things The dead heart lives here
END song on B Major Chord
CHORDS: Bm x24432 A x02220 G 320003 F#m 244222 Bsus4 x24400 A/C# x4222x D xx0232