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Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil
Beds Are Burning
E5 G A E
x x 2 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 3 x 0 2 2 2 0 x 7 9 9 9 7
Dsus2/E A/E F# D
0 7 7 7 x x 0 7 7 6 5 5 2 4 4 3 2 2 x x 0 2 3 2
Em C B/D# Dsus4
0 2 2 0 0 0 x 3 2 0 1 0 x 6 4 4 4 x x x 0 2 3 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Martin Rotsey - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jim Moginie - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Martin Rotsey - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=122
E5 G A E5
4/4 2/4 4/4
Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
Q Q Q Q W H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
Q Q Q Q W H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--3--0-----|----------|------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-0--0--2-----|----------|------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4--0--2-----|----------|------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-2--0--2-----|----------|------|-----------------|-----------------||
|----2--0-----|----------|------|-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0---------||
|----3--------|----------|------|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2-||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
E5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0---------|-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0---------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0---------|-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0---------||
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2-||
Pre-Chorus
E Dsus2/E
Gtrs II, III (El. & Ac. Gtr.)
Q E E H H Q Q W +H. Q
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/ / / / / /
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||o-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0---------|-----1-2-----1-2-|---------0----------|
||--0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2-|-0-0-----0-0-----|--0--0-4---0-0-3-2--|
1.
A/E E
W +H. Q W W
| | | |
/ / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----1-2-----1-2-|---------0---------|-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0---------o||
|-0-0-----0-0-----|--0--0-4---0-0-3-2-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2--||
2.
F# E5 G A
4/4 2/4
W +W Q Q Q Q W
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/ / / / /
W W Q Q Q Q H
|-2--------|-----------|-0--3--0-----|------||
|-2--------|-----------|-0--0--2-----|------||
|-3--------|-----------|-4--0--2-----|------||
|-4--------|-----------|-2--0--2-----|------||
|-4--------|-----------|----2--0-----|------||
|-2--------|-----------|----3--------|------||
Chorus
Em C G
4/4
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs I, II
W W W
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^3----------------|
|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|-^3----------------|
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^0----------------|
|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|-^0----------------|
|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|-^2----------------|
|-^0---------------|------------------|-^3----------------|
Em C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II Gtrs I, II
+W W W
|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|
|-(0)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-(0)-----------------|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|
|-(2)-----------------|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|
|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM-------------|
| E E E E +Q Q W W
|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|--0--0-0-2-(2)---0---|------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
D B/D# Em C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W H H W W
|-^2---------------|-2---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^3---------------|-3-------4-------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|
|-^2---------------|-2-------4-------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^0---------------|-0-------4-------|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|
|------------------|---------6-------|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-^0---------------|------------------|
G Em C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs I, II
W +W W W
|-^3---------------|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^3---------------|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|
|-^0---------------|-(0)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^0---------------|-(0)-----------------|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|
|-^2---------------|-(2)-----------------|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|
|-^3---------------|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM-------------|
| W E E E E +Q Q W W
|------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|--0--0-0-2-(2)---0---|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
D Em C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W +W W W
|-^2---------------|-(2)---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^3---------------|-(3)---------------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|
|-^2---------------|-(2)---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^0---------------|-(0)---------------|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-^0---------------|------------------|
To Coda
G D D E5
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
W W W E E E E E E E E
|-^3---------------|-^2----------------|-^2---------------||-----------------|
|-^3---------------|-^3----------------|-^3---------------||-----------------|
|-^0---------------|-^2----------------|-^2---------------||-----------------|
|-^0---------------|-^0----------------|-^0---------------||-----------------|
|-^2---------------|-------------------|------------------||-----1-2-----1-2-|
|-^3---------------|-------------------|------------------||-0-0-----0-0-----|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-------0---------|-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0----------||
|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2--||
&
Em C G D
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs I, II
W W W W
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^3---------------|-^2---------------|
|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|-^3---------------|-^3---------------|
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^2---------------|
|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|-^2---------------|------------------|
|-^0---------------|------------------|-^3---------------|------------------|
D Em C G
Gtr II Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
+W W W W
|-(2)---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^3---------------|
|-(3)---------------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|-^3---------------|
|-(2)---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-(0)---------------|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|-^0---------------|
|-------------------|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|-^2---------------|
|-------------------|-^0---------------|------------------|-^3---------------|
Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs I, II
+W W
|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|
|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|
|-(0)-----------------|-^0---------------|
|-(0)-----------------|-^2---------------|
|-(2)-----------------|-^2---------------|
|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM-------------|
| E E E E +Q Q W
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|--0--0-0-2-(2)---0---|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
C D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W +W
|-^0---------------|-^2---------------|-(2)---------------|
|-^1---------------|-^3---------------|-(3)---------------|
|-^0---------------|-^2---------------|-(2)---------------|
|-^2---------------|-^0---------------|-(0)---------------|
|-^3---------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|
| W W W
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Em C G Dsus4 D
Gtr II Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
W W W H H
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^3---------------|-3-------2-------|
|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|-^3---------------|-3-------3-------|
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-2-------2-------|
|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|-^0---------------|-0-------0-------|
|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|-^2---------------|-----------------|
|-^0---------------|------------------|-^3---------------|-----------------|
Em C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|
|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|
|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|
|-^0---------------|------------------|
G D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W +W
|-^3---------------|-^2---------------|-(2)--------------||
|-^3---------------|-^3---------------|-(3)--------------||
|-^0---------------|-^2---------------|-(2)--------------||
|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-(0)--------------||
|-^2---------------|------------------|------------------||
|-^3---------------|------------------|------------------||
Outro
E5 G A E5 G A
Gtrs II, III
Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q
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/ / / / / /
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q
|-0--3--0-----|----------|-0--3--0\-----*|
|-0--0--2-----|----------|-0--0--2\-----*|
|-4--0--2-----|----------|-4--0--2\-----*|
|-2--0--2-----|----------|-2--0--2\-----*|
|----2--0-----|----------|----2--0------*|
|----3--------|----------|----3---------*|
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore, east to Yuendemu
The Western Desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, we're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
E G A
E
Out where the river broke, the bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels, steam in forty five degrees
E D
The time has come, to say fair's fair;
A E
to pay the rent, to pay our share
E D
The time has come, a fact's a fact;
A F#
it belongs to them, let's give it back
E G A
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em C
The time has come to say fairs fair,
G D
to pay the rent, now to pay our share
E
Four wheels scare the cockatoos, from Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes, in forty five degrees
E D
The time has come, to say fair's fair;
A E
to pay the rent, to pay our share
E D
The time has come, a fact's a fact;
A E
it belongs to them, let's give it back
E G A
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em C
The time has come, to say fair's fair;
G D
to pay the rent, to pay our share
Em C
The time has come, a fact's a fact;
G D
it belongs to them, let's give it back
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em C G D Em C G D
E G A 2x
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version 3
Note: It's hard to play along with the original song, because Midnight Oil's
tuning is not exactly usual standard tuning.
Most of the song there's no guitar playing, but you can play along with these
chords as well. I would prefer power chords then.
[chords]
E G A
[Bass Riff]
(play over whole Verses and Pre-Chorus)
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--0--0--6--7--0--0--6--7--|--0--0--4--5--0--0--3--2--|
[Verse 1]
(Drums & Bass)
(on E)
Out where the river broke
The blood wood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees
[Pre-Chorus]
(Drums, Bass, Keys)
E D
The time has come, to say fair's fair
A E
To pay the rent, to pay our share
E D
The time has come, a fact's a fact
A F# (Guitar, single hit) E G A
It belongs to them, let's give it back
[Chorus]
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D (Bass: slide up to D# at the end)
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Ending:
Em C
The time has come to say fair's fair,
G D
to pay the rent now, to pay our share
[Bridge]
Little horn solo over Bass Riff [x2]
[Verse 2]
(Drums & Bass)
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty five degrees
[Pre-Chorus]
(with little drum solo at the end)
E D
The time has come, to say fair's fair
A E
To pay the rent, to pay our share
E D
The time has come, a fact's a fact
A F# (Guitar, single hit) E G A
It belongs to them, let's give it back
[Chorus]
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D (Bass: slide up to D# at the end)
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
[Ending]
Em C
The time has come to say fair's fair,
G D
to pay the rent now, to pay our share
Em C
The time has come, a fact's a fact,
G D
it belongs to them, we're gonna give it back
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
[Horn Solo]
Em / C / G / D
Em / C / G / D
E G A (little break) E G A (slide down)
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Below are 3 alternatives for the bass riff played in the verses.
The first is what the bass usually plays.
The second is an alternative for a single rhythm guitar accompaniment.
The third is another alternative I've heard on live versions.
(Bass note verse riff - palm mute strings)
e |------------|------------|------------|------------| [x2]
B |------------|------------|------------|------------|
G |------------|------------|------------|------------|
D |------------|------------|------------|------------|
A |-------1--2-|-------1--2-|------------|------------|
E |-0--0-------|-0--0-------|-0--0--5--3-|-0--0--3--2-|
E5 verse riff * - palm mute strings)
e |------------|------------|------------|------------| [x2]
B |------------|------------|------------|------------|
G |------------|------------|------------|------------|
D |-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6-------|
A |-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7-------|
E |-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--3--2-|
Alternative E5 verse riff * - palm mute strings)
e |------------|------------|------------|------------| [x2]
B |------------|------------|------------|------------|
G |------------|------------|------------|------------|
D |-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6-------|
A |-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7-------|
E |-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--5--3-|
Take note of the pauses in the Intro and Pre-Choruses where there
are bars of 2/4. If you use the barre shape A chord you can slide
the chord down on the sustain. For the pauses, mute all the strings
with your chord hand and strum the rhythm.
E = 022100 F# = 244322 D = xx0232
G = 355433 Em = 022000 B7/D# = xx1202
A = 577655 C = x32010 D4 = xx0233
E5 = 0799xx G * = 320033 Dsus2 = xx0230
D5/E = 0577xx G/A = x00033
A/E = 00765x G/F# = 2x0033 N.C.= No chords
[Intro]
E G A [Scrub rhythm]
| / / / / | / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
E5 verse riff * - palm mute strings)
e |------------|------------|------------|------------| [x2]
B |------------|------------|------------|------------|
G |------------|------------|------------|------------|
D |-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6-------|
A |-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7-------|
E |-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--3--2-|
(E5 riff *) [x2]
Out where the river broke, the Blood Wood ...and the Desert Oak,
(E5 riff *) [x2]
Holden wrecks, and... boiling diesels ...steam in 45 degrees!
[Pre-Chorus]
E5 D5/E
The time has come, to say fair's fair,
A/E E5
To pay the rent, to pay our share,
E5 D5/E
The time has come, a fact's a fact,
A/E F#
It be - longs to them, let's give it back!
E G A [Scrub rhythm]
| / / / / | / / |
[Chorus]
Em C
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
G * G/A G * G/F#
| / / / / | / / / /__/ |
Em C
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
D D B7/D#
| / / / / | / / / / |
Em C
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
G * G/A G * G/F#
| / / / / | / / / /__/ |
Em C
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
D
| / / / / | / / / / |
Em C G
The time has come to say fair's fair, to pay the rent now,
D D4 D Dsus2 D D4 D Dsus2
To pay our share! | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
E5 verse riff *
e |------------|------------|------------|------------| [x2]
B |------------|------------|------------|------------|
G |------------|------------|------------|------------|
D |-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6-------|
A |-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7-------|
E |-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--3--2-|
(E5 riff *)[x2]
Four-wheels scare the cockatoos...from Kintore East...to Yuendumu,
(E5 riff *)[x2]
The Western Desert ...lives and breathes ...in 45 degrees!
[Pre-Chorus]
E5 D5/E
The time has come, to say fair's fair,
A/E E5
To pay the rent, to pay our share,
E5 D5/E
The time has come, a fact's a fact,
A/E N.C
It be - longs to them, let's give it back!
E G A [Scrub rhythm]
| / / / / | / / | / / / / |
[Chorus]
Em C
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
G * G/A G * G/F#
| / / / / | / / / /__/ |
Em C
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
D D B7/D#
| / / / / | / / / / |
Em C
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
G * G/A G * G/F#
| / / / / | / / / /__/ |
Em C
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
D
| / / / / | / / / / |
Em C
The time has come to say fair's fair,
G D (D4) (D) (Dsus2)
To pay the rent now, to pay our share,
Em C G
The time has come, a fact's a fact, it be - longs to them,
D D4 D Dsus2 D D4 D Dsus2
We're gonna give it back! | / / / / |
[Coda]
Em C
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
G * G/A G * G/F#
| / / / / | / / / /__/ |
Em C
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
D
| / / / / | / / / / |
Em C G D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Em C G D D4 D Dsus2 D D4 D Dsus2
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
E G A [Scrub rhythm] E G A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore, east to Yuendemu
The Western Desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, we're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
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version 5
Tuning: E A D G B E
INTRO chords:
E(no 3rd) G A
then build up on E(no 3rd)
Drums and Bass Riff:
(written for normal guitar)
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0--0--6--7--0--0--6--7--|--0--0--4--5--0--0--3--2--|
[VERSE 1:]
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees
E E
The time has come
E D/E D/E
To say fair's fair
D/E A/E A/E
To pay the rent
A/E E E
To pay our share
E E
The time has come
E D/E D/E
A fact's a fact
D/E A/E A/E
It belongs to them
A/E F#
Let's give it back
[CHORUS:] (little riff)
Em C G E -----3--3--3--5----3
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D B/D#
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C G E -----3--3--3--5----3
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
[END-CHORUS]
Em C
The time has come to say fairs fair
G D
to pay the rent, now to pay our share
[LAST VERSE:]
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
>From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty five degrees
[Chorus]
END-CHORUS:
HALF of CHORUS:
then horn solo over end-chorus chords:
[END:]
E(no 3rd) G A ... E(no 3rd) G A (slide down on notes)
CHORDS:
E(no 3rd): 079900
E : 07999x
D/E : 0777xx
A/E : 077655
F# : 244322
Em : 022000
C : 032010
D : xx0232
G : 320003
A : x02220
B/D# : x6444x
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore, east to Yuendemu
The Western Desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, we're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
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version 6
Notes:
Technically, this song relies heavily on at least two major elements: Peter
driving bassline and Robert Hirst's intense drums. Having listened to the song, you should
notice the repetitive bassline. I will provide it below:
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E 0---0---6---7---|0---0---6---7---|0---0---4---5---|0---0---3---2---|
Now, for those of you who aren't familiar with the bass, guess what? It's tuned exactly
same way as the standard tuning for any six string guitar, except for the fact that it
one octave lower and is missing the top two stings. Got that? Good! So you can play the
on your guitar and it will sound perfect. Maybe a little too high in terms of
but at least you'll have the right note! I've included the bass information because much
the song should, in my opinion, be played as it would be played on a bass. Much of the
can't be defined by an omnipresent chord, which is marked below as "N.C." or "No Chord,"
playing the driving bassline should compensate for that. Keep in mind that this is
my personal preference. Play it however you like. That's what music is all about,
So, whenever you see a "N.C." it means to either play the bassline, or that there is
type
wild percussion which can't be reproduced on a guitar (Unless you want your guitar to
like Willie Nelson's...). There is another important riff which, I believe, is created
a synthesizer. However, for the sake of simplicity, I will simply transpose it to the bass:
G ----------------|
D ----------------|
A ------0---------|
E 3-----------3-2-|
This riff appears after the second line of every refrain, where I have placed (Riff 2).
this is just to fill in those empty gaps in the song. This is how I like to play it, but
can and should play it how you hear it.
Intro E5 G5 A5 E5
N.C.
Verse I N.C.
Out where the river broke
N.C.
The bloodwood and the desert oak
N.C.
Holden wrecks and Boilin' Diesels
N.C.
Steam in forty-five degrees
Bridge E5
The time has come
E7(11)
To say fair's fair
E(11/13)
To pay the rent
E5
To pay our share
The time has come
E7(11)
A fact's a fact
E(11/13)
It belongs to them
F#
Let's give it back
E5 G5 A5 N.C.
Chorus Em C
(Riff 2)
How can we dance when our Earth is turnin'?
(Em) C
D#m(#5)
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
Em C
(Riff 2)
How can we dance when our Earth is turnin'?
(Em) C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
Em
The time has come
C
To say fair's fair
G
To pay the rent, now
D
To pay our share
N.C.
Verse II N.C.
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
N.C.
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
N.C.
The western desert lives and breathes
N.C.
In forty five degrees
Bridge E5
The time has come
E7(11)
To say fair's fair
E(11/13)
To pay the rent
E5
To pay our share
E5
The time has come
E7(11)
A fact's a fact
E(11/13)
It belongs to them
N.C.
Let's give it back
E5 G5 A5 N.C.
Chorus Em C
(Riff 2)
How can we dance when our Earth is turnin'?
(Em) C
D#m(#5)
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
Em C
(Riff 2)
How can we dance when our Earth is turnin'?
(Em) C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
Em
The time has come
C
To say fair's fair
G
To pay the rent, now
D
To pay our share
N.C.
Outtro Em C
(Riff 2)
How can we dance when our Earth is turnin'?
(Em) C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
Em C G D
Em C G D
E5 G5 A5 N.C.
E5 G5 A5
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version 7
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
[Solo]
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------4---5b----7-(7)---------------------------------|
D|-5---5----7b--9---9-(9)--5--------------------------------------------2---0--------------------------|
A|----------------------------7---5----------------------------------------------2--0h2---x-2--2-0--0--|
E|------------------------------------7----5\3--0------------------------------------------------------|
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore, east to Yuendemu
The Western Desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, let's give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
The time has come to say fair's fair
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them, we're gonna give it back
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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