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Bullroarer by Midnight Oil
Bullroarer
Tuning: E A D G B E
[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
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version 2
INTRO and VERSE chord sequence:
B C#m D A Em C G D
CHORUS:
A B C#m (with E at the very end)
LYRICS:
B
in the desert in the dry
before the breaking of the rain
the temperature in the shade
Em C G D
had reached a hundred and ten again
B
in the desert in the dry
on the overland telegraph line
don't take the law into your own hands
Em C G D
don't go looking for a fight
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I've heard the bullroarers
[intro chords]
in the desert, in the dry
some sit so high
long day's mile and the
Em C G D
radio crackles and the bones bleached white
it's a knock-em-down storm
see the tin roof shake
wild dog howls and the long grass
Em C G D
whistles and the tall trees break
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
[Intro chords] x4
etc...
p.s. I play the B chord throughout the verse, muted with my right hand.
p.p.s. there's a little solo-thing in a couple of the verses... here it is:
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--2----4-5---0----2----232---0----2----4-5---0-----------------|
E-|-----------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
and at the end:
e-|---------------------------|
B-|---------------------------|
G-|--2-4-2--------------------|
D-|--------4-0---0-2-0--------|
A-|--------------------4-2----|
E-|---------------------------|
then:
e-|----------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------|
A-|--4--0-----4-0----2----4-5-4-0----2----232----|
E-|--------2-----202-------------202-------------| etc...
In the desert in the dry
Before the breaking of the rain
The temperature in the shade
Had reached a hundred and ten again
In the desert in the dry
On the overland telegraph line
Don't take the law into your own hands
Don't go looking for a fight
I've heard the bullroarers
In the desert in the dry
Sun sits so high
Long day's mile and the
Radio crackles and the bones bleached white
It's a knock-em-down storm
See the tin roof shake
Wild dog howls and the long grass
Whistles and the tall trees break
I've seen the wild horses
I've heard the bullroarers
I've seen the wild horses
Shifting sands and broken plans
Lead me on to my homeland
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