Beds Are Burning Chords by Midnight Oil
Tempo:
129.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
E
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [G] [A] [Em]
[E]
Out where the river flung, the bloody war at the Gazzanope.
Hold the rags and pile of diesel, Stephen Vaughn you fight breeze.
The time has come to save this land, to pay the rent, to pay our share.
The time has come, the facts are back, it belongs to the dead, [F#] let's give it back.
[E] [G] [A]
[Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning?
[Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
[D#]
[Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning?
[Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
[Em] The time has [C] come to save this land, [G] to pay the rent, to [D] pay our share.
[E]
The fire will scare the cockatoo, in the east, the west, the desert, lives and breathes, butterfied grief.
The time has come to save this land, to pay the rent, to pay our share.
The time has come, [Em] the facts are back, [E] it belongs to the dead, [C#] let's give [E] it back.
[G] [A]
[C#] [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is turning?
[G]
[Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
[A] How [Em] can we dance [C] when our earth is turning?
[G]
[Em] How can we sleep while [C] our beds are [D] burning?
[Em]
To [C] save this land, [G] to pay the rent, [D] now.
[E] The time has [C] come, the facts are back, [G] it belongs to someone else, [D] we've got to give it back.
[E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning?
[E] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
[E] [C]
[G] [D]
[E] [C]
[G] [D]
[E] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[A]
[E]
Out where the river flung, the bloody war at the Gazzanope.
Hold the rags and pile of diesel, Stephen Vaughn you fight breeze.
The time has come to save this land, to pay the rent, to pay our share.
The time has come, the facts are back, it belongs to the dead, [F#] let's give it back.
[E] [G] [A]
[Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning?
[Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
[D#]
[Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning?
[Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
[Em] The time has [C] come to save this land, [G] to pay the rent, to [D] pay our share.
[E]
The fire will scare the cockatoo, in the east, the west, the desert, lives and breathes, butterfied grief.
The time has come to save this land, to pay the rent, to pay our share.
The time has come, [Em] the facts are back, [E] it belongs to the dead, [C#] let's give [E] it back.
[G] [A]
[C#] [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is turning?
[G]
[Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
[A] How [Em] can we dance [C] when our earth is turning?
[G]
[Em] How can we sleep while [C] our beds are [D] burning?
[Em]
To [C] save this land, [G] to pay the rent, [D] now.
[E] The time has [C] come, the facts are back, [G] it belongs to someone else, [D] we've got to give it back.
[E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning?
[E] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
[E] [C]
[G] [D]
[E] [C]
[G] [D]
[E] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[A]
Key:
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C
E
Em
D
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[E] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Out where the river flung, the bloody war at the Gazzanope.
_ Hold the rags and pile of diesel, _ Stephen Vaughn you fight breeze.
The time has come to _ save this land, _ _ to pay the rent, _ _ _ to pay our share. _
_ _ The time has _ come, _ the facts are back, _ _ it belongs to the dead, _ _ [F#] let's give it back. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] The time has [C] come to save this land, [G] to pay the rent, to [D] pay our share.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The fire will scare the cockatoo, _ in the east, the _ _ west, the desert, lives and breathes, _ butterfied _ grief.
The time has come _ _ to save this land, to _ _ pay the rent, _ _ _ _ to pay our share.
_ _ _ _ The time has come, _ _ _ _ [Em] the facts are back, [E] _ _ _ it belongs to the dead, _ _ [C#] let's give [E] it back.
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is turning?
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning? _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] How [Em] can we dance [C] when our earth is turning?
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] How can we sleep while [C] our beds are [D] burning? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
To [C] save this land, [G] to pay the rent, [D] now.
_ _ [E] The time has [C] come, the facts are back, [G] it belongs to someone else, [D] we've got to give it back. _ _ _
_ [E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Out where the river flung, the bloody war at the Gazzanope.
_ Hold the rags and pile of diesel, _ Stephen Vaughn you fight breeze.
The time has come to _ save this land, _ _ to pay the rent, _ _ _ to pay our share. _
_ _ The time has _ come, _ the facts are back, _ _ it belongs to the dead, _ _ [F#] let's give it back. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning?
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] The time has [C] come to save this land, [G] to pay the rent, to [D] pay our share.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The fire will scare the cockatoo, _ in the east, the _ _ west, the desert, lives and breathes, _ butterfied _ grief.
The time has come _ _ to save this land, to _ _ pay the rent, _ _ _ _ to pay our share.
_ _ _ _ The time has come, _ _ _ _ [Em] the facts are back, [E] _ _ _ it belongs to the dead, _ _ [C#] let's give [E] it back.
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] How can we dance [C] when our earth is turning?
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning? _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] How [Em] can we dance [C] when our earth is turning?
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] How can we sleep while [C] our beds are [D] burning? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
To [C] save this land, [G] to pay the rent, [D] now.
_ _ [E] The time has [C] come, the facts are back, [G] it belongs to someone else, [D] we've got to give it back. _ _ _
_ [E] How can we dance [C] when our earth is [G] turning? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] How can we sleep [C] while our beds are [D] burning? _ _ _ _ _ _
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