Chords for Oils on Water - 14. Read About It - Midnight Oil

Tempo:
83.675 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

C#m

A#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oils on Water - 14. Read About It - Midnight Oil chords
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[D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [C#m] [A] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [G#m] [B] [E]
[C#m] [A] [B] The [E] beach can't reach us, the log is a [B] feature, [E] log 72 and it does, oh no!
John the pollution, John the [B] pollution, I'll be from [C#m] pollution, I just don't [A] know.
[C#] The [E] closet's from the [B] secret, the wagon's been at least, the [E] movie's on commission,
the thing moves so slow, not even the hat, I'm in really bad, I'm [C#m]
in love.
[A] The ocean's a secret, the ocean's a secret, I'm in love.
[C#m] The water's a secret, [C#] the [C#m] water's a secret, I'm in love.
[D] The
[E] pattern is a secret, the music's not a secret,
the water's a secret, I'll stop, [B] I'll go,
[E] John the beach [B] is from pollution, me and this fucking camera,
I [C#m] don't [A] think so, [B]
I think I did the [G#m] ending right,
[B]
I'm in bad, I'm in really bad, [E] no one ever [C#m] tells me what am I doing wrong,
[A] so what am I doing wrong?
[C#m] You would read about it, read about [D] it,
what I would make a roasty, [A] how about that?
[C#m] You would read about it, read about it,
[D] and you'd hear, and you'd know [E] [A] [C#] [C#m] that.
[A]
[A#] [Gm] [A#]
[C] [G#]
[A#] [Gm]
[A#] [Cm]
[G#] [Cm] [N]
[G] [G#]
[A#]
[B] [E] The beach [B] can't reach [E] us, the log is a feature, the log 72 and it does, [B] oh no!
John the pollution, John the evolution, nothing's a [C#m] solution but a yes, [A] oh no!
[B] [E] [B] Ah, ah, [E] ah, [B] ah,
[C#m] [A]
[C#] [C#m]
read about it, read about it, read about it.
[B] Thank you very much Australia, Sydney, goodnight Austin, have a good night, 95,
thank you J.B..I.J.S., goodnight everybody. [N]
[A#]
[N]
Thank you.
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
A#
12341111
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Midnight Oil - (Live from Goat Island, 1985) Power And The Passion chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, B, C#m, A, B, E and B in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 41 BPM before aiming for the song's 84 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] The [E] beach can't reach us, the log is a [B] feature, [E] log 72 and it does, oh no!
John the pollution, John the [B] pollution, I'll be from [C#m] pollution, I just don't [A] know.
[C#] The [E] closet's from the [B] secret, the wagon's been at least, the [E] movie's on commission,
the thing moves so slow, not even the hat, I'm in really bad, I'm [C#m]
in love.
[A] The ocean's a secret, the ocean's a secret, I'm in love.
[C#m] The water's a secret, [C#] the [C#m] water's a secret, I'm in love.
[D] The _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] pattern is a secret, the music's not a secret,
the water's a secret, I'll stop, [B] I'll go,
[E] John the beach [B] is from pollution, me and this fucking camera,
I [C#m] don't [A] think so, _ [B] _
_ _ _ I think I did the [G#m] ending right,
_ [B]
I'm in bad, I'm in really bad, [E] no one ever [C#m] tells me what am I doing wrong,
[A] so what am I doing wrong?
[C#m] You would read about it, read about [D] it,
what I would make a roasty, [A] how about that?
[C#m] You would read about it, read about it,
[D] _ _ and you'd hear, and you'd know [E] _ [A] _ [C#] _ [C#m] _ _ that. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G#] _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G#] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] [E] The beach [B] can't reach [E] us, the log is a feature, the log 72 and it does, [B] oh no!
John the pollution, John the evolution, nothing's a [C#m] solution but a yes, [A] oh no!
[B] _ [E] [B] Ah, ah, [E] ah, _ [B] _ ah, _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
read about it, _ _ _ read about _ _ _ it, read about it.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Thank you very much Australia, Sydney, goodnight Austin, have a good night, 95,
thank you J.B..I.J.S., goodnight everybody. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Best of Both Worlds - Oils on the Water album.

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