Chords for Oils on Water - 4. Sleep - Midnight Oil

Tempo:
120.5 bpm
Chords used:

F

Am

C

Dm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oils on Water - 4. Sleep - Midnight Oil chords
Start Jamming...
You can turn it up a little bit louder now.
Close your windows.
Make sure the television is set ABC nationale.
We've got a helicopter in the air.
We've even surrounded ourselves with highly experienced technicians
who aren't going to fall off their bits and pieces.
And so consequently we shall play this tune for them.
It is called How My Kleenex Gently Waits.
[Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Bb] So you've got a Kleenex to chew.
Watch the ballon [F] beep.
It's a colourful crowd.
Spray can information.
Cover the lonely station.
A check point for [Dm] the state of the nature.
[Bb] [G] [F]
And we sleep in hope.
Lean out to.
[Dm] On the vicinity.
[Am] [F] [C] The [Dm] radio [Am] [F] drive.
[C]
[Dm] [Am] Wayward [F] destination.
[C]
[Dm] Second [Am] hand [F] sensation.
[C]
[Dm] Faith is hard.
[Am] Faith [F] is [C] hard.
Grab it all.
[Am] So [Bbm]
[F] young.
And it's getting later and later.
[Bb]
[Gm] The.
You're [Bb] in with the outfield.
The back of the [F]
[G] cell.
[Dm] Not.
[G] [Bb] So.
Dislocation.
[F] Labor.
Isolation.
[Dm] Faith is hard.
[Am] Faith [F] is [C] hard.
Thank you very [Am] much.
[Em]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Am]
[Em] [G] So.
[C] [Am]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[C] [B]
[A] [Bm]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
[Bb]
We were [E] counted.
[Bb]
[C] [Bb] [Gm]
[Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[C] [Am] [Em]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Bb]
[Am] [Em]
[G] [Am] [Am]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [G]
[Dm] [Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [F] [Em]
[Dm] [Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [F] I'm.
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [F] I'm.
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [F] I'm.
[C] [Em]
[Dm] [Am] [F] I'm.
[C] [Dm] I'm.
I'm. I'm.
[C] [Dm] [Am]
Key:  
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Midnight Oil - (Live from Goat Island, 1985) Only The Strong chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C, Dm, Am, F, C, Am, F and Dm in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 60 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 120 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ _ _ You can turn it up a little bit louder now.
Close your windows.
Make sure the television is set ABC nationale.
We've got a helicopter in the air.
We've even surrounded ourselves with highly experienced technicians
who aren't going to fall off their bits and pieces.
And so consequently we shall play this tune for them.
It is called How My Kleenex Gently Waits. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ So you've got a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Kleenex _ to _ chew. _ _ _
Watch the ballon [F] beep. _ _ _
It's a colourful crowd. _ _
_ Spray can _ information. _
_ Cover the lonely station. _
A check point for [Dm] the state of the nature.
_ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ And we sleep in hope. _
_ Lean _ _ out _ to. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] On the vicinity.
[Am] _ [F] _ _ [C] The [Dm] _ radio [Am] [F] drive.
_ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] Wayward [F] destination.
_ [C] _
[Dm] Second [Am] hand [F] sensation.
_ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ Faith is hard. _
_ _ [Am] Faith [F] is [C] hard.
Grab it all.
_ [Am] So _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [F] young.
And it's getting later and later.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] The.
You're [Bb] in with the _ _ _ outfield.
The back of the [F]
[G] cell.
_ _ [Dm] Not. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] So. _ _ _ _
_ Dislocation.
_ [F] Labor. _ _
_ _ Isolation.
[Dm] _ Faith is hard.
_ _ [Am] Faith [F] is [C] hard.
Thank you very [Am] much.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] So.
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We were [E] counted.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] I'm.
[C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [F] I'm.
_ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ [F] I'm.
_ [C] _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [F] I'm.
_ [C] _ [Dm] I'm.
_ I'm. I'm.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

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

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