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From: Craig Lawton
TRUGANINI
By Midnight Oil
INTRO:
Begin with swelling E octave note : 0x2xxx
then strum C Chord for 1 1/2 bars (6 Beats)
BASS,DRUMS and HARMONICA soloe-|--------------------------|--------------------------|B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|E-|--0--------5-----7--5--7--|--0--------3-----5--3--5--|(Bassline written for normal guitar)
VERSE 1: (Starts with Em strum on guitar)
There's a road train going nowhere
Roads are cut, lines are down
We'll be staying at the Roma bar
Till that monsoon passes on
RIFF 1: GUITAR interlude (TWO guitars, play twice)GUITAR 1e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D-|------------4-------2-----------|--------------------------------|A-|--------2---------------4---0---|--------2---5------54---0-------|E-|0---4---------------------------|0---3-----------------------2---|
GUITAR 2e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|A-|----77--------------------------|----55--------------------------|E-|0--0--------0---5---7---5---7---|0--0--------0---3---5---3---5---|
VERSE 2: (Starts with Em strum on guitar)
The backbone of this country's broken G A G A Em
The land is cracked and the land is sore G A G A Em
Farmers are hanging on by their fingertips G A G A Em
We cursed and stumbled across that shore D
CHORUS:
G Dm
I hear much support for the monarchy
G Dm F
I hear the Union Jack's to remain,
G Dm
I see Namatjira in custody
Am Em |C C C C |C C D D|
I see Truganini's in chains
END-CHORUS: (with bassline and Guitar 2 from RIFF 1)
And the world won't stand still
VERSE 3: (Starts with Em strum on guitar)
(Also play RIFF 1, both guitars over top)
Blue collar work it don't get you nowhere G A G A Em
You just go round and round in debt G A G A Em
Somebody's got you on that treadmill, mate G A G A Em
And I hope you're not beaten yet D
CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL:e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G||------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------|D||5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[1.______________________________________________________________e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5------o||D-|--------------------------------|3------------------------------o||A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------||E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
[2.______________________________________________________________e-|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------|B-|----------------1-----------1---|------------------------1-------|G-|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------|D-|3-------------------------------|------------2---3---------------|A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (LET Ring)
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------|D-|5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------|D-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B-|3-----------1-----------0-------|------------------------3-------|G-|--------------------------------|2-----------0-------------------|D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B-|1---------------1---3-------1---|--------------------------------|G-|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------|D-|--------------------------------|------------0---2-------0-------|A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
FINAL CHORUS:
I hear much support for the monarchy
I see the Union Jack in flames, let it burn
I see Namatjira with dignity
I see Truganini's in chains
OUTRO:
(with bass, drums)
And the world won't stand still
(with bass, drums, guitar 2 - riff 1)
And the world won't stand still
(with bass, drums, both guitars - riff 1)
And the world won't stand still
End on Em strum
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