Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning chords

Chords:
Transpose:
BEDS ARE BURNING - Midnight Oil

Note: It's hard to play along with the original song, because Midnight Oil's 
tuning is not exactly usual standard tuning. 
Most of the song there's no guitar playing, but you can play along with these 
chords as well. I would prefer power chords then. 


Intro chords: E G A
        
Bass Riff (play over whole Verses and Pre-Chorus)G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|E-|--0--0--6--7--0--0--6--7--|--0--0--4--5--0--0--3--2--|
Verse 1: [Drums & Bass] (on E) Out where the river broke The blood wood and the desert oak Holden wrecks and boiling diesels Steam in forty five degrees Pre-Chorus: [Drums, Bass, Keys]
E DThe time has come, to say fair's fair
A ETo pay the rent, to pay our share
E DThe time has come, a fact's a fact
A F# (Guitar, single hit) E G A It belongs to them, let's give it back
Chorus:
Em C G How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D (Bass: slide up to D# at the end)How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C G How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C DHow do we sleep while our beds are burning
Ending:
Em C The time has come to say fair's fair,
G Dto pay the rent now, to pay our share
Bridge: Little horn solo over Bass Riff [x2] Verse 2: [Drums & Bass] Four wheels scare the cockatoos From Kintore East to Yuendemu The western desert lives and breathes In forty five degrees Pre-Chorus: [with little drum solo at the end]
E DThe time has come, to say fair's fair
A ETo pay the rent, to pay our share
E DThe time has come, a fact's a fact
A F# (Guitar, single hit) E G A It belongs to them, let's give it back
Chorus:
Em C G How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D (Bass: slide up to D# at the end)How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C G How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C DHow do we sleep while our beds are burning
Ending:
Em C The time has come to say fair's fair,
G Dto pay the rent now, to pay our share
Em C The time has come, a fact's a fact,
G Dit belongs to them, we're gonna give it back
Em C G How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C DHow do we sleep while our beds are burning
[Horn Solo] Em / C / G / D Em / C / G / D E G A (little break) E G A (slide down)
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