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Transcribed by Craig Lawton and Matt S.
INTRO chords:
E(no 3rd) G A
then build up on E(no 3rd)
Drums and Bass Riff:
(written for normal guitar)
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0--0--6--7--0--0--6--7--|--0--0--4--5--0--0--3--2--|
VERSE 1:
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees
E E
The time has come
E D/E D/E
To say fair's fair
D/E A/E A/E
To pay the rent
A/E E E
To pay our share
E E
The time has come
E D/E D/E
A fact's a fact
D/E A/E A/E
It belongs to them
A/E F#
Let's give it back
CHORUS: (little riff)
Em C G E -----3--3--3--5----3
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D B/D#
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
B7th Em C G E -----3--3--3--5----3
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
END-CHORUS:
Play Riff under chords
Em C G D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---1--------0---1--------0---1------------3------------0|
G|---0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0---2--------0---2----|
D|-2---2--------2---2--------0---0--------0---0---0----0---0---0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C
The time has come to say fairs fair
G D
to pay the rent, now to pay our share
LAST VERSE:
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty five degrees
CHORUS:
END-CHORUS 2
Play Riff
B|-------0---1--------0---1--------0---1------------0-------|
G|---0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0---2-----------|
D|-2---2--------2---2--------0---0--------0---0---0---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---1--------0---1--------0---1------------3------------0|
G|---0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0---2--------0---2----|
D|-2---2--------2---2--------0---0--------0---0---0----0---0---0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C
The time has come to say fairs fair
G D
to pay the rent, now to pay our share
Em C
The time has come a facts a fact
G D
It belongs to them we're gonna give it back
HALF of CHORUS:
then horn solo over end-chorus 2 chords with riff:
END:
E(no 3rd) G A ... E(no 3rd) G A (slide down on notes)
CHORDS:
E(no 3rd): 079900 E : 07999x
D/E : 0777xx A/E : 077655
F# : 244322 Em : 022000
C : 032010 D : xx0232
G : 320003 A : x02220
B/D# : x6444x
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