Words & Music:
Midnight Oil
[Basic riff for intro & verses: E(no 3rd) G A]
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees
E D/E
The time has come to say. "Fair's fair."
A/E
E
To pay the rent, to pay our share.
The time has come. A fact's
a fact.
A/E
F#
It belongs to them. Let's
give it back.
CHORUS:
Em
C
G E
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em
C
D B/D#
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em
C
G E
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em
C
D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em
C
The time has come to say. "Fair's fair."
G
D
To pay the rent. Now, to
pay our share.
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu.
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty-five degrees.
CHORUS: [2x]
E(no 3rd) G A [2x]