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 EThe 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 ETo pay our share
E EThe 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/EbHow do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C G E -----3--3--3--5----3
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C DHow do we sleep while our beds are burning
END-CHORUS:
- 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
CHORUSEND-CHORUS:
HALF of CHORUS:
then horn solo over end-chorus chords:
END:
E(no 3rd) G A ... E(no 3rd) G A (slide down on notes)
CHORDS:
E(no 3rd): 079900
- E 07999x D/E 0777xxA/E 077655
- F# 244322Em 022000C 032010
- D xx0232G 320003A x02220
- B/Eb x6444x
- PLAY TOO ..
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