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Jimmy Sharmans Boxers by Midnight Oil

Jimmy Sharmans Boxers tab by Midnight Oil

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with SMTP id <AA02598>; Sun, 5 Sep 1993 21:44:06 -0700
  (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for [email protected]); Mon, 6 Sep 1993 14:44:15 +1000

    Jimmy Sharman's Boxers

     by Midnight Oil

  (from Red Sails in the Sunset)


Explanation of symbols:

/  =  strum                }    =   rest beat


7  =  strum 1/2 beat       %    =   rest 1/2 beat
|  =  barline              !    =   half bar line  (for lyrics timing)


Chords:

    Chord diagramAbAb               Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramF#m7F#m7            Chord diagramE minorEm
x x 6 5 4 x     x x 6 4 5 x     x 0 2 2 2 0     2 4 2 2 2 2     0 2 2 0 0 0


     Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramA minorAm              Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramC majorC
3 0 0 0 0 3     x 0 2 2 1 0     2 2 4 4 3 2     x x 0 2 3 2     0 3 2 0 1 0



Play 1 beat = 92-96
Verses and interlude in key of Chord diagramDbDb

Chorus and finale in key of Chord diagramG+G
The whole song is in 4/4
The bass line is shown in parts, and should be an 8 notes to the bar

Play 3 times:

|-Ab bass----------------------------|-Gb bass----------------------------|
            Chord diagramAbAb   Chord diagramE MajorE                               Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramAbAb
|                  |                 |                 |                  |
|: }   }   % 7 7 7 | /               | }   }   % 7 7 7 | 7 7 /           :|
|                  |                 |                 |                  |

                                                              (from the)

Played under verses:

                               Chord diagramAbAb  Chord diagramE MajorE             Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramAbAb
|                  |                 |                 |                  |
|: }   }   }   }   | }   }   % 7 7 7 | /       % 7 7 7 | 7 7 /           :|
|                  |                 |                 |                  |

V1. From the | red dust north of    | dalmore downs
             | Sharmans tents roll  | in to town
             | twelve will face the | auctioneer
             | Sharmans boxers      | stand their ground
Next bit is only played after V1:

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-5-------0-0-----|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                                                (Their)

V2.  Their | days are darker   | than your nights
           | they won't be the | first to fall
           | children broken   | from their dreams
           | they won't be the | first to fall


Chorus (Loco.)

  Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramF#m7F#m7                  Chord diagramG+G                    Chord diagramA augmentedA
| Fighting in the ! spotlight eyes turn | ....for |
| Jimmy Sharmans  ! boxers its ....! win                |
  Chord diagramA minorAm                Chord diagramB minorBm                    Chord diagramD MajorD                    Chord diagramC majorC
| Standing in the ! darkness lined up   | ....the |
  Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramF#m7F#m7                  Chord diagramG+G                    Chord diagramA augmentedA
| days are wasted ! drinking at the     | .....tel                |


|-E bass----------!-F# bass-------------|-G bass-------------!-A bass-------------|
|         Chord diagramD MajorD       !                     |           Chord diagramD MajorD        !                    |
| % Why  are  we  ! fighting  for this? | ....this  |
| % You  pay  to  ! see me   fall like  | ....floor |
|-A bass----------!-B bass--------------|-D bass-------------!-C bass-------------|
|         Chord diagramD MajorD       !                     |           Chord diagramD MajorD        !                    |
| % What  is  the ! reason    for this? | .....this  |

|-E bass----------!-F# bass-------------|-G bass-------------!-A bass-------------|
|         Chord diagramD MajorD       !                     |           Chord diagramD MajorD        !                    |
| % What  is  the ! reason   they  ....more  |


V3.   The | blows now bring him   | to his ....

Interlude:
no music
|: This is the place the ! ....!              :|

|-Ab bass----------------!-E bass-------------|-Ab bass-------!-Gb bass-------|
|Flat on your face the   ! first and last ho- | ......!               |


V4.   Their | days are darker  | than your .....|


Chorus

This is followed by lots of brass with
Pete Garrett singing: Why are we fighting/paying?
The tab for the brass chords is

Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-----|--3-----|--7-----|--3--7--|
Chord diagramBB|--0-----|--5-----|--8-----|--5--8--|
Chord diagramG+G|--0-----|--4-----|--9-----|--4--9--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2-----|--5-----|--9-----|--5--9--|

and then the song ends with

   What is the reason they keep coming back for more...




Well that's it.
I'll probably post more Oils songs (from their older albums) so keep an eye out
if anyone has the music for 'Used and Abused' please post on the nevada server.


transcripted by Matty F. :  [email protected]

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