River Runs Red by Midnight Oil e----------0------- -------3--------| B--------0---0----- -------0--------| G------2-------2--- 3 times -------2--------| D----1-----------1- -------1--------| A--2--------------- -------2--------| E------------------ ----------------| Intro and Verse: e|---------------------------------------------------------0-------| B|---------------------1-----------------------3---------0---0-----| G|-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2-----2-------2---| D|---2---2---2---2-3---------2---2-----0---0---------1-----------1-| A|---------0---------------3---------2---2---------2---------------| E|-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------| The solos in the Intro: D|-3--2--0--3--020-3--0------------------| A|-----------------------020----0--------| E|---------------------------3------2----| D|---/4--5--4/2/0------------------------| A|-----------------/4--5--4/2/0----------| E|---------------------------------------| G|--------0------------------------------| D|-----------2--2-0----------------------| A|------------------3-2-0----------------| E|-0-------------------------------------| and these four chords strummed fast: Em F G B7 Em e|--7---8---10---7--------0-| B|--8---10--12---7--------0-| G|--9---10--12---8--------0-| D|--9---10--12---7--------2-| A|--7---8---10---9--------2-| E|--0---8---10---7--------0-| Verse: Em A F C So you cut all the tall trees down G D B7 You poisoned the sky and the sea Em A F C You've taken what's good from the ground G D B7 But you left precious little for me Em A F C You remember the flood and the fall G D B7 We remember the light on the hill Em A F C There should be enough for us all G D G D But the dollar is driving us still Chorus: Am The river runs red, black rain falls G Dust in my hand F G River runs red, black rain falls D On my bleeding land Em A F C So we came and conquered and found G D B7 Riches of commons and kings Em A F C Who strangled and wrestled the ground G D B7 But they never put back anything Em A F C Now I'm trapped like a dog in a cage G D B7 Whereever the truth is pursued Em A F C It must be the curse of the age G D G D What's taken is never renewed The last Chorus goes: Am The river runs red, black rain falls G Dust in my hand F G River runs red, black rain falls F C G D On my bleeding land F C G D F C G D F C G D F C G D land.... land land.... land Original Tableture by Kai. luko@informatik.uni-rostock.de Additions/Corrections by Jonathan Hart Oils@total.net Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 14:14:43 +0100 From: jaensch@r5.mnd.fh-wiesbaden.de Subject: midnight_oil.tab date: 25/11/97 transcriber: stephan jaensch e-mail: jaensch@r5.mnd.fh-wiesbaden.de artist: midnight oil song: river runs red album: blue sky mining author: rob hirst / jim moginie h: hammer-on p: pull-off s: slide b: bend r: release INTRO I E---------0---------------0---------------0-------3-| B-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----0-| G-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2-| D---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1-1-| A-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-| E---------------------------------------------------| INTRO II/VERSE (originally by piano) E--------------------------------------------------| B---------------------1-----------------------3----| G-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2--| D---2---2---2---2-----------2---2-----0---0--------| A---------0---------------3---------2---2----------| E-0---------------1---------------3----------------| (skip before chorus) E---------0--------| B-------0---0------| G-----2-------2----| D---1-----------1--| A-2----------------| E------------------| play before chorus: G D CHORUS Am G F G D return to verse, chorus(2x), skip D second time and play: PART II E-----0-------0---------------2---| B---1---1---0---0-----3-----0---0-| G-------------------4---4---------| D---------------------------------| A---------------------------------| E-1-------0-------3-------2-------| return to chorus, part II, ending on a G chord RHYTHM FILL (...the age what's taken...) E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------| D-2h3-2-0---3p2p0---0-------------| A---------3-------3---2p0---0-----| E-------------------------3---2s0-| INTRO SOLO (light distortion) E---------------------------------------------0-----------------| B-------------------------------------------0---0---------------| G-----2-2---------------------------------2-------2-------------| D-0h2-3-2-0---3p2p0---0-----------------1-----------1-3s4-5-4s2-| A-----------3-------3---2p0---0-----0-2-------------------------| E---------------------------3---2s0-----------------------------| E---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-6s7-------------7-7-7-7-5-4---| B---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----10-8-8s10-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-| G-------------------0-------------------------------------------| D-0-------------2s3---------------------------------------------| A---3s4-5-4s2-0-------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E-----0-----------------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-| B-5-4-0-0---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G-----0---0-------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D-----2-----2-3-2-0-2---3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A---------------------3-----------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-| B-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-| G-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------12-12-12-12-| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-0-2b3r2-0---------------------------------------------------| E-----------3-2-0-0-------------------------------------------| E-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-| B-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-0-| G-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-| D----------------------------------------------------------0-| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| so you cut all the tall trees down you poisoned the sky and the sea you've taken what's good from the ground but you left precious little for me you remember the flood and the fall we remember the light on the hill there should be enough for us all but the dollar is driving us still river runs red black rain falls dust in my hand river runs red black rain falls on my bleedin land so we came and conquered and found riches of commons and kings who strangled and wrestled the ground but they never put back anything now i'm trapped like a dog in a cage wherever the truth is pursued it must be the curse of the age what's taken is never renewed river runs red... so this is how i could work it out. if any one has any corrections, additions or whatever please add it to my tab or send it to me.
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