Tabs
Sell my Soul by Midnight Oil
from the album "Diesel and Dust"
This is the way I play it on acousitic guitar. It is somewhat simplified.
INTRO rhythm (chords):
D MajorD F# minorF#m B minorBm D9D9
INTRO lead:
D MajorD chord, hammer on/off with the third finger, i.e.:
e-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----|
B-|-3-3-2-3---3-2-3----| etc.. and end with D9D9
G-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----|
D-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----|
A-|--------------------|
E-|--------------------|
VERSE lead:
e-|-------------------|
B-|--1-1-0-1---1-0-1--|
G-|--2-2-0-2---2-0-2--| etc..
D-|--2-2-0-2---2-0-2--|
A-|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--|
E-|-------------------|
VERSE rhythm:
A minorAm G+G A minorAm A minorAm G+G A minorAm
CHORUS lead:
e-|-1-0-1-------------------------------|
B-|-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1---------------|
G-|-2-0-2---2-0-2---0-0-0---0-0-0-------|
D-|-3-3-3---2-0-2---2-0-2---0-0-0-------|
A-|-3-3-3---0-0-0---3-3-3---2-0-2-------|
E-|-------------------------3-3-3-------|
CHORUS rhythm:
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm
BRIDGE:
E minorEm F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G G+G
LYRICS:
let's begin, I am ...
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
sell my ...
A minorAm
shed my skin, I just wann....
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G
I don't wanna sell my ...
A minorAm G+G A minorAm A minorAm G+G A minorAm
mechanize, city ...
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G
they cry, sell my ...
A minorAm G+G A minorAm A minorAm G+G A minorAm
sleep face down in a goods train ....
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G
sell my ....
E minorEm F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
in this world I often think ....
E minorEm F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
in these words I often ....
D MajorD F# minorF#m
'cause I just wanna swim ...
B minorBm D9D9
and I want faith to heal so ....
[solo]
[insert Peter's rant here]
A minorAm
I just ...
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
I'm not going to ...
when you look ...
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
sell my soul ...
you're gonna ....
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
sell my ...
FF A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
sell my soul...
End.
Jonathan Hart
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