Sometimes by Midnight Oil from the album "Diesel and Dust" INTRO lead: e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------| D-|-4---4-2---4---0-5-4---2---0-----2-0-------| A-|---------------------------------------3---| E-|-------------------------------------------| e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------| D-|-4---4-2---4---0-5-4---2---0---------------| A-|---------------------------------3-2---0---| E-|-------------------------------------------|
INTRO rhythm: D G D Am C D G D Am F VERSE: e-|--7-------8-------7-------5---------| B-|--8-------8-------8-------5---------| G-|--9-------9-------9-------6---------| D-|--9-------10------9-------7---------| A-|--7-------10------7-------7---------| E-|--7-------8-------7-------5---------| Em C Em A leads into the chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F CHORUS: G C9 G C9 G C G/B Am F LAST CHORUS: A D A D A D A/C# Bm G LYRICS: Em C Em I know A Em C Em A that the sunset empire ... Em C Em and I know A Em C Em A there's a floodgate .... Em C Em I say A Em C Em A see the silence of the ... Em C and I say Em A Em C Em A hear the punch drunk buddle as they .... F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F G C9 G C9 sometimes you're beaten ... G C G/B Am sometimes you're ... F but you don't ... G C9 G C9 sometimes you're ... G C G/B Am sometimes you're taken ... F and you don't .... Em C Em A Em C Em A Em C Em I know A Em C Em A that the cannibals ... Em C Em I know A Em C Em A they arm-... Em C I say Em A Em C Em A don't leave your heart ... F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F G C9 G C9 sometimes you're beaten to .... G C G/B Am sometimes you're ... F and you don't ... G C9 G C9 sometimes you're beaten ... G C G/B Am sometimes your taken ... Am F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F but you ... INTRO x2 [leads back into chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D] A D A D sometimes you're beaten to .... A D A/C# Bm sometimes you're ... G and you don't ... A D A D sometimes you're .... A D A/C# Bm sometimes your .... G don't ... [another chorus] Bm D ...but you don't .... [ends on D with lead playing the following] e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------2-----------| x2 D-|-0------------2-30---------------30--------| A-|-------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------| p.s. G/B: 3 A/C#: 0 C9: 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 3 - - - Jonathan Hart Oils@total.net