Sometimes tab by Midnight Oil

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