Sometimes tab by Midnight Oil

Tabs

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 MajorD        G+G   D MajorD     A minorAm  C majorC

  D MajorD        G+G   D MajorD     A minorAm  FF

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---------|

   E minorEm   C majorC    E minorEm   A augmentedA


leads into the chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

CHORUS:

G+G   C9C9  G+G   C9C9  G+G   C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm  FF


LAST CHORUS:

A augmentedA   D MajorD   A augmentedA   D MajorD   A augmentedA   D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm  G+G

LYRICS:

 E minorEm  C majorC  E minorEm
I know

A augmentedA      E minorEm   C majorC      E minorEm     A augmentedA
that the sunset empire ...

   E minorEm   C majorC  E minorEm
and I know

 A augmentedA       E minorEm  C majorC    E minorEm    A augmentedA
there's a floodgate ....

 E minorEm  C majorC  E minorEm
I say

A augmentedA        E minorEm       C majorC    E minorEm    A augmentedA
see the silence of the ...

   E minorEm  C majorC
and I say

E minorEm       A augmentedA      E minorEm      C majorC      E minorEm    A augmentedA
hear the punch drunk buddle as they ....

F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F


G+G        C9C9        G+G       C9C9
sometimes you're beaten ...

G+G        C majorC   G/BG/B   A minorAm
sometimes you're ...

FF
but you don't ...

G+G        C9C9        G+G      C9C9
sometimes you're ...

G+G        C majorC   G/BG/B   A minorAm
sometimes you're taken ...

FF
and you don't ....

E minorEm C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA


 E minorEm  C majorC  E minorEm
I know

A augmentedA       E minorEm    C majorC     E minorEm    A augmentedA
that the cannibals ...

 E minorEm  C majorC  E minorEm
I know

   A augmentedA      E minorEm  C majorC    E minorEm  A augmentedA
they arm-...

 E minorEm  C majorC
I say

E minorEm      A augmentedA    E minorEm   C majorC  E minorEm   A augmentedA
don't leave your heart  ...

F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

G+G        C9C9        G+G      C9C9
sometimes you're beaten to ....

G+G        C majorC   G/BG/B   A minorAm
sometimes you're ...

FF
and you don't ...

G+G        C9C9        G+G      C9C9
sometimes you're beaten ...

G+G       C majorC   G/BG/B   A minorAm
sometimes your taken ...

A minorAm           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 augmentedA        D MajorD         A augmentedA      D MajorD
sometimes you're beaten to ....

A augmentedA        D MajorD   A/C#A/C#   B minorBm
sometimes you're ...

G+G
and you don't ...

A augmentedA        D MajorD         A augmentedA      D MajorD
sometimes you're ....

A augmentedA       D MajorD    A/C#A/C#   B minorBm
sometimes your ....

G+G
don't ...

[another chorus]

B minorBm           D MajorD
...but you don't ....

[ends on D MajorD 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
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