Search

☀️ 🌙 📟

My Songbook

Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil

Tab

Rate for accuracy

🎸

0/5 ( votes)

BEDS ARE BURNING
by Midnight Oil

INTRO chords:
        	E(no 3rd) G A
then build up on E(no 3rd)

Drums and Bass Riff:
(written for normal guitar)
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0--0--6--7--0--0--6--7--|--0--0--4--5--0--0--3--2--|

VERSE 1:
Out where the river ....

     E     E 
    The time ...
E    D/E   D/E
    To say ...
D/E  A/E   A/E
    To pay the ...
A/E  E     E
    To pay ...

E     E
    The time ha...
E    D/E   D/E     
    A fact's ...
D/E  A/E   A/E
    It belongs ...
A/E       F#
    Let's give it ....

CHORUS:                                               (little riff)
Em                        C                G          E -----3--3--3--5----3
How can we dance when ...
Em                        C                D          B/D#
How do we sleep while our ...
Em                        C                G          E -----3--3--3--5----3
How can we dance when ...
Em                        C                D
How do we sleep while ...

END-CHORUS:
    Em               C
The time has come to ...
   G                    D
to pay the rent, ...

LAST VERSE:
Four wheels scare the ....

CHORUS:
END-CHORUS:
HALF of CHORUS:
then horn solo over end-chorus chords:

END:
E(no 3rd)  G A   ...             E(no 3rd)  G A  (slide down on notes)

CHORDS:
E(no 3rd): 079900
E        : 07999x
D/E      : 0777xx
A/E      : 077655
F#       : 244322
Em       : 022000
C        : 032010
D        : xx0232
G        : 320003
A        : x02220
B/D#     : x6444x



 /^^^^^\                          o                 o
(  / \  )  Craig Lawton                      o
 \  #  /                            o   ______      o
  |   |    BHP Research               _/  (   \_
  |\_/|                     _       _/  (       \_  O
  \___/        /\/\        | \_   _/  (   (    0  \
    |         / / /\       |== \_/  (   (          |
\___+___/    / / /  \      |=== _ (   (   (        |
    |       / / / /\ \     |==_/ \_ (   (          |
    |       \ \/ / / /     |_/     \_ (   (    \__/
   / \       \  / / /                \_ (      _/
  |   |       \/\/\/                   |  |___/ 
  |   |                               /__/  
  /   \    E-mail : craigl@resmel.bhp.com.au