Sell My Soul tab by Midnight Oil

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  F#m Bm D9

INTRO lead:

D 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 D9
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:

Am     G  Am     Am     G  Am

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:

F  Am  C  G  Am    G  Am

BRIDGE:

Em    F#m    D  A  Bm  G      G




LYRICS:


let's begin, I am ...

F    Am   C   G         Am
sell my ...

Am
shed my skin, I just wann....

               F   Am  C   G
I don't wanna sell my ...

Am        G  Am                  Am          G  Am
mechanize,       city ...

          F    Am  C   G
they cry, sell my ...

Am             G  Am                            Am               G  Am
sleep face down       in a goods train ....

F    Am  C   G
sell my ....

Em         F#m     D       A          Bm     G
   in this world I often think ....

Em          F#m     D       A          Bm    G
   in these words I often ....

           D                       F#m
'cause I just wanna swim ...

       Bm                        D9
and I want faith to heal so ....


[solo]

[insert Peter's rant here]

Am
I just ...

                 F    Am  C   G         Am
I'm not going to ...


when you look ...

F    Am  C   G       Am
sell my soul ...


you're gonna ....

F    Am  C   G         Am
sell my ...

F    Am  C   G         Am
sell my soul...


End.

Jonathan Hart
Oils@total.net