Beds Are Burning
1987
Midnight Oil
AAadd9CCdimDE5E7sus4EmF#G10 chords used in this song
| E5 |
| E5Out where the river broke |
| The bloodwood and the desert oak |
| Holden wrecks and boiling diesels |
| Steam in forty five degrees |
| E5 | E7sus4 |
| E5The time has come to | E7sus4say fair's fair |
| Aadd9 | E5 |
| To | Aadd9pay the rent, to | E5pay our share |
| E5 | E7sus4 |
| The | E5time has come, a | E7sus4fact's a fact |
| Aadd9 | F# |
| It be | Aadd9longs to them, let's | F#give it back |
| Em | C | G |
| EmHow can we dance when our | Cearth is turning | G |
| Em | C | D | Cdim |
| EmHow do we sleep while our | Cbeds are burning | D | Cdim |
| Em | C | G |
| EmHow can we dance when our | Cearth is turning | G |
| Em | C | D |
| EmHow do we sleep while our | Cbeds are burning | D |
| Em | C |
| EmThe time has come to | Csay fair's fair |
| G | D |
| To | Gpay the rent, to | Dpay our share |
| E5 |
| E5Four wheels scare the cockatoos |
| From Kintore East to Yuendemu |
| The western desert lives and breathes |
| E5 | E7sus4 |
| E5The time has come to | E7sus4say fair's fair |
| Aadd9 | E5 |
| To | Aadd9pay the rent, to | E5pay our share |
| E5 | E7sus4 |
| The | E5time has come, a | E7sus4fact's a fact |
| Aadd9 | F# |
| It be | Aadd9longs to them, let's | F#give it back |
| Em | C | G |
| EmHow can we dance when our | Cearth is turning | G |
| Em | C | D | Cdim |
| EmHow do we sleep while our | Cbeds are burning | D | Cdim |
| Em | C | G |
| EmHow can we dance when our | Cearth is turning | G |
| Em | C | D |
| EmHow do we sleep while our | Cbeds are burning | D |
| Em | C |
| EmThe time has come to | Csay fair's fair |
| G | D |
| To | Gpay the rent, to | Dpay our share |
| Em | C |
| The | Emtime has come, a | Cfact's a fact |
| G | D |
| It be | Glongs to them, we're gonna | Dgive it back |
| Em | C | G |
| EmHow can we dance when our | Cearth is turning | G |
| Em | C | D |
| EmHow do we sleep while our | Cbeds are burning | D |
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