MIDNIGHT OIL - "sometimes" Tablature
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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
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Jonathan Hart
Oils@total.net
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