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 shudders and shakes

Em C Em
and I know

A Em C Em A
there's a floodgate and a raging river

Em C Em
I say

A Em C Em A
see the silence of the ribbons of iron and steel

Em C
and I say

Em A Em C Em A
hear the punch drunk buddle as they drive on a hammer and wheel

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


G C9 G C9
sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

G C G/B Am
sometimes you're taken to the wall

F
but you don't give in

G C9 G C9
sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

G C G/B Am
sometimes you're taken to the wall

F
and you don't give in

Em C Em A Em C Em A


Em C Em
I know

A Em C Em A
that the cannibals wear smart suits and ties

Em C Em
I know

A Em C Em A
they arm-wrestle on the altar

Em C
I say

Em A Em C Em A
don't leave your heart in a hard place

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

G C9 G C9
sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

G C G/B Am
sometimes you're taken to the wall

F
and you don't give in

G C9 G C9
sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

G C G/B Am
sometimes your taken to the wall

Am F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F
but you don't give in


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 the call sometimes

A D A/C# Bm
sometimes you're taken to the wall

G
and you don't give in

A D A D
sometimes you're shaken to the core sometimes

A D A/C# Bm
sometimes your face is gonna fall

G
don't you let it

[another chorus]

Bm D
...but you don't give in

[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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