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Put Down That Weapon

Midnight Oil
Tab
★4.7(15)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

INTRO

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0-----|--------0--------------0--|
G|-----0-----------0--------|-----0-----------0--------|
D|--5--------4--2--------0--|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--2--------0--------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------3-----2-----|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------------|
G|-----0-----------0--------|-----0-----------7--7--7--|
D|---5-------4--2--------0--|-----------------7--7--7--|
A|--------------------------|--2--------0-----5--5--5--|
E|--------------------------|--------------3-----------|

VERSE

Em C Am D

Under the water line

Em C Am D

No place to retire

Em C Am D

To another time

Em C Am D

The eyes of the world now turn

Em C Am D

And if we think about it

Em C Am D

And if we talk about it

Em C Am D

And if the skies go dark with rain

Em C Am D

Can you tell me does our freedom remain

CHORUS

Em Am C D

Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone

Em Am C D

You can't hide nowhere with the torchlight on

C Em C Em

And it happens to be an emergency

C D

Some things aren't meant to be

C D Am C

Some things don't come for free

e|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------0--------------|--------0--------------|--------0--------------|-------0--------7--7--7--|
D|----2-----------------|-----2-----------------|-----2-----------------|----2-----------7--7--7--|
A|-2-----------------3--|--2-----------------3--|--2-----------------3--|-2--------------5--5--5--|
E|----------0-----3-----|-----------0-----3-----|-----------0-----3-----|----------0--------------|

VERSE

Em C Am D

Above the waterline

Em C Am D

Point the finger yeah point the bone

Em C Am D

It's the harbour towns

Em C Am D

That the grey metal ships call home

Em C Am D

And if we think about it

Em C Am D

And if we talk about it

Em C Am D

And if the sea goes boiling black

Em C Am D

Can you tell me what you'll do about that

CHORUS

Em Am C D

Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone

Em Am C D

I must know something to know it's so wrong

C Em C Em

And it happens to be an emergency

C D

Some things aren't meant to be

C D/F# Am C

Some things don't come for free

e|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------0--------------|--------0--------------|--------0--------------|-------0-----------------|
D|----2-----------------|-----2-----------------|-----2-----------------|----2--------------------|
A|-2-----------------3--|--2-----------------3--|--2-----------------3--|-2-----------------3-----|
E|----------0-----3-----|-----------0-----3-----|-----------0-----3-----|----------0-----3--------|

BRIDGE

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--4--4--7-----4--4--7-----|--4--4--7-----7-----6-----|
D|--4--4--7-----4--4--7-----|--4--4--7-----7-----7-----|
A|--2--2--5-----2--2--5-----|--2--2--5-----5-----7-----|  x4
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

They keep talking about it

They keep talking about it

They keep talking about it

They keep talking, talking

CHORUS

Em Am C D

Em Am C D

You can't hide nowhere

C Em C Em

And it happens to be an emergency

C D

Some things aren't meant to be

Em D/F# Am C

Some things don't come for free

Em Am C D

Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone

Em Am C D

I must know something to know it's so wrong

C Em C Em

And it happens to be an emergency

C D

Some things aren't meant to be

C D/F# Am C

Some things don't come for free

Em Am C D

Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone

Em Am C D

You must be crazy if you think you're strong

C Em C Em

'Cause it happens to be an emergency

C D

Some things aren't meant to be

Em D/F# Am G D/F# Em

Some things don't come for free

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