Sometimes

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Sometimes by Midnight Oil

from the album "Diesel and Dust"

INTRO lead:

INTRO rhythm:

D G D Am C

D G D Am F

VERSE:

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

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

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

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

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

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