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From: Craig Lawton <craigl@resmel.bhp.com.au>
TRUGANINI
By Midnight Oil
INTRO:
Begin with swelling E octave note : 0x2xxx
then strum C Chord for 1 1/2 bars (6 Beats)
BASS,DRUMS and HARMONICA solo
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------| B-|--------------------------|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| D-|--------------------------|--------------------------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--0--------5-----7--5--7--|--0--------3-----5--3--5--|
(Bassline written for normal guitar)
VERSE 1: (Starts with Em strum on guitar)
There's a road train going nowhere
Roads are cut, lines are down
We'll be staying at the Roma bar
Till that monsoon passes on
RIFF 1: GUITAR interlude (TWO guitars, play twice)
GUITAR 1
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|------------4-------2-----------|--------------------------------| A-|--------2---------------4---0---|--------2---5------54---0-------| E-|0---4---------------------------|0---3-----------------------2---|
GUITAR 2
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|----77--------------------------|----55--------------------------| E-|0--0--------0---5---7---5---7---|0--0--------0---3---5---3---5---|
VERSE 2: (Starts with Em strum on guitar)
The backbone of this country's broken G A G A Em
The land is cracked and the land is sore G A G A Em
Farmers are hanging on by their fingertips G A G A Em
We cursed and stumbled across that shore D
CHORUS:
G Dm
I hear much support for the monarchy
G Dm F
I hear the Union Jack's to remain,
G Dm
I see Namatjira in custody
Am Em |C C C C |C C D D|
I see Truganini's in chains
END-CHORUS: (with bassline and Guitar 2 from RIFF 1)
And the world won't stand still
VERSE 3: (Starts with Em strum on guitar)
(Also play RIFF 1, both guitars over top)
Blue collar work it don't get you nowhere G A G A Em
You just go round and round in debt G A G A Em
Somebody's got you on that treadmill, mate G A G A Em
And I hope you're not beaten yet D
CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL:
e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G||------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------| D||5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------| A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[1.______________________________________________________________
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5------o|| D-|--------------------------------|3------------------------------o|| A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
[2.______________________________________________________________
e-|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------| B-|----------------1-----------1---|------------------------1-------| G-|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------| D-|3-------------------------------|------------2---3---------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(LET Ring)
e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------| D-|5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------| D-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------| A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|3-----------1-----------0-------|------------------------3-------| G-|--------------------------------|2-----------0-------------------| D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|1---------------1---3-------1---|--------------------------------| G-|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------| D-|--------------------------------|------------0---2-------0-------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
FINAL CHORUS:
I hear much support for the monarchy
I see the Union Jack in flames, let it burn
I see Namatjira with dignity
I see Truganini's in chains
OUTRO:
(with bass, drums)
And the world won't stand still
(with bass, drums, guitar 2 - riff 1)
And the world won't stand still
(with bass, drums, both guitars - riff 1)
And the world won't stand still
End on Em strum
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