Beds Are Burning

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  • INTRO chords:
    E(no 3rd) G A
    then build up on E(no 3rd)
  •  
    Drums and Bass Riff:
    (written for normal guitar)
  • e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  • D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    E-|--0--0--6--7--0--0--6--7--|--0--0--4--5--0--0--3--2--|
  •  
    VERSE 1:
    Out where the river broke
  • The bloodwood and the desert oak
    Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
    Steam in forty five degrees
  •  
    E E
    The time has come
  • E D/E D/E
    To say fair's fair
    D/E A/E A/E
  • To pay the rent
    A/E E E
    To pay our share
  •  
    E E
    The time has come
  • E D/E D/E
    A fact's a fact
    D/E A/E A/E
  • It belongs to them
    A/E F#
    Let's give it back
  •  
    CHORUS: (little riff)
    Em C G E -----3--3--3--5----3
  • How can we dance when our earth is turning
    Em C D B/D#
    How do we sleep while our beds are burning
  • Em C G E -----3--3--3--5----3
    How can we dance when our earth is turning
    Em C D
  • How do we sleep while our beds are burning
     
    END-CHORUS:
  • Em C
    The time has come to say fairs fair
    G D
  • to pay the rent, now to pay our share
     
    LAST VERSE:
  • Four wheels scare the cockatoos
    From Kintore East to Yuendemu
    The western desert lives and breathes
  • In forty five degrees
     
    CHORUS:
  • END-CHORUS:
    HALF of CHORUS:
    then horn solo over end-chorus chords:
  •  
    END:
    E(no 3rd) G A ... E(no 3rd) G A (slide down on notes)
  •  
    CHORDS:
    E(no 3rd): 079900
  • E : 07999x
    D/E : 0777xx
    A/E : 077655
  • F# : 244322
    Em : 022000
    C : 032010
  • D : xx0232
    G : 320003
    A : x02220
  • B/D# : x6444x
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