Midnight Oil – Sometimes (Guitar)

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from the album "Diesel and Dust" Notes:
Intro: 
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D|-4---4-2---4---0-5-4---2---0-----2-0-------|
A|---------------------------------------3---|
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D|-4---4-2---4---0-5-4---2---0---------------|
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Intro: D G D Am C D G D Am F
Verse:
    Em      C       Em      A
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---------|
(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 [Intro] D G D Am C D [Verse 1]
  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 | % | [Chorus]
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 | [Verse 2]
  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 | % | [Chorus]
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
but you don't give in
[Interlude] D G D Am C D G D Am F D G D Am C D G D Am F (leads back into chorus with: F D) [Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
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
but you don't give in
[Outro]
Bm                     D
...but you don't give in
(ends on D with lead playing the following)
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