Midnight Oil – Tell Me The Truth (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[Intro]
e|-9-------------9--|
B|---10-------10----|
G|------9-7-9-------| x3
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

e|-2---3--0---2---3--0---2--0--2--2--|
B|-3---3--2---3---3--2---2--0--4--2--|
G|-2---0--2---2---0--2---3--1--4--3--|
D|-0---0--2---0---0--2---4--2--4--4--|
A|-----2--0-------2--0---4--2--2--4--|
E|-----3----------3------2--0-----2--|
[Pre-Verse]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0------------0-2-3-4---------0------------4-3-2-0---|
E|-2--2-2---2-0-2--2-2----------2--2-2---2-0-2--2-2-----------|
[Verse]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------| ---|
A|--------0------------0-2-3-4---------0------------4-3-2-0---|    |
E|-2--2-2---2-0-2--2-2----------2--2-2---2-0-2--2-2-----------|    |

                                                                   | x3
                                  E                                |
e|------------------------------------------------------------|    | 
B|--------------------------------12---11---9-----------------|    |
G|----------------------------------------------11------------| ---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0------------0-2-3-4--------------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-0-2--2-2----------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|-2----3----0-------------|
B|-3----3----2-------------|
G|-2----0----2-------------| x2
D|-0----0----2-------------|
A|------2----0-------------|
E|------3------------------|
   tell me   why don't you

e|-2----0------2------2----------|
B|-2----0------4------2----------|
G|-3----1------4------3----------|
D|-4----2------4------4----------|
A|-4----2------2------4----------|
E|-2----0-------------2----------|
   Tell me the truth about you
[Pre-Verse]
   F#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-10-10-10-9-9-9-8-8-8-9-9-10-10-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-4-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------| ---|
A|--------0------------0-2-3-4---------0------------4-3-2-0---|    |
E|-2--2-2---2-0-2--2-2----------2--2-2---2-0-2--2-2-----------|    |

                                                                   | x2
                                  E                                |
e|------------------------------------------------------------|    | 
B|--------------------------------12---11---9-----------------|    |
G|----------------------------------------------11------------| ---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0------------0-2-3-4--------------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-0-2--2-2----------------------------------------|    
then:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-6--6/8--8/9--9/11--11/13--13/15---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|-2----3----0-------------|
B|-3----3----2-------------|
G|-2----0----2-------------| x2
D|-0----0----2-------------|
A|------2----0-------------|
E|------3------------------|
   tell me   why don't you

e|-2----0------2------2-----------0--------------|
B|-2----0------4------2-----------0--------------|
G|-3----1------4------3-----------3--------------|
D|-4----2------4------4-----------4--------------|
A|-4----2------2------4-----------4--------------|
E|-2----0-------------2-----------2--------------|
   Tell me the truth about you   about you...
[Interlude]
e|-2------------------------------5--------------7-----|
B|-4------------------------------7--------------9-----|
G|-4------------------------------7--------------9-----|
D|-4------------------------------7--------------9-----|
A|-2------------------------------5--------------7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
     Some people tell me stories, wasting all my time

e|-2------------------------------5--------------7-----|
B|-4------------------------------7--------------9-----|
G|-4------------------------------7--------------9-----|
D|-4------------------------------7--------------9-----|
A|-2------------------------------5--------------7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
      Some trying not receiving   someone else's lies

e|-3------2-------------3-----2------0-----------|
B|-3------4-------------3-----4------2-----------|
G|-4------4-------------4-----4------2-----------|
D|-5------4-------------5-----4------2-----------|
A|-5------2-------------5-----2------0-----------|
E|-3--------------------3------------------------|
   time...    precious time
[Chorus]
e|-2----3----0-------------|
B|-3----3----2-------------|
G|-2----0----2-------------| x2
D|-0----0----2-------------|
A|------2----0-------------|
E|------3------------------|
   tell me   why don't you

e|-2----0------2------2----------|
B|-2----0------4------2----------|
G|-3----1------4------3----------|
D|-4----2------4------4----------|
A|-4----2------2------4----------|
E|-2----0-------------2----------|
   Tell me the truth about you

e|-2----3----0-------------|
B|-3----3----2-------------|
G|-2----0----2-------------| x2
D|-0----0----2-------------|
A|------2----0-------------|
E|------3------------------|
   tell me   why don't you

e|-2----0------2------2----------|
B|-2----0------4------2----------|
G|-3----1------4------3----------|
D|-4----2------4------4----------|
A|-4----2------2------4----------|
E|-2----0-------------2----------|
   Tell me the truth about you
[Outro]
e|-3---0--2---3---0--2---3--0--2----0------2--------|
B|-3---2--3---3---2--3---3--2--2----0------4--------|
G|-0---2--2---0---2--2---0--2--3----0------4--------|
D|-0---2--0---0---2--0---0--2--4----2------4--------|
A|-2---0------2---0------2--0--4----2------2--------|
E|-3----------3----------3-----2----0---------------|
                               Tell me the truth a-

e|-2----9-------------9-----9-------------9-----9-------------9---|
B|-2------10-------10---------10-------10---------10-------10-----|
G|-3---------9-7-9---------------9-7-9---------------9-7-9--------|
D|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
   bout you

e|-9-------------9--|
B|---10-------10----|
G|------9-7-9-------| x5
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
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