Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil - Truganini guitar tab

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From: Craig Lawton

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

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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

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D-|------------4-------2-----------|--------------------------------|

A-|--------2---------------4---0---|--------2---5------54---0-------|

E-|0---4---------------------------|0---3-----------------------2---|

GUITAR 2

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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:

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D||5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

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[1.______________________________________________________________

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G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5------o||

D-|--------------------------------|3------------------------------o||

A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------||

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[2.______________________________________________________________

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B-|----------------1-----------1---|------------------------1-------|

G-|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------|

D-|3-------------------------------|------------2---3---------------|

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(LET Ring)

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D-|5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

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D-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

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B-|3-----------1-----------0-------|------------------------3-------|

G-|--------------------------------|2-----------0-------------------|

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B-|1---------------1---3-------1---|--------------------------------|

G-|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------|

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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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