Oils

Subject: Midnight Oil





King Of The Mountain - Midnight Oil







Intro:



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Verse:



E                A             E        D

Walking through the high dry grass 



D   E         A            D      A

Pushing my way though slow



E        A               E             D                  

Yellow belly black snake sleeping on a red rock 



  E                  A        D      A

waiting for the stranger to go



E             A             E      D            

Sugar train stops at the crossing  



D   E           A          D     A

Cane cockies cursing below



A   E        A           E           D            E       A    D     A

Bad storm coming. Better run to the top of the mountain







Chorus:



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Mountain in the shadow of light



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Rain          In the valley below  mountain in the shadow of light



E     A   F#m  D            E            A     F#m          D    A    

Rain           well you can Say you're Peter say you're Paul



E            A            F#m       D   A

Don't put me up on your bedroom wall



E     A      F#m    D       A     E    A   E   D   E   A   D   A

Call  me          King of the mountain







Verse:



E                A       E       D

Blacksmith fires up the bellows



D   E           A            D     A

Cane cutters burning to load



E       A             E         D             E       A    D   A

Workers of the world run to the top of the mountain





Chorus:



Bridge:



C#m                              E

I can't take the hands from my face



F#sus                 F#               F#m      D7

There are some things we can't replace





Chorus:



Verse:



Over liquid tarmac wastelands of cactus and heat



E                     A          F#m         D    A

Down cobble stone alleyways of washing sheets



A  E                     A F#m       D        A 

Up ghost prairie mountains of sunset and space



E           A   F#m           D    A

Down the road a familliar face



E               A      F#m        D          A

Across the wilderness  Out further than the bush



E              A

I will follow you



F#m      D A     E    A

I will follow you



F#m      D A     E    A      F#m     D  A

I will follow you





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