Oils

MY COUNTRY

By MIDNIGHT OIL



INTRO RIFF (played on piano) (play twice):

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e-|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|

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

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VERSE 1:

G             D      C          D

Was it just a dream, were you so confused

G             D        C

Was it just a giant leap of logic

G                  D          C                D

Was it the time of year, that makes a state of fear

G                   Dm              F

Methods, were their motives for the action



CHORUS:

                   Am        

And did I hear you say

C  F                Am

My country right or wrong

G       D          

My      Country oh so strong

   F         G

My country right or wrong



Do INTRO RIFF once:



VERSE 2

Did you save your face

Did you breach your faith

Women, there were children at the shelter

Now who can stop the hail

When human senses fail

There was never any warning, no escape



CHORUS (TWICE):

Did I hear you say

My country right or wrong

My country oh so strong

My country going wrong

My country right or wrong



BRIDGE:



(Repeat over vocals)

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B-|--------------------------|

G-|--------------------------|

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

A-|-------------/4-----------|

E-|--2-----2-----------------|

I hear you say the truth must take a beating

The flag a camouflage for your ...



e-|--------------------------|

B-|--------------------------|

G-|--------------------------|

D-|--------------------------|

A-|--5-----5--------3-----5--|

E-|-------------/5-----------|

...deceiving



e-|--------------------------|

B-|--------------------------|

G-|--------------------------|

D-|--------------------------|

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

E-|--0-----0----/7--------7--|



     I know 

e-|--------------------------|

B-|--------------------------|

G-|-----------------2-----4--|

D-|-------------/4-----------|

A-|--2-----2-----------------|

E-|--------------------------|

     I know



       C C C C C C

we all make mistakes 



Guitar solo over chords

G D C D G Dm F



solo  (timing not correct here):

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B-|--7-----------------------|-------------------------|--------5-----3--

G-|--7-----------------------|-------------2--0--------|--------5-----3--

D-|--------------------------|--0--0--020--------3--0--|-----------5-----

A-|--------------------------|-------------------------|--3--------------

E-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------

                                  (effects wah wah, ranting voice etc.)

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B-|-5---5----5--3----5--3-3-3----|--8-------------------------------------

G-|-5---5----5--3----5--3-3-3----|-10(12)  ~~~~---------------------------

D-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------

A-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------

E-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------



TWO CHORUSES



Then FINISH with two INTROs

last intro with the following finish



    F                  G                                   Am9

e-|-------------------|-------------------|0-----------------7------------

B-|-------------------|----------0--1--3--|------------------5------------

G-|-------------------|-0--2--4-----------|------------------5------------

D-|-----------0--2--3-|-------------------|------------------7------------

A-|--0--2--3----------|-------------------|------------------0------------

E-|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------

(use a triplet timing on these these notes)





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(  / \  )  Craig Lawton                      o

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