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Subject: Midnight.Oil.tab
Jimmy Sharman's Boxers
by Midnight Oil
(from Red Sails in the Sunset)
Explanation of symbols:
/ strum } rest beat
7 strum 1/2 beat % rest 1/2 beat
| barline ! half bar line (for lyrics timing)
Chords:
x x [Ab]6 5 4 x x x 6[E] 4 5 x x 0 2[A] 2 2 0 2 4 [F#m7]2 2 2 2 0 2 [Em]2 0 0 0
3 0 0[G] 0 0 3 x 0 2[Am] 2 1 0 2 2 4[Bm] 4 3 2 x x 0[D] 2 3 2 0 3 2[C] 0 1 0
Play 1 beat 92-96
Verses and interlude in key of Db
Chorus and finale in key of G
The whole song is in 4/4
The bass line is shown in parts, and should be an 8 notes to the bar
Play 3 times:
| [Ab] [E] | | [A] [E] | [Ab] |
|: } } % 7 7 7 | / | } } % 7 7 7 | 7 7 / :|
| | | | |
(from the)
Played under verses:
| | [Ab] [E] | [A] [E] | [Ab] |
|: } } } } | } } % 7 7 7 | / % 7 7 7 | 7 7 / :|
| | | | |
V1. From the | red dust north of | dalmore downs
| Sharmans tents roll | in to town
| twelve will face the | auctioneer
| Sharmans boxers | stand their ground
Next bit is only played after V1:
(Their)
V2. Their | days are darker | than your nights
| they won't be the | first to fall
| children broken | from their dreams
| they won't be the | first to fall
Chorus (Loco.)
| [Em]Fighting in the ! [F#m7]spotlight eyes turn | [G]blacker than their ! [A]skin for |
| Jimmy Sharmans ! boxers its no | better if you ! win |
| [Am]Standing in the ! [Bm]darkness lined up | [D]waiting for the ! [C]bell the |
| [Em]days are wasted ! [F#m7]drinking at the | [G]First and Last Ho- ! [A]tel |
| D ! | D ! |
| % Why are we ! fighting for this? | % Why are you ! pay-ing for this |
| % You pay to ! see me fall like | shrap - nel ! to the floor |
| D ! | D ! |
| % What is the ! reason for this? | % There is a ! reason for this |
| D ! | D ! |
| % What is the ! reason they keep | com - ing ! back for more |
V3. The | blows now bring him | to his knees |
but | still the crowd calls | out for more |
The | drums are burning | in his ears |
the | man keeps counting | out the score |
Interlude:
no music
|: This is the place the ! first and last ho- | tel ! :|
|Flat on your face the ! first and last ho- | tel ! you're|
|not in the race at the ! first and last ho- | tel ! |
|come to the pub the ! first and last ho- | tel ! |
|flat on your face the ! first and last ho- | tel ! |
V4. Their | days are darker | than your nights |
but | they wont be the | first to fall |
They're | children broken | from their dreams |
but | they wont be the | first to fall |
Chorus
This is followed by lots of brass with
Pete Garrett singing: Why are we fighting/paying?
The tab for the brass chords is
and then the song ends with
What is the reason they keep coming back for more...
Well that's it.
I'll probably post more Oils songs (from their older albums) so keep an eye out
if anyone has the music for 'Used and Abused' please post on the nevada server.
transcripted by Matty F. : [email protected]
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Subject: Midnight.Oil.tab
Jimmy Sharman's Boxers
by Midnight Oil
(from Red Sails in the Sunset)
Explanation of symbols:
/ strum } rest beat
7 strum 1/2 beat % rest 1/2 beat
| barline ! half bar line (for lyrics timing)
Chords:
x x [Ab]6 5 4 x x x 6[E] 4 5 x x 0 2[A] 2 2 0 2 4 [F#m7]2 2 2 2 0 2 [Em]2 0 0 0
3 0 0[G] 0 0 3 x 0 2[Am] 2 1 0 2 2 4[Bm] 4 3 2 x x 0[D] 2 3 2 0 3 2[C] 0 1 0
Play 1 beat 92-96
Verses and interlude in key of Db
Chorus and finale in key of G
The whole song is in 4/4
The bass line is shown in parts, and should be an 8 notes to the bar
Play 3 times:
|-Ab bass----------------------------|-Gb bass----------------------------|
| [Ab] [E] | | [A] [E] | [Ab] |
|: } } % 7 7 7 | / | } } % 7 7 7 | 7 7 / :|
| | | | |
(from the)
Played under verses:
| | [Ab] [E] | [A] [E] | [Ab] |
|: } } } } | } } % 7 7 7 | / % 7 7 7 | 7 7 / :|
| | | | |
V1. From the | red dust north of | dalmore downs
| Sharmans tents roll | in to town
| twelve will face the | auctioneer
| Sharmans boxers | stand their ground
Next bit is only played after V1:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-5-------0-0-----|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Their)
V2. Their | days are darker | than your nights
| they won't be the | first to fall
| children broken | from their dreams
| they won't be the | first to fall
Chorus (Loco.)
| [Em]Fighting in the ! [F#m7]spotlight eyes turn | [G]blacker than their ! [A]skin for |
| Jimmy Sharmans ! boxers its no | better if you ! win |
| [Am]Standing in the ! [Bm]darkness lined up | [D]waiting for the ! [C]bell the |
| [Em]days are wasted ! [F#m7]drinking at the | [G]First and Last Ho- ! [A]tel |
|-E bass----------!-F# bass-------------|-G bass-------------!-A bass-------------|
| D ! | D ! |
| % Why are we ! fighting for this? | % Why are you ! pay-ing for this |
| % You pay to ! see me fall like | shrap - nel ! to the floor |
|-A bass----------!-B bass--------------|-D bass-------------!-C bass-------------|
| D ! | D ! |
| % What is the ! reason for this? | % There is a ! reason for this |
|-E bass----------!-F# bass-------------|-G bass-------------!-A bass-------------|
| D ! | D ! |
| % What is the ! reason they keep | com - ing ! back for more |
V3. The | blows now bring him | to his knees |
but | still the crowd calls | out for more |
The | drums are burning | in his ears |
the | man keeps counting | out the score |
Interlude:
no music
|: This is the place the ! first and last ho- | tel ! :|
|-Ab bass----------------!-E bass-------------|-Ab bass-------!-Gb bass-------|
|Flat on your face the ! first and last ho- | tel ! you're|
|not in the race at the ! first and last ho- | tel ! |
|come to the pub the ! first and last ho- | tel ! |
|flat on your face the ! first and last ho- | tel ! |
V4. Their | days are darker | than your nights |
but | they wont be the | first to fall |
They're | children broken | from their dreams |
but | they wont be the | first to fall |
Chorus
This is followed by lots of brass with
Pete Garrett singing: Why are we fighting/paying?
The tab for the brass chords is
E|--0-----|--3-----|--7-----|--3--7--|
B|--0-----|--5-----|--8-----|--5--8--|
G|--0-----|--4-----|--9-----|--4--9--|
D|--2-----|--5-----|--9-----|--5--9--|
and then the song ends with
What is the reason they keep coming back for more...
Well that's it.
I'll probably post more Oils songs (from their older albums) so keep an eye out
if anyone has the music for 'Used and Abused' please post on the nevada server.
transcripted by Matty F. : [email protected]
