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half Palm mute this intro E--------2-----------------4--------- B--4--4-----4--2--4--4--2------2--(2) G------------------------------------ D------------------------------------ A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------ Repeat this a couple of times Have fun, RMV
Midnight Oil — Blue Sky Mine
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Subject: Blue Sky Mining - Midnight Oil
To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 15:31:50 EET
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL0]
Blue Sky Mining - Midnight Oil
Intro:
E--1--1--1-0-0-1-|--1--0--3-3-0-|--1--1--1-0-0-1-|--1--0--3-3-0--|
B--3--3--1-1-1-3-|--3--1--1-1-1-|--3--3--1-1-1-3-|--3--1--1-1-1--|
Verse:
Dm F Dm G Dm Am F C
Hey hey hey hey There'll be food on the table tonight
Dm F Dm G Dm Am
Hey hey hey hey There'll be pay in your pocket tonight
G C Am
My gut is wrenched out it is crunched up and broken
C Am
My life that is lived is no more than token
F G Am
Who'll strike the flint up on the stone and tell me why
Bdim C Am
If I yell out at night there's a reply of blue silence
C Am
The Screen is no comfort I can't speak my sentence
F G Am
They blew the lights at heaven's gate and I don't know why
Chorus:
Am Dm F Dm G
But if I work all day on the blue sky mine
G Dm Am F C
There'll be food on the table to night
C Dm F Dm G
Still I walk up and down on the blue sky mine
G Dm Am F G
There'lll be pay in your pocket tonight
Verse:
C Am
The candy store pauupers lie to share holders
C Am
They're crossing their fingers they pay the truth makers
F G Am
The balance sheet is breaking up the sky
Bdim C Am
So I'm caught at junction still waiting for medicine
C Am
The sweat of my brow keeps on feeding the engine
F G Am
Hope the crumbs in my pcket can keep me for another night
Bridge:
Am Bb/E Dm G
And if the blue sky mining company won't come to my rescue
G Bb/E Dm G
If the sugar refinning company won't save me
F Bb C
Who's gonna save me
Am C
Who's gonna save me
Am C
Who's gonna save me
Chorus:
C Dm F Dm G
But if I work all day on the blue sky mine
G Dm Am F
There'll be food on the table to night
C Dm F Dm G
And is I walk up and down on the blue sky mine
G Dm Am F
There'll be pay in your pocket tonight
C Dm F Dm G
And some have sailed from a distant shore
G Dm Am F C
And the company takes what the company wants
Dm F Dm G Dm Am F G
And nothing as precious as the hole in the ground
Solo:
E-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-----------------------|-----1--1--1---5---|
G--0---0-0-0-0---2--|-------0--0-0-0-0---2--|-----0--2--2-------|
D--2---2-0-2-0---2--|-------2--2-0-2-0---2--|---3---------------|
A----------------0--|----3---------------0--|-------------------|
E-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------|---2--0----------------|
D--------0----------|----------2---0--------|
A--2--3------0------|--------------------3--|
E-------------------|-----------------------|
F Bb C
Who's gonna save me
Am C
Who's gonna save me
Am F G
I pray that sense and reason
G C
Who's gonna save me
Am C
Who's gonna save me
Am F G
We go nothing to fear
C Am
In the end the rain comes down
C Am
In the end the rain comes down
F G C
Washes clean the streets of the blue sky town
Midnight Oil — Blue Sky Mine
BAND: Midnight Oil
SONG: Blue Sky Mine
TABLATURE: Guitar
TABBED BY: Cool-TJ cooltj11@hotmail.com
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Tune Guitar Down 1/2 Step
e=eb
B=Bb
G=Gb
D=Db
A=Ab
E=Eb
Opening Riff
eb-0-0---0---|-0-0---0-0---|-0-0---0-0-|-3-0-0---------|
Bb-0-0-3-0---|-0-0-3-0-0-3-|-0-0-3-0-0-|-3-0-0-3-------|
Gb-----2-----|-----2-----2-|-----2-----|-------2-------|
Db-----------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
Ab-----------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
Eb-----------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
(Chords written on how they are played, not musically sounded)
Intro
(w/ Opening Riff)
Em Dsus2 Em G Em Dsus2 G1 (Chorus Chord Pattern)
Hey hey hey hey, There'll be food on the table tonight
(Continue Chorus Pattern)
Hey hey hey hey, There'll be pay in your pocket tonight
Verse 1:
D Bm
My gut is wrenched out and is crunched up and broken
D Bm
My life that is lived is no more than a token
G2 A
Who'll strike the flint up on the stone and tell me why
D Bm
If I yell out at night, theres a reply of blue silence
D Bm
The screen is no comfort, I cant speak my sentence
G2 A
They blew the lights at heavens gate and I dont know why
Chorus :
Em Dsus2 Em G1
And if I work all day in the blue sky mine
Em Dsus2 Em G1
There'll be food on the table tonight
Em Dsus2 Em G1
Still I walk up and down on the blue sky mine
Em Dsus2 Em G1
There'll be pay in my pocket tonight
Verse 2 :
The Candy Store paupers lie to the share holders
They're crossing their fingers as they pay the truth makers
The balance sheet is breaking up the sky
So I'm caught at the junction still waiting for medicine
The sweat on my brow keeps feeding the engine
Hope the crumbs in my pocket can keep me for another night
Bridge :
Em A
And if the blue sky mining company wont come to the rescue
Em A
If the sugar refining company wont save me
C G6 D A Bm
Whos gonna save me?
D A Bm
Whos gonna save me?
D A Bm
Whos gonna save me?
Chorus :
But if I work all day in the blue sky mine
There'll be food on the table tonight
but I still walk up and down on the blue sky mine
There'll be pay on your pocket tonight
and some have sailed from a distant shore
and the company takes what the company wants
and theres nothing as precious, as a hole in the ground
Guitar Solo :
In Bm pentatonic over Verse Chords
Harmonica Solo:
Over first half of bridge chords
Outro :
Uses Bridge Chords
There... That's It!
Good Luck with it ;)
Cool-TJ (cooltj11@hotmail.com)
Midnight Oil — Blue Sky Mine
BAND: Midnight Oil
SONG: Blue Sky Mine
TABLATURE: Guitar
TABBED BY: Cool-TJ cooltj11@hotmail.com
----------------------------------------------------------------
Tune Guitar Down 1/2 Step
e=eb
B=Bb
G=Gb
D=Db
A=Ab
E=Eb
Opening Riff
eb-0-0---0---|-0-0---0-0---|-0-0---0-0-|-3-0-0---------|
Bb-0-0-3-0---|-0-0-3-0-0-3-|-0-0-3-0-0-|-3-0-0-3-------|
Gb-----2-----|-----2-----2-|-----2-----|-------2-------|
Db-----------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
Ab-----------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
Eb-----------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
(Chords written on how they are played, not musically sounded)
Intro
(w/ Opening Riff)
Em Dsus2 Em G Em Dsus2 G1 (Chorus Chord Pattern)
Hey hey hey hey, There'll be food on the table tonight
(Continue Chorus Pattern)
Hey hey hey hey, There'll be pay in your pocket tonight
Verse 1:
D Bm
My gut is wrenched out and is crunched up and broken
D Bm
My life that is lived is no more than a token
G2 A
Who'll strike the flint up on the stone and tell me why
D Bm
If I yell out at night, theres a reply of blue silence
D Bm
The screen is no comfort, I cant speak my sentence
G2 A
They blew the lights at heavens gate and I dont know why
Chorus :
Em Dsus2 Em G1
And if I work all day in the blue sky mine
Em Dsus2 Em G1
There'll be food on the table tonight
Em Dsus2 Em G1
Still I walk up and down on the blue sky mine
Em Dsus2 Em G1
There'll be pay in my pocket tonight
Verse 2 :
The Candy Store paupers lie to the share holders
They're crossing their fingers as they pay the truth makers
The balance sheet is breaking up the sky
So I'm caught at the junction still waiting for medicine
The sweat on my brow keeps feeding the engine
Hope the crumbs in my pocket can keep me for another night
Bridge :
Em A
And if the blue sky mining company wont come to the rescue
Em A
If the sugar refining company wont save me
C G6 D A Bm
Whos gonna save me?
D A Bm
Whos gonna save me?
D A Bm
Whos gonna save me?
Chorus :
But if I work all day in the blue sky mine
There'll be food on the table tonight
but I still walk up and down on the blue sky mine
There'll be pay on your pocket tonight
and some have sailed from a distant shore
and the company takes what the company wants
and theres nothing as precious, as a hole in the ground
Guitar Solo :
In Bm pentatonic over Verse Chords
Harmonica Solo:
Over first half of bridge chords
Outro :
Uses Bridge Chords
There... That's It!
Good Luck with it ;)
Cool-TJ (cooltj11@hotmail.com)
Midnight Oil — Blue Sky Mine
half Palm mute this intro E--------2-----------------4--------- B--4--4-----4--2--4--4--2------2--(2) G------------------------------------ D------------------------------------ A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------ Repeat this a couple of times Have fun, RMV
Midnight Oil — Blue Sky Mine
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Subject: Blue Sky Mining - Midnight Oil
To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 93 15:31:50 EET
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL0]
Blue Sky Mining - Midnight Oil
Intro:
E--1--1--1-0-0-1-|--1--0--3-3-0-|--1--1--1-0-0-1-|--1--0--3-3-0--|
B--3--3--1-1-1-3-|--3--1--1-1-1-|--3--3--1-1-1-3-|--3--1--1-1-1--|
Verse:
Dm F Dm G Dm Am F C
Hey hey hey hey There'll be food on the table tonight
Dm F Dm G Dm Am
Hey hey hey hey There'll be pay in your pocket tonight
G C Am
My gut is wrenched out it is crunched up and broken
C Am
My life that is lived is no more than token
F G Am
Who'll strike the flint up on the stone and tell me why
Bdim C Am
If I yell out at night there's a reply of blue silence
C Am
The Screen is no comfort I can't speak my sentence
F G Am
They blew the lights at heaven's gate and I don't know why
Chorus:
Am Dm F Dm G
But if I work all day on the blue sky mine
G Dm Am F C
There'll be food on the table to night
C Dm F Dm G
Still I walk up and down on the blue sky mine
G Dm Am F G
There'lll be pay in your pocket tonight
Verse:
C Am
The candy store pauupers lie to share holders
C Am
They're crossing their fingers they pay the truth makers
F G Am
The balance sheet is breaking up the sky
Bdim C Am
So I'm caught at junction still waiting for medicine
C Am
The sweat of my brow keeps on feeding the engine
F G Am
Hope the crumbs in my pcket can keep me for another night
Bridge:
Am Bb/E Dm G
And if the blue sky mining company won't come to my rescue
G Bb/E Dm G
If the sugar refinning company won't save me
F Bb C
Who's gonna save me
Am C
Who's gonna save me
Am C
Who's gonna save me
Chorus:
C Dm F Dm G
But if I work all day on the blue sky mine
G Dm Am F
There'll be food on the table to night
C Dm F Dm G
And is I walk up and down on the blue sky mine
G Dm Am F
There'll be pay in your pocket tonight
C Dm F Dm G
And some have sailed from a distant shore
G Dm Am F C
And the company takes what the company wants
Dm F Dm G Dm Am F G
And nothing as precious as the hole in the ground
Solo:
E-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-----------------------|-----1--1--1---5---|
G--0---0-0-0-0---2--|-------0--0-0-0-0---2--|-----0--2--2-------|
D--2---2-0-2-0---2--|-------2--2-0-2-0---2--|---3---------------|
A----------------0--|----3---------------0--|-------------------|
E-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------|---2--0----------------|
D--------0----------|----------2---0--------|
A--2--3------0------|--------------------3--|
E-------------------|-----------------------|
F Bb C
Who's gonna save me
Am C
Who's gonna save me
Am F G
I pray that sense and reason
G C
Who's gonna save me
Am C
Who's gonna save me
Am F G
We go nothing to fear
C Am
In the end the rain comes down
C Am
In the end the rain comes down
F G C
Washes clean the streets of the blue sky town
