At The Time of Writing chords by Midnight Oil

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
There's nothing much hanging from
C 
the tree in the Garden of Eden
Em 
It takes a long long time for the fruit
B 
Bm 
G 
to ripen on the vine
Em 
We better get together or we'll end
A 
up on the roof with a shotgun
G 
B 
Because a chance, we only got one

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Verse 2

It's never very smart to try and strip

the bark from an old tree

We've been digging up the dirt since

the rocks of the earth were still warm

Now old king coal is dying,

he was never gonna last the long run

You know a chance, we only got one

Verse 3
C 
At the time of writing,
G 
we were in our heads
C 
At the time of writing,
A 
we were good as dead
Em 
At the time of writing
C 
At the time of writing,
G 
we were fast asleep
C 
At the time of writing,
A 
we were in too deep
Em 
At the time of writing
G 

Verse 4
Em 
Wait a little while,
C 
your eyes will realign into the darkness
Em 
There's an ice-melt below below us,
B 
Bm 
bamboo curtains above
D 
Em 
Our ocean moat protects us,
A 
Am 
our friends will surely come
G 
B 
You know a chance, we only got one

Verse 5
C 
At the time of writing,
G 
we were in our heads
C 
At the time of writing,
Am 
we were good as dead
A 
Em 
At the time of writing
C 
At the time of writing,
G 
we were fast asleep
C 
A 
At the time of writing, we were in too deep
Em 
At the time of writing
G 

Verse 6
Em 
They make no apologies for this,
make no apologies for anything
B 
They make no apologies for this,
Em 
D 
make no apologies for everything
G 
C 
D 
We are not responsible for this,
Em 
we're not responsible for everything
G 
D 
We are not responsible for this,
C 
we're not responsible for everything

Verse 7
C 
At the time of writing,
G 
we were in our heads
C 
At the time of writing,
Am 
we were good as dead
Em 
G 
At the time of writing
Em 
C 
At the time of writing,
G 
we were fast asleep
C 
At the time of writing,
Am 
we were in too deep
A 
Em 
At the time of writing
C 
G 
At the time of writing, we were on the brink
C 
At the time of writing,
Am 
A 
still had time to think
Em 
At the time, at the time,
at the time, (time of writing)
At the time, at the time, at the time
Right now