Burning The Midnight Oil chords by 
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
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E
Em
E
Verse 1
E
Out where the river broke,
the blood wood and the desert oak
Holdin' wrecks and boilin' diesels,
steamin' 45 degrees
The time has come to save face fare
To pay the rent, to pay our share
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them,
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E
F#
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Em
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let's give it back
D
Em
How can we dance when
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G
our earth is turning?
Em
How do we sleep while our
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D
beds are burning?
Em
How can we dance when
C
G
our earth is turning?
Em
How do we sleep
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D
While the beds are burning
Em
C
The time has come to save this fair
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To pay the rent now,
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Em
E
Em
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to pay our share
We will scare the cockatoos
The time has come to save and spare,
to pay the rent, to pay our share.
The time has come, a fact's a fact
It belongs to them,
D
Em
G
A
D
Em
C
G
let's give it back
Em
How do we sleep while our
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D
beds are burnin'
Em
How do we dance when
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G
our love is turnin'
Em
How do we sleep while our
C
D
beds are burning?
Em
C
The time has come to save and spare
G
D
To pay the rent now, to pay our share
Em
C
The time has come, a fact's a fact
G
It be longs to them,
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we're gonna give it back
Em
How can we dance when
C
G
our earth is burning?
Em
C
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
D
Em
C
G
D
Em
C
G
D
Em
A
You
Em
A
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ChordsEm A E F# D...
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