Poets and Slaves chords by Midnight Oil
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Intro 1
(E minor)
Verse 1
Here comes (E minor) the mechanical
(C major) sun (E minor)
Working on the bones in the
dry old creek bed (C major) (D major)
Mist on (G major) the old river bend (C major) (D major) yellow
box hang (G major) s like (C major) it's dead
The (E minor) emerald silo is rusting from (C major) the inside.
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Verse 2
You want to run (G major) like the wind (C major) (G major) (C major) you'll
never come (G major) here again (C major) (G major)
(C major) You want a world (G major) you can save (C major) (G major) so (C major) c' mon
you po (E minor) ets and slaves. (C major)
(D major) (B minor) (B major)
Verse 3
(E minor)
Circus olympia pulls into (C major) town (E minor)
The dwarf and the fat man
head out for (C major) beer (D major)
There is (G major) no lion that roars (C major) (D major) to
one can stand (G major) on the horse (C major)
To (E minor) morrow is a no show
the fortune teller cries.
(C major)
Verse 4
You want to go (G major) down in (C major) flames (G major) (C major) you're
gonna crash (G major) like the waves (C major) (G major)
(C major) You can't remem (G major) ber your name (C major) (G major) so come (C major) on you po
(E minor) ets and slaves. (C major)
Interlude 1
(D major) (E minor) (G major) (C major) (Csus4) (C major) (E minor)
(C major) (E minor)
Verse 5
We got everything we (E minor) need
sug (G major) ar an (C major) d beef (G major) (E minor)
We got some good ideas
We got (C major) the steering wheels
and rolling stock too (D major)
Clouds came (G major) down low on the corn (C major) (D major)
Meat ants are gath (G major) ering like storm (C major) s
Some (E minor) where in the quiet wild
darkness a crocodile (C major) cries.
Verse 6
You gotta (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) you got (G major) ta
(C major) (G major) (C major) you gotta (G major) (C major) (G major)
(C major) C' mon you po (E minor) ets and slaves. (C major)
(D major)
Interlude 2
(A major) (D major) (G major) (A minor) (A major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (A major)
(D major) You
Verse 7
(G major) (A minor) (E minor) (C major) got to arrest (G major) the decay (C major)
(G major) (C major) you're sinking down (G major) in the bay (A minor) (G major)
(C major) You can't remem (G major) ber your (C major) name (G major) c'mon
you po (E minor) ets and slaves. (C major) (D major)
Verse 8
You've got to coun (G major) t what
you've made (C major) (G major)
(C major) You're gonna pass (G major) like the days (A minor) (G major)
Stop (C major) time and (G major) head for the stage. (A minor) (C major) (B minor)
And (G major) c' mon you
Verse 9
(E minor) (C major) (D major) po
(E minor) ets and slaves (C major) (D major)
C'mon you po (E minor) ets (C major) (D major) (E minor) (C major) and slaves.
Outro 1
(D major) (B minor) (G major) (D major)
(B minor) (D major) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (G major) (B minor)
Poets and Slaves
Midnight Oil
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