Poets and Slaves chords by
Midnight Oil

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

Em

Em

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Verse 1

Em

Em

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Here comes the mechanical

C

C

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Em

Em

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sun

Working on the bones in the

C

C

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D

D

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dry old creek bed

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Mist on the old river bend yellow

G

G

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C

C

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box hangs like it's dead

Em

Em

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C

C

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The emerald silo is rusting from the inside.

Verse 2

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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You want to run like the wind you'll

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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never come here again

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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You want a world you can save so c' mon

Em

Em

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C

C

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you poets and slaves.

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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B

B

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Verse 3

Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Circus olympia pulls into town

The dwarf and the fat man

C

C

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D

D

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head out for beer

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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There is no lion that roars to

G

G

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C

C

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one can stand on the horse

Em

Em

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Tomorrow is a no show

the fortune teller cries.

C

C

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Verse 4

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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You want to go down in flames you're

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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gonna crash like the waves

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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You can't remember your name so come on you po

Em

Em

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C

C

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ets and slaves.

Interlude 1

D

D

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Verse 5

Em

Em

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We got everything we need

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Em

Em

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sugar and beef

We got some good ideas

C

C

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We got the steering wheels

D

D

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and rolling stock too

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Clouds came down low on the corn

G

G

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C

C

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Meat ants are gathering like storms

Em

Em

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Somewhere in the quiet wild

C

C

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darkness a crocodile cries.

Verse 6

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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You gotta you gotta

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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you gotta

C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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C' mon you poets and slaves.

D

D

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Interlude 2

A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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Am

Am

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A

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C

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G

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Am

Am

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A

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D

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You

Verse 7

G

G

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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got to arrest the decay

G

G

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C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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you're sinking down in the bay

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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You can't remember your name c'mon

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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you poets and slaves.

Verse 8

G

G

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You've got to count what

C

C

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G

G

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you've made

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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You're gonna pass like the days

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Stop time and head for the stage.

G

G

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And c' mon you

Verse 9

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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po

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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ets and slaves

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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C'mon you poets and slaves.

Outro 1

D

D

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Bm

Bm

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G

G

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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D

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G

G

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Em

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Bm

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Chords

Em
C
D
G
Bm
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Csus4
A
Am

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The original key of Poets and Slaves by Midnight Oil is A major.

The primary chords used in Poets and Slaves are F#m, D, E, A, C#m, C#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, D, E, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Poets and Slaves is approximately 95 beats per minute.

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