Rising Seas chords by
Midnight Oil

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Key: G minor•

Verse 1

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Every child put down your toys

C

C

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G

G

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And come inside to sleep

Am

Am

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C

C

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We have to look you in the eye

G

G

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D

D

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and say we sold you cheap

Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Let's confess we did not act

C

C

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With serious urgency

G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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So open up the floodgates

D

D

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To the rising seas

Interlude 1

D

D

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Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Verse 2

Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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Temperature rising

D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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Climate denying

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D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Fever is gripping

C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Nobody's listening

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Luster is fading

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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'Cause nobody's trading

D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Wall Street is jump ing

C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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Still the music keep

D

D

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s pumping

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Verse 3

C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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If you can't de cide

D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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Between wrong

D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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and right

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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If you can't see through

D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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All that you hold true

Interlude 2

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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Queen

Verse 4

Bm

Bm

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of the firmament

C

C

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G

G

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Lord of all beneath

Am

Am

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C

C

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Masters of the universe

G

G

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D

D

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We're all refugees

Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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And in many countries they

C

C

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G

G

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ad ore celebrity

Am

Am

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C

C

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Open up the floodgates

G

G

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To the rising seas

Interlude 3

D

D

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Em

Em

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D

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Em

Em

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D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

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D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

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Bm

Bm

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Verse 5

Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Dinosaur stories

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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Reliving past glories

D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Lusting for gold

Em

Em

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D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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F-f-fishing for for for souls

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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They said it was coming

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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We knew it was a-coming

D

D

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If

Verse 6

Em

Em

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D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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If you lift

D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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your game

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

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Put your toys away

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Well it looks like rain

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

D

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On that western plain

Interlude 4

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Verse 7

Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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Queen of the firmament

C

C

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G

G

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Lord of all beneath

Am

Am

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C

C

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Masters of the universe

G

G

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D

D

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We're all refugees

Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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And in many countries they

C

C

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G

G

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adore celebrities

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Open up the floodgates

D

D

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G

G

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To the rising seas

D

D

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G

G

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To the rising seas

To the rising seas

D

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Rising Seas by Midnight Oil is G minor.

The primary chords used in Rising Seas are Gm, Dm, Eb, Bb, Cm, F.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, Dm, Eb, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Rising Seas is approximately 140 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Rising Seas using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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