Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil

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Song: Beds are burning
Artist: Midnight Oil
Composers: Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie
Album: Diesel and dust

Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com) 6th April 2017

Studio version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuUvb1XoRyo

Live acoustic version (Lyrics vary slightly):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvoeMpQSSfk

Below are 3 alternatives for the bass riff played in the verses.
The first is what the bass usually plays.
The second is an alternative for a single rhythm guitar accompaniment.
The third is another alternative I've heard on live versions.

  (Bass note v
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----------
D |-----------
A |-------1--2
E |-0--0------

erse riff - pa
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-------1--2-
-|-0--0-------

lm mute string
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-0--0--5--3-|

s)
------------| [x2]
------------|
------------|
------------|
------------|
-0--0--3--2-|

     
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----------
D |-6--6--6--6
A |-7--7--7--7
E |-0--0--0--0

 * -  
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-6--6--6--6-
-|-7--7--7--7-
-|-0--0--0--0-

 
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-6--6--6--6-|
|-7--7--7--7-|
|-0--0--0--0-|

------------| [x2]
------------|
------------|
-6--6-------|
-7--7-------|
-0--0--3--2-|

   
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----------
D |-6--6--6--6
A |-7--7--7--7
E |-0--0--0--0

   
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-6--6--6--6-
-|-7--7--7--7-
-|-0--0--0--0-

 * -  
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-6--6--6--6-|
|-7--7--7--7-|
|-0--0--0--0-|

 
------------| [x2]
------------|
------------|
-6--6-------|
-7--7-------|
-0--0--5--3-|

Take note of the pauses in the Intro and Pre-Choruses where there
are bars of 2/4. If you use the barre shape A chord you can slide 
the chord down on the sustain. For the pauses, mute all the strings
with your chord hand and strum the rhythm. 

    = 022100        = 244322          = xx0232
    = 355433        = 022000      = xx1202
    = 577655         = x32010      = xx0233
   = 0799xx      *  = 320033      = xx0230
 = 0577xx       = x00033
  = 00765x      = 2x0033     N.C.= No chords

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[Intro]
           
|  /  /  /  / 

  [ 
 |  /  /  |  /


  /  /  /  |

[Verse 1]
   (  
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----------
D |-6--6--6--6
A |-7--7--7--7
E |-0--0--0--0

 * -  
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-6--6--6--6-
-|-7--7--7--7-
-|-0--0--0--0-

 
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-6--6--6--6-|
|-7--7--7--7-|
|-0--0--0--0-|

------------| [x2]
------------|
------------|
-6--6-------|
-7--7-------|
-0--0--3--2-|

(  *) [
   Out where t


he river broke

, the Blood Wo

od ...and the 

Desert Oak,
(  *) [
Holden wrecks,


 and... boilin

g diesels ...s

team in 45 deg

rees!

[Pre-Chorus]
            
The time has c

        
ome, to say fa

ir's fair,
           
To pay the ren

      
t, to pay our 

share,
            
The time has c

       
ome, a fact's 

a fact,
           
It be - longs 

              
to them, let's

 
 give it back!

           
|  /  /  /  / 

  [ 
 |  /  /  |

[Chorus]
            
How can we dan

            
ce when our ea

rth is turning

?

    *        
|  /  /  /  / 

           
 |  /  /  /   

 * 
 /__/  |

            
How do we slee

            
p while our be

ds are burning

?

             
|  /  /  /  / 

       
 |  /  /  /  /

  |

            
How can we dan

            
ce when our ea

rth is turning

?

    *        
|  /  /  /  / 

           
 |  /  /  /   

 * 
 /__/  |

            
How do we slee

            
p while our be

ds are burning

?

   
|  /  /  /  / 

 |  /  /  /  /

  |

            
The time has c

             
ome to say fai

             
r's fair, to p

ay the rent no

w,
        
To pay our    

        
share!      | 

    
 /   /   /   /


  |

[Verse 2]
   (  
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----------
D |-6--6--6--6
A |-7--7--7--7
E |-0--0--0--0

 *)
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-6--6--6--6-
-|-7--7--7--7-
-|-0--0--0--0-

|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-6--6--6--6-|
|-7--7--7--7-|
|-0--0--0--0-|

------------| [x2]
------------|
------------|
-6--6-------|
-7--7-------|
-0--0--3--2-|

(  *)[
Four-wheels sc

]
are the cockat

oos...from Kin

tore East...to

 Yuendumu,
(  *)[
The Western De

]
sert ...lives 

and breathes .

..in 45 degree

s!

[Pre-Chorus]
            
The time has c

        
ome, to say fa

ir's fair,
           
To pay the ren

      
t, to pay our 

share,
            
The time has c

       
ome, a fact's 

a fact,
           
It be - longs 

              
to them, let's

 
 give it back!

           
|  /  /  /  / 

  [ 
 |  /  /  |  /


  /  /  /  |

[Chorus]
            
How can we dan

            
ce when our ea

rth is turning

?

    *        
|  /  /  /  / 

           
 |  /  /  /   

 * 
/__/  |

            
How do we slee

            
p while our be

ds are burning

?

             
|  /  /  /  / 

        
 |  /  /  /  /

  |

            
How can we dan

            
ce when our ea

rth is turning

?

    *        
|  /  /  /  / 

           
 |  /  /  /   

 * 
 /__/  |

            
How do we slee

            
p while our be

ds are burning

?

   
|  /  /  /  / 

 |  /  /  /  /

  |

            
The time has c

       
ome to say fai

r's fair,
             
To pay the ren

             
t now, to pay 

( (   
 our     share

 (
,
            
The time has c

             
ome, a fact's 

              
a fact, it be 

  
- longs to the

m,
             
We're gonna gi

        
ve it     back

       
!       |  /  

   
 /   /   /  |

[Coda]
            
How can we dan

            
ce when our ea

rth is turning

?

    *        
|  /  /  /  / 

           
 |  /  /  /   

 * 
 /__/  |

            
How do we slee

            
p while our be

ds are burning

?

             
| /  /  /  / |

              
 /  /  /  / | 

           
/  /  /  / | /

  /  /  / |

             
| /  /  /  / |

             
 /  /  /  / | 

           
/  /  /  / | /

  /  /  / |

             
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  /   /   /   

    
/  | /   /   /

 
   /  |

           
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  [ 
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/ ||

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