Sometimes

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Sometimes by Midnight Oil

from the album "Diesel and Dust"

INTRO lead:

INTRO rhythm:

VERSE:

leads into the chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

CHORUS:

LAST CHORUS:

LYRICS:

I know

that the sunset empire shudders and shakes

and I know

there's a floodgate and a raging river

I say

see the silence of the ribbons of iron and steel

and I say

hear the punch drunk buddle as they drive on a hammer and wheel

sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

sometimes you're taken to the wall

but you don't give in

sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

sometimes you're taken to the wall

and you don't give in

I know

that the cannibals wear smart suits and ties

I know

they arm-wrestle on the altar

I say

don't leave your heart in a hard place

sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

sometimes you're taken to the wall

and you don't give in

sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

sometimes your taken to the wall

but you don't give in

INTRO x2

[leads back into chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D]

sometimes you're beaten to the call sometimes

sometimes you're taken to the wall

and you don't give in

sometimes you're shaken to the core sometimes

sometimes your face is gonna fall

don't you let it

[another chorus]

...but you don't give in

[ends on D with lead playing the following]

p.s.

G/B: 3 A/C#: 0 C9: 3

0 2 3

0 2 0

0 2 2

2 4 3

Jonathan Hart

Oils@total.net