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My Country

Midnight Oil

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Craig Lawton MY COUNTRY By MIDNIGHT OIL INTRO RIFF (played on piano) (play twice): e-|-----|--------0-----------------|--------------------------| B-|-----|-----------3-----1--------|--1-----3--0--------------| G-|-----|--2--------------------2--|-----------------2-----0--| D-|--2--|--------------------------|--------------------------| A-|-----|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|-----|--------------------------|--------------------------| e-|--------0-----------------|--------------------------| B-|-----------3-----1--------|--------------------------| G-|--2-----------------------|--------------------------| D-|--------------------------|-----------------------2--| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| e-|--------0-----------------|--------------------------| B-|-----------3-----1--------|--1-----3--0--------------| G-|--2--------------------2--|-----------------2-----0--| D-|--------------------------|--------------------------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| e-|--------------------------|--------------------------| B-|--------------------------|--------------------------| G-|--2-----------------------|--------------------------| D-|-----------420------------|--------------------------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| VERSE 1: G D C D Was it just a dream, were you so confused G D C Was it just a giant leap of logic G D C D Was it the time of year, that makes a state of fear G Dm F Methods, were their motives for the action CHORUS: Am And did I hear you say C F Am My country right or wrong G D My Country oh so strong F G My country right or wrong Do INTRO RIFF once: VERSE 2 Did you save your face Did you breach your faith Women, there were children at the shelter Now who can stop the hail When human senses fail There was never any warning, no escape CHORUS (TWICE): Did I hear you say My country right or wrong My country oh so strong My country going wrong My country right or wrong BRIDGE: (Repeat over vocals) e-|--------------------------| B-|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------| D-|-----------------2-----4--| A-|-------------/4-----------| E-|--2-----2-----------------| I hear you say the truth must take a beating The flag a camouflage for your ... e-|--------------------------| B-|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------| D-|--------------------------| A-|--5-----5--------3-----5--| E-|-------------/5-----------| ...deceiving e-|--------------------------| B-|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------| D-|--------------------------| A-|-----------------5--------| E-|--0-----0----/7--------7--| I know e-|--------------------------| B-|--------------------------| G-|-----------------2-----4--| D-|-------------/4-----------| A-|--2-----2-----------------| E-|--------------------------| I know C C C C C C we all make mistakes Guitar solo over chords G D C D G Dm F solo (timing not correct here): e-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| B-|--7-----------------------|-------------------------|--------5-----3--| G-|--7-----------------------|-------------2--0--------|--------5-----3--| D-|--------------------------|--0--0--020--------3--0--|-----------5-----| A-|--------------------------|-------------------------|--3--------------| E-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| (effects wah wah, ranting voice etc.) e-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B-|-5---5----5--3----5--3-3-3----|--8-------------------------------------| G-|-5---5----5--3----5--3-3-3----|-10(12) ~~~~---------------------------| D-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------| TWO CHORUSES Then FINISH with two INTROs last intro with the following finish F G Am9 e-|-------------------|-------------------|0-----------------7-------------| B-|-------------------|----------0--1--3--|------------------5-------------| G-|-------------------|-0--2--4-----------|------------------5-------------| D-|-----------0--2--3-|-------------------|------------------7-------------| A-|--0--2--3----------|-------------------|------------------0-------------| E-|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------| (use a triplet timing on these these notes) /^^^^^\ o o ( / \ ) Craig Lawton o \ # 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