Read About It by Midnight Oil
from the album «10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1»
INTRO: (7 beats/bar)
B C#m E C#m A C#m
timed something like this:
e-|———————————————————|
B-|-4—5-5—5-9-9-5—5—5—4—5-5—5-9-9-5—5—5—|
G-|-4—6-6—6-9-9-6—6—6—4—6-6—6-9-9-6—6—6—|
D-|-4—6-6—6-9-9-6—7—6—4—6-6—6-9-9-6—7—6—|
A-|-2—4-4—4-7-7-4—7—4—2—4-4—4-7-7-4—7—4—|
E-|———————5—————————5——|
(It’s pretty hard to play this way, so I suggest ignoring the notes
on the B-string)
VERSE: (8 beats/bar)
B E B E B E G#m
B E B E B E C#m A
CHORUS: (6 beats/bar)
e-|————————————————-5————-|
B-|————————————————-7————-|
G-|————————————————-7————-|
D-|————-2-2——6—————2-2——6—7————-|
A-|-2—4-4—4——4——-2—4-4—4——4——-5————-|
E-|————————————————-5————-|
BRIDGE: (8 beats/bar)
A# D# A# D# A# D# Gm
A# D# A# D# A# D# Cm G#
LYRICS:
INTRO
B E B E
the rich get richer, the poor get the picture
B E G#m
the bombs never hit you when you’re down so low
B E B E
some got pollution, some revolution
B E C#m A
there must be some solution but I just don’t know
B E B E
the bosses want decisions, the workers need ambitions
B E G#m
there won’t be no collisions when they move so slow
B E B E
nothing ever happens, nothing really matters
B E C#m A
no one ever tells me what am I to know, so what am I to know
you wouldn’t read about it, read about it
D
just another incredible scene, there’s no doubt about it
B E B E
hammer and sickle, the news is at a trickle
B E G#m
the commisars are fickle but the stockpile grows
B E B E
bombers keep coming, engines softly humming
B E C#m A
the stars and stripes are running for their own big show
B E B E
another little flare up, storm brewed in a teacup
B E G#m
imagine any mixup and the lot would go
nothing ever happens, nothing really matters
B E C#m A
no one ever tells me what am I to know, so what am I to know
you wouldn’t read about it, read about it
D
one unjust ridiculous steal, ain’t no doubt about it
you wouldn’t read about it, read about it
D
just another particular deal, ain’t no doubt about it
INTRO
BRIDGE
B E B E
the rich get richer, the poor get the picture
B E G#m
the bombs never hit you when you’re down so low
B E B E
some got pollution, some de-evolution
B E C#m A
there must be some solution but I just don’t know
B E B E
ahh-ahhh, ahh-ahhh etc…
INTRO
End.
Jonathan Hart
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