Bullroarer by Midnight Oil
from the album «Diesel and Dust»
INTRO and VERSE chord sequence:
B C#m D A Em C G D
CHORUS:
A B C#m (with E at the very end)
LYRICS:
B
in the desert in the dry
before the breaking of the rain
the temperature in the shade
Em C G D
had reached a hundred and ten again
B
in the desert in the dry
on the overland telegraph line
don’t take the law into your own hands
Em C G D
don’t go looking for a fight
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I’ve heard the bullroarers
[intro chords]
in the desert, in the dry
some sit so high
long day’s mile and the
Em C G D
radio crackles and the bones bleached white
it’s a knock-em-down storm
see the tin roof shake
wild dog howls and the long grass
Em C G D
whistles and the tall trees break
A A
nah nah nah nah,
B C#m E
I’ve seen the wild horses
A
I’ve heard the bullroarers
B C#m E
I’ve seen the wild horses
[Intro chords] x4
etc…
p.s. I play the B chord throughout the verse, muted with my right hand.
p.p.s. there’s a little solo-thing in a couple of the verses… here it is:
e-|—————————————————————|
B-|—————————————————————|
G-|—————————————————————|
D-|—————————————————————|
A-|—2—-4-5—0—-2—-232—0—-2—-4-5—0——————|
E-|——————2—————2——————————|
and at the end:
e-|—————————|
B-|—————————|
G-|—2-4-2———————|
D-|———4-0—0-2-0———|
A-|———————4-2—-|
E-|—————————|
then:
e-|———————————————-|
B-|———————————————-|
G-|———————————————-|
D-|———————————————-|
A-|—4—0——4-0—-2—-4-5-4-0—-2—-232—-|
E-|———2——202————-202————-| etc…
Jonathan Hart
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