Tell Me the Truth by Midnight Oil
*this is the acoustic version from the CD «Alternative NRG»
NOTE: I’m calling this chord F#7:
e-|-0-
B-|-0-
G-|-3-
D-|-4-
A-|-4-
E-|-2-
The little solo-thing in the INTRO and CHORUS:
e-|—9————-9—|
B-|—-10——-10—-|
G-|——-9-7-9——-|
D-|——————-|
A-|——————-|
E-|——————-|
LYRICS:
D A D F#
F# F#7 F# F#7
I believe we’re crossing a great ravine
F# E
still yearning, half-way a stranger
F# F#7 F# F#7
I believe in our multiplicity
F# E
still part-blind, no reason for anger
A D G
so why don’t you tell me
A D G
why don’t you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don’t you tell me the truth about you
D A D F#
F# F#7 F# F#7
tyranny crushing the young bird’s seed
F# E
hallowe’en’s mate short fuse of the banker
F# F#7 F# F#7
I can see vaseline, you smeared it across every scene
F# E
the anchorman drowns in a sea of sensation
F#
I thought myself wise through all of these hopeless times
E
but I told myself, told myself, you’ve got to hold on
A D G
so why don’t you tell me
A D G
why don’t you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don’t you tell me the truth about you
A D G
why don’t you tell me
A D G
why don’t you tell me
A F# E B F# F#m
why don’t you tell me the truth about you
D A D A
about you, about you
[D A until end]
Jonathan Hart
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