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[Intro]
      B   C#m     D      A       Em   C     G   D(x2)
[Verse]
Bin the desert in the dry
Bbefore the breaking of the rain
Bthe temperature in the shade
had reached a huEmndred and ten CagaGinD  
[Verse]
Bin the desert in the dry
Bon the overland telegraph line
Bdon't take the law into your own hands
don't go lEmooking for a fightC  G  D  
[Chorus]
Anah nah nah nahA,
  BI've heard the bullrC#moarersE  
[Bridge]
B      C#m D   A    Em     C G   D
[Verse]
Bin the desert, in the dry
Bsome sit so high
Blong day's mile and the
radio crackles and the bEmones bleached whiteC  G  D  
[Verse]
Bit's a knock-em-down storm
Bsee the tin roof shake
Bwild dog howls and the long grass
whistles and the Emtall trees breakC  G  D  
[Chorus]
Anah nah nah nahA,
  BI've seen the wild C#mhorsesE  
I've heard the bullrAoarers
  BI've seen the wild C#mhorsesE  
[Bridge]
      B   C#m     D      A       Em   C     G   D(x4)
B
Em     C G   D
[Chorus]
Anah nah nah nahA,
  BI've seen the wild C#mhorsesE  
I've heard the bullrAoarers
  BI've seen the wild C#mhorsesE  
B C#m E
[Outro]
B
Em     C G   D

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Bullroarer

by Midnight Oil

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

B C#m D A Em C G D

(x2)

[Verse]

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

[Verse]

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

[Chorus]

A A

nah nah nah nah,

B C#m E

I've heard the bullroarers

[Bridge]

B C#m D A Em C G D

[Verse]

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

[Verse]

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

[Chorus]

A A

nah nah nah nah,

B C#m E

I've seen the wild horses

I've heard the bullroarers

B C#m E

I've seen the wild horses

[Bridge]

B C#m D A Em C G D

(x4)

Em C G D

[Chorus]

A A

nah nah nah nah,

B C#m E

I've seen the wild horses

I've heard the bullroarers

B C#m E

I've seen the wild horses

B C#m E

[Outro]

Em C G D

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