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Kosciusko

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Midnight Oil - Kosciusko
|     A|     E|     E|     D|     C|  Bsus4     A|      G|   A    A|     E|     E|  
                                                           (power chords)
|    B|    B|     B|     B|
(chugging)
[Chorus]
AOlder Than EKosciusko
N.C.
Darwin down to Alice Springs
BDealers in the clearing-house, The Settlements explode
[Chorus]
AHigh up Ein the homelands
N.C.
miners drive across the land
EnBcounter no resistance when the people block the road
[Chorus]
AOlder than EKosciusko
N.C.
dry white seasons years ago
Bdarkness over Charleville, the fires Begin to glow
[Verse] 
No Aend to the HosBtility
C#mnow they wanna Ebe somewhere DelsD/EeD/G  D/A  
No Astranger to Bbrutality
C#mnow they'd like to Ebe someone DelsD/EeD/G  D/A  
|     B|      B|
[Chorus]
AOlder than EKosciusko
N.C.
Driven back to Alice Springs
BEndless storm & struggle marks the spirit of the age
[Chorus]
AHigh up Ein the homelands
N.C.
Celebration 'cross the land
BBuilds up like a cyclone, Now the fires begin to rage
[Verse] 
No Aend to the HosBtility
C#mnow they wanna Ebe somewhere DelsD/EeD/G  D/A  
No Astranger to Bbrutality
C#mnow they'd like to Ebe someone DelsD/EeD/G  D/A  
[Bridge]
BCall off the ultimatum, No don't turn away 
BCall off the ultimatum until yesterday
BCall off the ultiDmatum, No don't Bturn aAway 
[Instrumental]
|    B|    A|    D|    A|    C|    D|    B|    A|    B|    A|    D|    A  
CFind out the broken Dhearted, No don't Bturn aAway
|    B|    A|    D|    A|
CCall off the ultiDmatum until ByesterAday
[Verse] 
No Aend to the HosBtility
C#mnow they wanna Ebe somewhere DelsD/EeD/G  D/A  
No Astranger to Bbrutality
C#mnow they'd like to Ebe someone DelsD/EeD/G  D/A  
No Aend to the HosBtility
C#mnow they wanna Ebe somewhere 
[Interlude]
|    F#|    B|     E|    E|
|    F#|    B|     D|    E|
[Outro]
F#La la,  Bla la Ela 
F#La la,  Bla la Dla E  
F#La la,  Bla la Ela  la la la
F#La la,  Bla la Dla E  

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Kosciusko

by Midnight Oil

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bsus4

C#m

D/E

D/G

D/A

Midnight Oil - Kosciusko

A E E D C Bsus4 A G A A E E

| | | | | | | | | | |

(power chords)

B B B B

| | | | |

(chugging)

[Chorus]

A E

Older Than Kosciusko

N.C.

Darwin down to Alice Springs

Dealers in the clearing-house, The Settlements explode

[Chorus]

A E

High up in the homelands

N.C.

miners drive across the land

Encounter no resistance when the people block the road

[Chorus]

A E

Older than Kosciusko

N.C.

dry white seasons years ago

darkness over Charleville, the fires Begin to glow

[Verse]

A B

No end to the Hostility

C#m E D D/E D/G D/A

now they wanna be somewhere else

A B

No stranger to brutality

C#m E D D/E D/G D/A

now they'd like to be someone else

B B

| | |

[Chorus]

A E

Older than Kosciusko

N.C.

Driven back to Alice Springs

Endless storm & struggle marks the spirit of the age

[Chorus]

A E

High up in the homelands

N.C.

Celebration 'cross the land

Builds up like a cyclone, Now the fires begin to rage

[Verse]

A B

No end to the Hostility

C#m E D D/E D/G D/A

now they wanna be somewhere else

A B

No stranger to brutality

C#m E D D/E D/G D/A

now they'd like to be someone else

[Bridge]

Call off the ultimatum, No don't turn away

Call off the ultimatum until yesterday

B D B A

Call off the ultimatum, No don't turn away

[Instrumental]

B A D A C D B A B A D A

| | | | | | | | | | | |

C D B A

Find out the broken hearted, No don't turn away

B A D A

| | | | |

C D B A

Call off the ultimatum until yesterday

[Verse]

A B

No end to the Hostility

C#m E D D/E D/G D/A

now they wanna be somewhere else

A B

No stranger to brutality

C#m E D D/E D/G D/A

now they'd like to be someone else

A B

No end to the Hostility

C#m E

now they wanna be somewhere

[Interlude]

F# B E E

| | | | |

F# B D E

| | | | |

[Outro]

F# B E

La la, la la la

F# B D E

La la, la la la

F# B E

La la, la la la la la la

F# B D E

La la, la la la

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