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[INTRO]
Dm Am F C
Dm Am F C
Dm Am F C
Dm Am F C
[VERSE]
N.C.
So, you got the blues
N.C.
The evening wore out your shoes
N.C.
To a shuffling beat
N.C.
It's a colourful crowd
N.C.
Spray can information
N.C.
Cover the lonely station
N.C.
Checkpoint for the state of the nation
N.C.
So you got the blues
N.C.
The evening wore out your shoes
On the mDmissionbeat beAmatF  C  
The Dmradio dAmrugF  C  
DmWayward dAmestinFationsC  
DmSecondhAmand sensFationsC  
[CHORUS]
DmTake this heart
DmBreak Amthis heFart
CWrap it up
[VERSE]
N.C.
So, you got the blues
N.C.
The evening wore out your shoes
N.C.
In the back of the cell
N.C.
The plug and the cord
N.C.
Shoulder dislocation
N.C.
Bruised in isolation
[CHORUS]
DmTake this heart
DmBreak Amthis heFart
CAnd gimme some peace
[BRIDGE]
AmSleepEm,       G        Am  AmsleepF  Bb/D  
AmSleepEm,       G        Am  AmsleepF  Bb/D  Bb/D  
[VERSE]
N.C.
In the eye of the storm
N.C.
We were writing on walls
N.C.
Cross my heart confusion
N.C.
We're all looking for a new solution
It's the hDmeat of the lAmandF  C  
DmSwallowing swAmeatF  C  
DmSay those drAmeams can shFake meC  
DmDawn come dAmown and sFave meC  
[CHORUS]
Oh won't you Dmtake this heart
DmBreak Amthis heFart
CWrap it up
[BRIDGE]
AmSleepEm,       G        Am  AmsleepF  Bb/D  
AmSleepEm,       G        Am  AmsleepF  Bb/D  Bb/D  
[VERSE]
Dm           Am      F  C
Dm           Am      F  C
DmSo you got thAme bluesF  C  
Dm,                 Am    F  C  
So, you got the blues
DmThe evening wAmore out FyouCr shoes
DmThe evening wAmore out FyouCr shoes
DmSo, you got tAmhe bluesF  C  
DmSo, you got tAmhe bluesF  C  
DmThe evening wAmore out FyouCr shoes
DmThe evening wAmore out FyouCr shoes
DmSo,Am  F  C  
DmSo, you got tAmhe bluesF  C  

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Sleep

by Midnight Oil

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/D

[INTRO]

Dm Am F C

[VERSE]

N.C.

So, you got the blues

N.C.

The evening wore out your shoes

N.C.

To a shuffling beat

N.C.

It's a colourful crowd

N.C.

Spray can information

N.C.

Cover the lonely station

N.C.

Checkpoint for the state of the nation

N.C.

So you got the blues

N.C.

The evening wore out your shoes

Dm Am F C

On the missionbeat beat

Dm Am F C

The radio drug

Dm Am F C

Wayward destinations

Dm Am F C

Secondhand sensations

[CHORUS]

Take this heart

Dm Am F

Break this heart

Wrap it up

[VERSE]

N.C.

So, you got the blues

N.C.

The evening wore out your shoes

N.C.

In the back of the cell

N.C.

The plug and the cord

N.C.

Shoulder dislocation

N.C.

Bruised in isolation

[CHORUS]

Take this heart

Dm Am F

Break this heart

And gimme some peace

[BRIDGE]

Am Em G Am Am F Bb/D

Sleep, sleep

Am Em G Am Am F Bb/D Bb/D

Sleep, sleep

[VERSE]

N.C.

In the eye of the storm

N.C.

We were writing on walls

N.C.

Cross my heart confusion

N.C.

We're all looking for a new solution

Dm Am F C

It's the heat of the land

Dm Am F C

Swallowing sweat

Dm Am F C

Say those dreams can shake me

Dm Am F C

Dawn come down and save me

[CHORUS]

Oh won't you take this heart

Dm Am F

Break this heart

Wrap it up

[BRIDGE]

Am Em G Am Am F Bb/D

Sleep, sleep

Am Em G Am Am F Bb/D Bb/D

Sleep, sleep

[VERSE]

Dm Am F C

So you got the blues

Am F C

Dm,

So, you got the blues

Dm Am F C

The evening wore out your shoes

Dm Am F C

The evening wore out your shoes

Dm Am F C

So, you got the blues

Dm Am F C

So, you got the blues

Dm Am F C

The evening wore out your shoes

Dm Am F C

The evening wore out your shoes

Dm Am F C

So,

Dm Am F C

So, you got the blues

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