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THE DEAD HEART
By Midnight Oil
Song contains a minor riff and a major riff.  The riffs are played either for either 2 or 3 repeats
throughout the song.
Minor Riff:
e|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|--0---2---3---2----|--0-----0--0-------0-0-|
G|--4---4- -4---4----|--4-----2--2-------2-2-|
D|--4---4---4---4----|--4-----4--4-------4-4-|
A|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|
Major Riff:
e|----------0--------|-----------------------|
B|--0---2---0---4----|--2-----0--0-------0-0-|
G|--4---4- -4---4----|--4-----4--4-------4-4-|
D|--4---4---4---4----|--4-----4--4-------4-4-|
A|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|
The major riff can be played over these chords:
B| | E| | A| | | | B| | E| | A| | | | B| | E| | A| | F#m|   Bsus4|
*****************************************
[INTRO]:
Minor riff x3 with no vocal, then 2 bars Bsus4
Bsus4 (2 bars)
(Minor riff over)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bsus4 (2 bars)
(Major riff over)
BDoo doo Edoo doo Adoo doo doo
BDoo doo Edoo doo Adoo doo doo
BDoo doo Edoo doo Adoo doo F#mdoo
Bsus4 (2 bars)
[VERSE 1] (over bass and drums)
We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
Know your custom don't speak your tongue
White man came took everyone
(Minor riff over)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[VERSE 2]
We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
White man listen to the songs we sing
White man came took everything
(Minor riff over)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[CHORUS]
We Bmcarry in our Ahearts the Gtrue country
And F#mthat cannot be Dsto  - A/C#len
We Bmfollow in the Asteps of our Gancestry
And F#mthat caAnnot be Dbro  - A/C#ken
(Minor riff over)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[VERSE 3] (= Verse 1): (over bass and drums)
We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
Know your custom don't speak your tongue
White man came took everyone
(Minor riff over)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[VERSE 4]
We don't need protection
Don't need your land
Keep your promise on where we stand
We will listen we'll understand
(Minor riff over)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[CHORUS] 
We Bmcarry in our Ahearts the Gtrue country
And F#mthat cannot be Dsto  - A/C#len
We Bmfollow in the Asteps of our Gancestry
And F#mthat caAnnot be Dbro  - A/C#ken
We Bmcarry in our Ahearts the Gtrue country
And F#mthat cannot be Dsto  - A/C#len
We Bmfollow in the Asteps of our Gancestry
And F#mthat caAnnot be Dbro  - A/C#ken
Bsus4 (4 bars) (Bro - ken)
[OUTRO]
(Minor riff)
Mining companies,
(Minor riff)
Pastoral companies
(Minor riff)
Uranium companies
Bsus4 (2 bars)
(Minor riff)
Collected companies
(Minor riff)
Got more right than people
(Minor riff)
Got more say than people
Bsus4 (2 bars)
(Major riff over)
BDoo doo Edoo doo Adoo doo doo
BDoo doo Edoo doo Adoo doo doo
BDoo doo Edoo doo Adoo doo F#mdoo
Bsus4 (2 bars)
(Minor riff over)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
(3rd riff over) Forty thousand years can make a difference to the state of things
Bsus4 (1 bar)
(Minor riff over)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bsus4 (2 bars)
(Repeat riff set several times as desired...)
The dead heart lives here
Bmaj

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The Dead Heart

by Midnight Oil

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Bsus4

A/C#

Bmaj

THE DEAD HEART

By Midnight Oil

Song contains a minor riff and a major riff. The riffs are played either for either 2 or 3 repeats

throughout the song.

Minor Riff:

e|-------------------|-----------------------|

B|--0---2---3---2----|--0-----0--0-------0-0-|

G|--4---4- -4---4----|--4-----2--2-------2-2-|

D|--4---4---4---4----|--4-----4--4-------4-4-|

A|-------------------|-----------------------|

E|-------------------|-----------------------|

Major Riff:

e|----------0--------|-----------------------|

B|--0---2---0---4----|--2-----0--0-------0-0-|

G|--4---4- -4---4----|--4-----4--4-------4-4-|

D|--4---4---4---4----|--4-----4--4-------4-4-|

A|-------------------|-----------------------|

E|-------------------|-----------------------|

The major riff can be played over these chords:

B E A B E A B E A F#m Bsus4

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

*****************************************

[INTRO]:

Minor riff x3 with no vocal, then 2 bars Bsus4

Bsus4 (2 bars)

(Minor riff over)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Bsus4 (2 bars)

(Major riff over)

B E A

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

B E A

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

B E A F#m

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Bsus4 (2 bars)

[VERSE 1] (over bass and drums)

We don't serve your country

Don't serve your king

Know your custom don't speak your tongue

White man came took everyone

(Minor riff over)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

[VERSE 2]

We don't serve your country

Don't serve your king

White man listen to the songs we sing

White man came took everything

(Minor riff over)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

[CHORUS]

Bm A G

We carry in our hearts the true country

F#m D A/C#

And that cannot be sto - len

Bm A G

We follow in the steps of our ancestry

F#m A D A/C#

And that cannot be bro - ken

(Minor riff over)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

[VERSE 3] (= Verse 1): (over bass and drums)

We don't serve your country

Don't serve your king

Know your custom don't speak your tongue

White man came took everyone

(Minor riff over)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

[VERSE 4]

We don't need protection

Don't need your land

Keep your promise on where we stand

We will listen we'll understand

(Minor riff over)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

[CHORUS]

Bm A G

We carry in our hearts the true country

F#m D A/C#

And that cannot be sto - len

Bm A G

We follow in the steps of our ancestry

F#m A D A/C#

And that cannot be bro - ken

Bm A G

We carry in our hearts the true country

F#m D A/C#

And that cannot be sto - len

Bm A G

We follow in the steps of our ancestry

F#m A D A/C#

And that cannot be bro - ken

Bsus4 (4 bars) (Bro - ken)

[OUTRO]

(Minor riff)

Mining companies,

(Minor riff)

Pastoral companies

(Minor riff)

Uranium companies

Bsus4 (2 bars)

(Minor riff)

Collected companies

(Minor riff)

Got more right than people

(Minor riff)

Got more say than people

Bsus4 (2 bars)

(Major riff over)

B E A

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

B E A

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

B E A F#m

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Bsus4 (2 bars)

(Minor riff over)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

(3rd riff over) Forty thousand years can make a difference to the state of things

Bsus4 (1 bar)

(Minor riff over)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Bsus4 (2 bars)

(Repeat riff set several times as desired...)

The dead heart lives here

Bmaj

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