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Blue Sky Mining - Midnight Oil
Capo 1
[Intro]
e|--1--1--1-0-0-1-|--1--0--3-3-0-|--1--1--1-0-0-1-|--1--0--3-3-0--|
B|--3--3--1-1-1-3-|--3--1--1-1-1-|--3--3--1-1-1-3-|--3--1--1-1-1--|
G|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
Dm   F   Dm   G    Dm   Am   F   C
Dm   F   Dm   G    Dm   Am   F   G
  DmHey  Fhey hey  Dmhey   GThere'll be Dmfood on the tAmable toFnighCt
  DmHey  Fhey hey  Dmhey   GThere'll be Dmpay in your pAmocket toFnightG  
[Verse 1]
My Cgut is wrenched out, it is Amcrunched up and broken
My Clife that is lived is no Ammore than a token
Who'll Fstrike the flint upon the Gstone and tell me AmwhyBdim  
If I Cyell out at night, there's a reAmply of blue silence
The Cscreen is no comfort, I Amcan't speak my sentence
They Fblew the lights at heaven's Ggate and I don't know Amwhy
[Chorus]
But if I Dmwork all Fday on the Dmblue sky Gmine
There'll be Dmfood on the tAmable toFnightC  
Still I Dmwalk up and Fdown on the Dmblue sky Gmine
There'll be Dmpay in your pAmocket toFnightG  
[Verse 2]
The Ccandy store paupers lie Amto the share holders
They're Ccrossing their fingers they Ampay the truth makers
 FThe balance sheet is Gbreaking up the AmskyBdim  
So I'm Ccaught at the junction still Amwaiting for medicine
The Csweat of my brow keeps on Amfeeding the engine
Hope the Fcrumbs in my pocket can Gkeep me for another Amnight
[Bridge]
And if the Bbblue sky mining Dmcompany won't Gcome to my rescue
If the Bbsugar refining Dmcompany won't Gsave me
    F  BbWho's gonna Csave me
    AmWho's gonna Csave me
    AmWho's gonna Csave me
[Chorus]
But if I Dmwork all Fday on the Dmblue sky mGine
There'll be Dmfood on the taAmble toFnightC  
And if I Dmwalk up and dFown on the Dmblue sky mGine
There'll be Dmpay in your Ampocket toFnightC  
And Dmsome have Fsailed from a Dmdistant Gshore
And the Dmcompany tAmakes what the cFompany wCants
And Dmnothing's as Fprecious Dmas a Ghole in the DmgrouAmndF  G  
[Solo 1]
e|--C--------------Am---|------C-------------Am---|--F----------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|----1--1--1---3b--|
G|--0---0-0-0-0---2--|------0--0-0-0-0---2--|----0--2--2-------|
D|--2---2-0-2-0---2--|------2--2-0-2-0---2--|--3---------------|
A|----------------0--|----3--------------0--|------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|------------------|
e|G-------------Am------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|---2-0-------------|
D|--------0----------|---------2---0-----|
A|--2--3------0------|-----------------3-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
[Solo 2]
Bb  Dm  G    Bb  Dm  G
[Outro]
    F  BbWho's gonna Csave me
    AmWho's gonna Csave meAm  
I Fpray that sense and Greason brings us in
(Who's gonna Csave me)
   Am(Who's gonna Csave me)
  AmWe got nothing to FfearG  
CIn the end the rain comes Amdown
CIn the end the rain comes Amdown
FWashes clean the Gstreets of the blue sky Ctown

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Blue Sky Mine

by Midnight Oil

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bdim

Blue Sky Mining - Midnight Oil

Capo 1

[Intro]

e|--1--1--1-0-0-1-|--1--0--3-3-0-|--1--1--1-0-0-1-|--1--0--3-3-0--|

B|--3--3--1-1-1-3-|--3--1--1-1-1-|--3--3--1-1-1-3-|--3--1--1-1-1--|

G|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|

D|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|

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

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

Dm F Dm G Dm Am F C

Dm F Dm G Dm Am F G

Dm F Dm G Dm Am F C

Hey hey hey hey There'll be food on the table tonight

Dm F Dm G Dm Am F G

Hey hey hey hey There'll be pay in your pocket tonight

[Verse 1]

C Am

My gut is wrenched out, it is crunched up and broken

C Am

My life that is lived is no more than a token

F G Am Bdim

Who'll strike the flint upon the stone and tell me why

C Am

If I yell out at night, there's a reply of blue silence

C Am

The screen is no comfort, I can't speak my sentence

F G Am

They blew the lights at heaven's gate and I don't know why

[Chorus]

Dm F Dm G

But if I work all day on the blue sky mine

Dm Am F C

There'll be food on the table tonight

Dm F Dm G

Still I walk up and down on the blue sky mine

Dm Am F G

There'll be pay in your pocket tonight

[Verse 2]

C Am

The candy store paupers lie to the share holders

C Am

They're crossing their fingers they pay the truth makers

F G Am Bdim

The balance sheet is breaking up the sky

C Am

So I'm caught at the junction still waiting for medicine

C Am

The sweat of my brow keeps on feeding the engine

F G Am

Hope the crumbs in my pocket can keep me for another night

[Bridge]

Bb Dm G

And if the blue sky mining company won't come to my rescue

Bb Dm G

If the sugar refining company won't save me

F Bb C

Who's gonna save me

Am C

Who's gonna save me

Am C

Who's gonna save me

[Chorus]

Dm F Dm G

But if I work all day on the blue sky mine

Dm Am F C

There'll be food on the table tonight

Dm F Dm G

And if I walk up and down on the blue sky mine

Dm Am F C

There'll be pay in your pocket tonight

Dm F Dm G

And some have sailed from a distant shore

Dm Am F C

And the company takes what the company wants

Dm F Dm G Dm Am F G

And nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground

[Solo 1]

C Am C Am F

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

B|-------------------|----------------------|----1--1--1---3b--|

G|--0---0-0-0-0---2--|------0--0-0-0-0---2--|----0--2--2-------|

D|--2---2-0-2-0---2--|------2--2-0-2-0---2--|--3---------------|

A|----------------0--|----3--------------0--|------------------|

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

G Am

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

B|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|---2-0-------------|

D|--------0----------|---------2---0-----|

A|--2--3------0------|-----------------3-|

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

[Solo 2]

Bb Dm G Bb Dm G

[Outro]

F Bb C

Who's gonna save me

Am C Am

Who's gonna save me

F G

I pray that sense and reason brings us in

(Who's gonna save me)

Am C

(Who's gonna save me)

Am F G

We got nothing to fear

C Am

In the end the rain comes down

C Am

In the end the rain comes down

F G C

Washes clean the streets of the blue sky town

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