Midnight Oil - Put Down That Weapon Chords & Tabs

PUT DOWN THAT WEAPON

Hirst/Moginie/Garrett
Album : Diesel and Dust
Bass : Peter Gifford

VERSE:
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A |-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|
E |-------|---------------------------------|

G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------------*|
A |*-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-*| x3
E |-----------------------------------|

BRIDGE:
If we think about it........And if we talk about it..........And if the
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D |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---4---|
A |-------2-3-----2-0-----0-5---5---|-------2-3-----2-0-----0---------|
E |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

skies go dark with rain...........Can you tell me does our freedom remain
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A |-------2-3-----2-0---------------|-------2-3-----2-0-----0-5---5---|
E |-0---------------------0-3---2---|-0-------------------------------|

CHORUS:
Put down that weapon
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A |*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
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And it happens to be an emergency...Some things aren't meant to be
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A |-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
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Some things don't come for free
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A |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-3-3-3---|
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LEAD GUITAR RIFF:
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A |---------------------------------|---------------------------5-5-5-|
E |-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|

VERSE 2:
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A |-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|*-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-*|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------5-4---|
A |-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-0-0---0---------|
E |---------------------------------|

BRIDGE

CHORUS
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LEAD GUITAR RIFF:
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E |-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|

INTERLUDE/HEAVY GUITAR:
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A |*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-225-5-4---*| x3
E |-----------------------------------|

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A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-4-2-4-5-|
E |---------------------------------|

KEYBOARD SOLO:
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A |*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------2-2-2-----------2-2-2---|---------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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A |-------------------------3-3-3-5-|
E |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---------|

END CHORUS:
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G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|

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D |---------2-2-2-----------2-2-2---|---------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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A |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0---0---3-2---|
E |-------------------------------3-|

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E |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------------|

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D |---------2-2-2-----------2-2-2---|---------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---|
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E |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5---3-3-2---|-0-|

Transcribed by Brian Camp
E-mail: cambrian@vianet.net.au