Midnight Oil - When The Generals Talk Chords & Tabs

WHEN THE GENERALS TALK

Hirst/Moginie/Garrett
Album : Red Sails in the Sunset
Bass : Peter Gifford

INTRO:
G |---------|
D |---------|
A |---------|
E |-4--4--0-|

* Drums join

G |---------|
D |---------|
A |---------|
E |-4--4--0-|

* Guitar joins

G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-0--------------------------4--4-|--0------------------------4--4-|

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

Up there on the platform
G |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------5--5-|--------------------------5--5-|
E |-7--7--7---------------------------------|--7----------------------------|

the meaning of the message
G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |----------------------------5--5-|--------------------------------|
E |-7-------------------------------|--7-----------------------------|

CHORUS: 
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------5-4---*|
A |*-5---------5-4---7---4-5-7-----5-*| x4
E |----7-5-7-------7---7--------------|

VERSE 2:
........................................There's a rumour in the ranking
G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |----------------------------5--5-|-5--5---------------------------|
E |-7-------------------------------|-------7------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/midnight_oil/when_the_generals_talk_btab.html ]
........So the general has a purge........With the certain satisfaction
G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5--5----------------------------|-5--5---------------------------|
E |-------7-------------------------|-------7------------------------|

Long live the revolution
G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5--5----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-------7-------------------------|--------------------------------|

Play CHORUS

INTERLUDE:

Sitting on the fence both ears to the ground
The fat cats still push the thin cats around

G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-4--4--0-------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--0---------------|

G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-----------------0---------------|----------4--4--0---------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------|
E |-----------4--4--0---------------|----------4--4-|

VERSE 3:
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------5-4---*|
A |*-5---------5-4---7---4-5-7-----5-*| x5
E |----4-5-6-7-----7---7--------------|

G |---------------------------------|-----------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------5-4---|
A |-5---------5-4-------------------|-7---4-5-7-----5-|
E |---4-5-6-7-----7-----------------|---7-------------|

END CHORUS:
G |-----------------------------------|
D |*---------------------------5-4---*|
A |*-5---------5-4---7---4-5-7-----5-*| x4
E |----4-5-6-7-----7---7--------------|

OUTRO:
G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-0--------------------------4--4-|-0-------------------------4--4-|

G |---------------------------------|---|
D |---------------------------------|---|
A |---------------------------------|---|
E |-0--------------------------4--4-|-0-|

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