Midnight Oil
Beds Are Burning
Diesel And Dust (1987)

E G A

e  (b♭ b)  basse

Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in 45 degrees

      (E)
  The time has come
     (D6)
  To say fair's fair
     (A)
  To pay the rent
     (E)
  To pay our share

  The time has come
  A fact's a fact
  It belongs to them
        F♯
  Let's give it back

E G A

    Em                        C                  G   g  a  f♯ e
    How can we dance when our earth is turning?
    Em                        C                  D   (D♯°)           x 2
    How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

        Em               C
    The time has come to say fair's fair
       G                    D
    To pay the rent now, to pay our share...

e  (b♭ b)  basse

Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In 45 degrees

  Pré-refrain  (fin: ! au lieu de F♯)

E G A

    Refrain

    The time has come, a fact's a fact
    It belongs to them, we're gonna give it back...

    How can we dance when our earth is turning?
    How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

Em  C  G  D  x 2  ...

E G A  ...  E G A \