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Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning Chords

Chord reference D, F, G, Dm, Bb, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [F] [G] [D]Out where the river broke, the bloodwood and the desert oak Holden wrecks and boiling diesels, steam in forty five degrees

The [Dm]time has come, to [Bb]say fair’s fair; to [F]pay the rent, to [C]pay our share The [Dm]time has come, a [Bb]fact’s a fact; it be[F]longs to them, let’s [C]give it back

[D] [F] [G] [Dm]How can we dance when our [Bb]earth is turning? [F] [Dm]How do we sleep while our [Bb]beds are burning? [C] [Dm]How can we dance when our [Bb]earth is turning? [F] [Dm]How do we sleep while our [Bb]beds are burning? [C]

The [Dm]time has come, to [Bb]say fair’s fair; to [F]pay the rent, to [C]pay our share

[D]Four wheels scare the cockatoos, from Kintore East to Yuendemu The western desert lives and breathes, in forty five degrees

The [Dm]time has come, to [Bb]say fair’s fair; to [F]pay the rent, to [C]pay our share The [Dm]time has come, a [Bb]fact’s a fact; it be[F]longs to them, let’s [C]give it back

[D] [F] [G] [Dm]How can we dance when our [Bb]earth is turning? [F] [Dm]How do we sleep while our [Bb]beds are burning? [C] [Dm]How can we dance when our [Bb]earth is turning? [F] [Dm]How do we sleep while our [Bb]beds are burning? [C]

The [Dm]time has come, to [Bb]say fair’s fair; to [F]pay the rent, to [C]pay our share The [Dm]time has come, a [Bb]fact’s a fact; it be[F]longs to them, let’s [C]give it back

[Dm]How can we dance when our [Bb]earth is turning? [F] [Dm]How do we sleep while our [Bb]beds are burning? [C] [Dm]How can we dance when our [Bb]earth is turning? [F] [Dm]How do we sleep while our [Bb]beds are burning? [C]

[D] [F] [G]

Artist Midnight Oil
Album Diesel and Dust
Genres Rock
Year 1987
Key D

How to Play Beds Are Burning on Guitar?

Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning can be played in the key of D using the D, F, G, Dm, Bb, C chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Beds Are Burning with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.