Used And Abused

Midnight Oil

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(2nd time): I was [Verse 1]
E5 B5 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|9-9--7--9-9-9--7--4-4--2--4-4-4- D|9-9--9--9-9-9--9--4-4--4--4-4-4- A|7-7--7--7-7-7--7--2-2--2--2-2-2- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2------------------------------| D|-4------------------------------| A|-2------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| E| B| G|x2 D| A| E|
taken downtown for my part in the demonstration I was used and abused with the light in my eye at the station I said [Chorus] (Quick chord strums)
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B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------| E|
No no You got the wrong man No no Don't pick on me again
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- E|------------------------------- E|3--2------------------------------| B|5--3------------------------------| G|5--2------------------------------| D|5--0------------------------------| A|3---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
No no I'm going home to my Family and friends [Bridge]
E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-0---0-0-0---3---0---0---5---0-- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------| B|-------------------------6-------| G|-----------------5---7-----------| D|-0---7---0---0-------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
D5 C5 Bb5 A5 G5 F5
E|--------------------------------| B|--------------4h5-----------4---| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| B5 E|-------------------------------- B|3---4---5---4---3---4---5---4--- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------| B|3-------------------------------| G|------------4---2---------------| D|--------------------2-----------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| B5 E|11------9----------------------- B|----------------12------10------ G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------| B|9-------------------------------| G|--------11------9-------8-------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
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E5 B5 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|9-9--7--9-9-9--7--4-4--2--4-4-4- D|9-9--9--9-9-9--9--4-4--4--4-4-4- A|7-7--7--7-7-7--7--2-2--2--2-2-2- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2------------------------------| D|-4------------------------------| A|-2------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| E| B| G|x2 D| A| E|
I'm too busy making a living to make any money And the living ain't easy and the money disappears in a hurry, now I said [Chorus]
A e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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No no I should've stayed at school No no They're treating me so cruel
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- E|------------------------------- E|3--2------------------------------| B|5--3------------------------------| G|5--2------------------------------| D|5--0------------------------------| A|3---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
No no I'm breaking all the rules Breaking all the rules now [Interlude]
E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|------------------7------------- A|-1--0--------3----5------------- E|-------3--1--------------------- E|| B|| G|| x4 D|| A|| E|| no no! E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------- A|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------- E|--------------------------------
[Solo]
E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|-----10-12-10~~-----10-12-10~~- D|-/12-------------12------------ A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---10-12-12b14r12-10---------------| D|12-------------------12------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------- B|-13--11p10--10--13--11p10--10-- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-----------------------------------| B|13b15--~~---13---11p10--10---------| G|---------------------------12-10-9-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| PM------\ E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-----------9--12--10--9h10p9---- D|-10-----10-------------------12- A|----12-------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------10----------- B|---------------10-13----13b15----- G|---------12-10-------------------- D|-10--12--------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|------------------------------ B|----13-15--15b17r15--13-15---- G|-14------------------------14- D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|-------------------------------15---| B|13-15-17-17b19r17-15-17--17-18------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| E|-17-17b18-17-17b18-17-17b18-- B|----------------------------- G|----------------------------- D|----------------------------- A|----------------------------- E|----------------------------- E|17b19--17b19-------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------------9h10--9h10p9-----------| D|---------------------------12-10-12--| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| repeat this bit a lot E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|-9h10--9h10p9-----------9--10-- D|--------------12-10-12--------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|9----------------------------------| D|------10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7--| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| E5 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|------------------12---13---14-- D|---------/14-------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|12-------------------------------- G|----13---11h12p11h12-------------- D|------------------------14-------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B5 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-11---11---------------11---11-- D|----------14---11--13----------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|14---11--13----------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E5 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|------------------9------------- A|-7--7--7--7-9/11----11\9-7-9/11- E|-------------------------------- B5 E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|-9---------9--------9------------- A|---11\9-7------------------------- E|----------------------------------
[Verse 3]
E5 B5 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|9-9--7--9-9-9--7--4-4--2--4-4-4- D|9-9--9--9-9-9--9--4-4--4--4-4-4- A|7-7--7--7-7-7--7--2-2--2--2-2-2- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2------------------------------| D|-4------------------------------| A|-2------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| E| B| G|x2 D| A| E|
I was talking to the man he said we're gonna make a deal I was fooled into thinking the paper in my pocket was real I said [Chorus]
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B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------| E|
No no You've been taken again No no You're losing all your friends
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- E|------------------------------- E|3--2------------------------------| B|5--3------------------------------| G|5--2------------------------------| D|5--0------------------------------| A|3---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
No no It's just a matter of sense It's just a matter of sense now [Other]
E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|------------------7------------- A|-1--0--------3----5------------- E|-------3--1--------------------- E|| B|| G|| x4 D|| A|| E||
no no!!! ************************************ | h Hammer-on | r Release | b Bend | ~ Vibrato | / Slide up | p Pull-off | \ Slide down
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Composition: Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Peter Garrett, Peter Gifford, and Rob Hirst

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