Midnight Oil - Power and the passion

^BmPeople wasting away In ^C#para^F#dise ^BmGoing backwards, once in a while ^C#Taking your ^F#time, ^Bmgive it a try ^BmWhat do you believe, what do you believe What do ^C#you bel^F#ieve is t^Bmrue? ^BmNothing they say makes a difference this way ^C#Nothing they^F# say will d^Bmo

You ^Dtake all the trouble that ^Eyou can afford At l^Emeast you won't have time to be ^Bbored ^Em At l^Emeast you won't have time to be ^Bbored ^{Em D}

^D#mOh the po^D#m7wer and the ^C#7passion, o^D#mh the tem^C#per of the ^D#mtime ^D#mOh the po^D#m7wer and the ^C#7passion ^D#mSometimes you've got to ^C#take the hardest li^Bmne

^BmSunburnt faces around, with ^C#skin so ^F#brown ^BmSmiling zinc cream and crowds, ^C#Sundays the ^F#beach n^Bmever a cloud ^BmBreathing eucalypt, pushing panel vans Stuff and ^C#munch junk ^F#food Laughing^Bm at the truth, cause Gough was tough til he hit the rough ^C#Uncle Sam a^F#nd John were ^Bmquite enough

^DToo much of sunshine ^Etoo much of sky It's^Em just enough to make you want to ^Bcry ^Em It's^Em just enough to make you want to ^Bcry ^{Em D}

^D#mOh the po^D#m7wer and the ^C#7passion, o^D#mh the tem^C#per of the ^D#mtime ^D#mOh the po^D#m7wer and the ^C#7passion ^D#mSometimes you've got to ^C#take the hardest li^Bmne

^BmI see buildings, clothing the sky, in^C# para^F#dise ^BmSydney, nights are warm Daytime telly, ^C#blue rinse ^F#dawn ^BmDad's so bad he lives in the pub, it's a underarms and ^C#football ^F#clubs ^BmFlat chat, Pine Gap, in every home a Big Mac And no one goes out^C#back, that's ^F#that

^DYou take what you get and ^Eget what you please It's^Em better to die on your feet than to live on your ^Bknees ^Em It's^Em better to die on your feet than to live on your ^Bknees ^{Em D}

^D#mOh the po^D#m7wer and the ^C#7passion, o^D#mh the tem^C#per of the ^D#mtime ^D#mOh the po^D#m7wer and the ^C#7passion ^D#mSometimes you've got to ^C#take the hardest li^Bmne