# Sometimes by Midnight Oil from the album "Diesel and Dust" INTRO lead: e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------| D-|-4---4-2---4---0-5-4---2---0-----2-0-------| A-|---------------------------------------3---| E-|-------------------------------------------| e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------| D-|-4---4-2---4---0-5-4---2---0---------------| A-|---------------------------------3-2---0---| E-|-------------------------------------------| INTRO rhythm: D G D Am C D G D Am F VERSE: e-|--7-------8-------7-------5---------| B-|--8-------8-------8-------5---------| G-|--9-------9-------9-------6---------| D-|--9-------10------9-------7---------| A-|--7-------10------7-------7---------| E-|--7-------8-------7-------5---------| Em C Em A leads into the chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F CHORUS: G C9 G C9 G C G/B Am F LAST CHORUS: A D A D A D A/C# Bm G LYRICS:

I ^Emknow ^C ^Em ^Athat the sun^Emset empi^Cre shudders ^Emand shakes ^A

and I ^Emknow ^C ^Em th^Aere's a floodg^Emate an^Cd a ragi^Emng river ^A

I ^Emsay ^C ^Em ^Asee the silence ^Emof the ribbons ^Cof iron a^Emnd steel ^A

and I ^Emsay ^C ^Emhear the punch ^Adrunk buddle ^Emas they drive ^Con a hammer ^Emand wheel^A

F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

^Gsometimes you're ^C9beaten to the call^G sometimes ^C9 ^Gsometimes you're ^Ctaken ^G/Bto the wa^Amll

^Fbut you don't give in ^Gsometimes you're ^C9beaten to the call^G sometimes ^C9

^Gsometimes you're ^Ctaken ^G/Bto the wa^Amll ^Fand you don't give in

Em C Em A Em C Em A

I ^Emknow ^C ^Em ^Athat the cannib^Emals wear s^Cmart suits ^Emand ties ^A

I ^Emknow ^C ^Em they ^Aarm-wrestle ^Em on ^Cthe altar^Em ^A

I ^Emsay ^C ^Emdon't leave y^Aour heart^Em in a^C hard^Em place ^A

F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F

^Gsometimes you're ^C9beaten to the call^G sometimes ^C9 ^Gsometimes you're ^Ctaken ^G/Bto the wa^Amll

^Fand you don't give in ^Gsometimes you're ^C9beaten to the call^G sometimes ^C9

^Gsometimes your ^Ctaken ^G/Bto the wa^Amll Am F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F but you don't give in

INTRO x2 [leads back into chorus with F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D]

^Asometimes you're ^Dbeaten to the call^A sometimes ^D ^Asometimes you're ^Dtaken ^A/C#to the wal^Bml

^Gand you don't give in ^Asometimes you're ^Dshaken to the core^A sometimes ^D

^Asometimes your ^Dface is ^A/C#gonna fal^Bml ^Gdon't you let it

[another chorus]

^Bm...but you don't give i^Dn [ends on D with lead playing the following]

e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------2-----------| x2 D-|-0------------2-30---------------30--------| A-|-------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------| p.s. G/B: 3 A/C#: 0 C9: 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 3 - - - Jonathan Hart Oils@total.net

Midnight Oil - Sometimes