Midnight Oil - Beds are burning

^EOut where the river broke, the bloodwood and the desert oak Holden wrecks and boiling diesels, steam in forty five degrees

The ^Etime has come, to say fair's ^Dfair; to ^Apay the rent, to ^Epay our share The ^Etime has come, a fact's a ^Dfact; it be^Alongs to them, let's ^F#give it back

^EmHow can we dance when our ^Cearth is turning?^{G Em}How do we sleep while our ^Cbeds are burning?^{D Em}How can we dance when our ^Cearth is turning?^{G Em}How do we sleep while our ^Cbeds are burning?^D

The ^Emtime has come to ^Csay fairs fair, to ^Gpay the rent, now to ^Dpay our share

^EFour wheels scare the cockatoos, from Kintore East to Yuendemu The western desert lives and breathes, in forty five degrees

The ^Etime has come, to say fair's ^Dfair; to ^Apay the rent, to ^Epay our share The ^Etime has come, a fact's a ^Dfact; it be^Alongs to them, let's give it ^Eback

^EmHow can we dance when our ^Cearth is turning?^{G Em}How do we sleep while our ^Cbeds are burning?^{D Em}How can we dance when our ^Cearth is turning?^{G Em}How do we sleep while our ^Cbeds are burning?^D The ^Etime has come, to say fair's ^Dfair; to ^Apay the rent, to ^Epay our share The ^Etime has come, a fact's a ^Dfact; it be^Alongs to them, let's ^Egive it back

^EmHow can we dance when our ^Cearth is turning?^{G Em}How do we sleep while our ^Cbeds are burning?^D