Midnight Oil - Only the strong
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
When I'm locked in
e|------5--5------------------------------5--5--------|
B|------7b-5---7b-5-----------------------7b-5---7b-6-|
G|-------------7b-6------------------------------7b-6-|
D|-2---------------------------------2----------------|
A|-0---------------------------------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
my room I just want to scream
Am Bm D
e|-0-------2--------------2----------------------------|
B|-1-------3--------------3----------------------------|
G|-2-------4--------------2----------------------------|
D|-2-------4--------------0----------------------------|
A|-0-------2-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
And I know what they mean
Em (with tremelo)
e|-------------------------------------0---------------|
B|-------------------------------------0---------------|
G|-------------------------------------0---------------|
D|-------------------------------------2---------------|
A|-------------------------------------2---------------|
E|-------------------------------------0---------------|
One more day of eating and sleeping
[Verse 1]
Lightly palm Muted
Am C Am C D Am C Am C Am C D Am C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
D|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
A|-0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3---0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
D|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
A|-0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3---0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Speak to me speak to me I'm not spoken for I'm ready to talk
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-----------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3---0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Look at me look at me I've been broken up and shaken down
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
D|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
A|-0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3---0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Speak to me speak to me
I'm at the
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-----------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-----------------------------------|
A|-0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
edge of myself I'm dying to talk
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9---|
A|-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
look at me now yeh yeh won't you look at me yah
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------7b-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------7b-|
D|-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---------|
A|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
back once more at the point of no retuuurrrrrrrrrrrn!!!
[Chorus]
When I'm locked in
e|------5--5------------------------------5--5--------|
B|------7b-5---7b-5-----------------------7b-5---7b-6-|
G|-------------7b-6------------------------------7b-6-|
D|-2---------------------------------2----------------|
A|-0---------------------------------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
my room I just want to scream
Am Bm D
e|-0-------2--------------2----------------------------|
B|-1-------3--------------3----------------------------|
G|-2-------4--------------2----------------------------|
D|-2-------4--------------0----------------------------|
A|-0-------2-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
And I know what they mean Only the
F#m A F#m D F#m A E G A
e|-2-2-2------0--------2-2-2--------2--------2-2-2-------0---0--3--5-|
B|-2-2-2------2--------2-2-2--------3--------2-2-2-------2---0--3--5-|
G|-2-2-2------2--------2-2-2--------2--------2-2-2-------2---1--4--6-|
D|-4-4-4------2--------4-4-4--------0--------4-4-4-------2---2--5--7-|
A|-4-4-4------0--------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-------0---2--5--7-|
E|-2-2-2---------------2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-----------0--3--5-|
Strong! Only the strong! Only the strong ah only the strong!
F#m A F#m D F#m
e|-2-----------------0---2-----------------2--2----------------|
B|-2--0--------------2-0-2--0--------------3--2--0-------------|
G|-2----2-1-2-1------2---2----2-1-2-1------2--2----2-1-2-1-----|
D|-4------------2----2---4------------2----0--4------------2---|
A|-4--------------4--0---4--------------4-----4--------------4-|
E|-2---------------------2--------------------2----------------|
Strooooonnnnnnngggg Strooooonnnnnnngggg The Strong
e|-A0---E0--G0--Am0-|
B|-2---0--0--1-|
G|-2---1--0--2-|
D|-2---2--0--2-|
A|-0---2--2--0-|
E|-----0--3----|
F#m A F#m D F#m
e|-2-----------------0---2-----------------2--2----------------|
B|-2--0--------------2-0-2--0--------------3--2--0-------------|
G|-2----2-1-2-1------2---2----2-1-2-1------2--2----2-1-2-1-----|
D|-4------------2----2---4------------2----0--4------------2---|
A|-4--------------4--0---4--------------4-----4--------------4-|
E|-2---------------------2--------------------2----------------|
repeat
A E G Am F#m
e|-0---0--0--0--2--|
B|-2---0--0--1--2--|
G|-2---1--0--2--2--|
D|-2---2--0--2--4--|
A|-0---2--2--0--4--|
E|-----0--3-----2--|
[Verse 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
D|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
A|-0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3---0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
D|-2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5---2---2-2-5----2-2-2-7----2-2-5-5-|
A|-0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-3---0---0-0-3----0-0-3-5----0-0-3-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Riff over Chords |
e|---5--------------|
B|-----8-7-5-8-7----|
G|---------------5--|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9---|
A|-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
look at me now yeh yeh won't you look at me yah
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------7b-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------7b-|
D|-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---------|
A|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
back once more at the point of no retuuurrrrrrrrrrrn!!!
[Chorus] When I'm locked in
e|------5--5------------------------------5--5--------|
B|------7b-5---7b-5-----------------------7b-5---7b-6-|
G|-------------7b-6------------------------------7b-6-|
D|-2---------------------------------2----------------|
A|-0---------------------------------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
my room I just want to screeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmm!
Am Bm D
e|-0-------2--------------2----------------------------|
B|-1-------3--------------3----------------------------|
G|-2-------4--------------2----------------------------|
D|-2-------4--------------0----------------------------|
A|-0-------2-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
And I know what they mean Only the
F#m A F#m D F#m
e|-2-----------------0---2-----------------2--2----------------|
B|-2--0--------------2-0-2--0--------------3--2--0-------------|
G|-2----2-1-2-1------2---2----2-1-2-1------2--2----2-1-2-1-----|
D|-4------------2----2---4------------2----0--4------------2---|
A|-4--------------4--0---4--------------4-----4--------------4-|
E|-2---------------------2--------------------2----------------|
Strong! Only the strong! Only the strong only the
e|-A0---E0--G0--Am0-|
B|-2---0--0--1-|
G|-2---1--0--2-|
D|-2---2--0--2-|
A|-0---2--2--0-|
E|-----0--3----|
Stroonnnnnggg
F#m A F#m D F#m
e|-2-----------------0---2-----------------2--2----------------|
B|-2--0--------------2-0-2--0--------------3--2--0-------------|
G|-2----2-1-2-1------2---2----2-1-2-1------2--2----2-1-2-1-----|
D|-4------------2----2---4------------2----0--4------------2---|
A|-4--------------4--0---4--------------4-----4--------------4-|
E|-2---------------------2--------------------2----------------|
oh oh oh Only the stronngg! Only the stronng! only the
e|-A0---E0--G0--Am0-|
B|-2---0--0--1-|
G|-2---1--0--2-|
D|-2---2--0--2-|
A|-0---2--2--0-|
E|-----0--3----|
Stroonnnnnggg!
[Interlude]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-----7----7-----7-----7-----7----7-----7-----7-----7---7-|
A|--0-0---0-0----0---0-0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
D G Em C D G Em C
e|-2--2--3--3--0--0--0--0---2--2--3--3--0--0--0--0-------|
B|-3--3--3--0--3--0--1--0---3--3--3--0--3--0--1--0-------|
G|-2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D|-0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2-------|
A|-------2--2--2--2--3--3---------2--2--2--2--3--3-------|
E|-------3--3--0--0---------------3--3--0--0-------------|
D G Em C
e|-2--2--3--3--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--0--3--0--1--0--------------------------------|
G|-2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--------------------------------|
A|-------2--2--2--2--3--3--------------------------------|
E|-------3--3--0--0--------------------------------------|
Note:
Martin Plays End riff in arpegiatted chord and then Jim takes over
and plays it mainly as single notes. (I can't Work out the Arpeggio
Riff but Jims part is somthing like this)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10--10--10--10--10-10--10--10--8--7---8--7-------7--8--7-----|
G|---------------------------------------9-------7--9----------9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10--10--10--10--10-10--10--10--8--7---8--7-------7--8--7-----|
G|---------------------------------------9-------7--9----------9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------10--------------|
B|---10--10--10--10--10-10--10--10--8--7---8--7-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------9------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10--10--10--10--10-10--10--10--8--7---8--7-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------9--------5b--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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