Forgotten Years - Midnight Oil Chords
Chords: D, Bm, G, A, A/E, E, D/F#, F#m, Em, B
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Genre: rock, australian, protest
[Intro]
D Bm G A D Bm A A
Bm Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm D
Few of the sins of the father are visited upon the son,
A/E A/E E
Hearts have been hard, hands have been clenched into fists too long.
Bm D
Our sons need never be soldiers, our daughters will never need guns,
A/E A/E E
These are the years between, these are the years that were hard fought and
won.
Bm D
Now, contracts torn at the edges, old signatures stained with tears,
A/E A/E E
Seasons of war and grace, these should not be forgotten years.
Bm Bm
Still it aches like tetanus, it reeks of politics,
A G D/F# A
How many dreams remain, this is a feeling too strong to contain.
[Chorus]
D Bm
The hardest years, the darkest years,
G A
the roaring years, the fallen years.
D Bm A
These should not be forgotten years.
D Bm
The hardest years, the wildest years,
G F#m
the desperate and divided years
Em Bm A
We will remember
(These should not be forgotten years).
Bm Bm
[Verse 2]
Bm D
Our shoreline was never invaded, our country was never in flames,
A/E A/E E
This is the calm we breathe, this is a feeling too strong to contain.
Bm Bm
Still it aches like tetanus, it reeks of politics,
A G D/F# A
Signatures stained with tears. Who can remember? We've got to remember!
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