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Power And The Passion - Midnight Oil Chords

Chords: Bm, C#, F#, D, E, Em, B, D#m, D#m7, C#7

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Genre: rock, australian, alternative


[Intro]
Bm C# F# Bm

[Verse 1]
Bm
People wasting away
C# F#
In paradise
Bm
Going backwards, once in a while
C# F# Bm
Taking your time, give it a try
Bm
What do you believe, what do you believe
C# F# Bm
What do you believe is true?
Bm
Nothing they say makes a difference this way
C# F# Bm
Nothing they say will do

[Pre Chorus]
D E
You take all the trouble that you can afford
Em B Em
At least you won't have time to be bored
Em B Em D
At least you won't have time to be bored

[Chorus]
D#m D#m7 C#7 D#m C# D#m
Oh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the time
D#m D#m7 C#7
Oh the power and the passion
D#m C# Bm
Sometimes you've got to take the hardest line

[Verse 2]
Bm C# F#
Sunburnt faces around, with skin so brown
Bm C# F# Bm
Smiling zinc cream and crowds, Sundays the beach never a cloud
Bm
Breathing eucalypt, pushing panel vans
C# F#
Stuff and munch junk food
Bm
Laughing at the truth, cause Gough was tough til he hit the rough
C# F# Bm
Uncle Sam and John were quite enough

[Pre Chorus]
D E
Too much of sunshine too much of sky
Em B Em
It's just enough to make you want to cry
Em B Em D
It's just enough to make you want to cry

[Chorus]
D#m D#m7 C#7 D#m C# D#m
Oh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the time
D#m D#m7 C#7
Oh the power and the passion
D#m C# Bm
Sometimes you've got to take the hardest line

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