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Midnight Oil Put Down That Weapon Guitar Tab

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PUT DOWN THAT WEAPON
By Midnight Oil
additions/corrections by Jonathan Hart Oils@total.net

INTRO: (Let notes ring)
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------0-----------0-----|--------0--------------0--|
G-|-----0-----------0--------|-----0-----------0--------|
D-|--5--------4--2--------0--|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--2--------0--------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------3-----2-----|
VERSE 1:
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------------|
G-|-----0-----------0--------|-----0-----------7--7--7--|
D-|---5-------4--2--------0--|-----------------7--7--7--|
A-|--------------------------|--2--------0-----5--5--5--|
E-|--------------------------|--------------3-----------|
Under the
D Em C Am D
water line
Em C Am D
No place to retire
Em C Am D
(Chords continue unabated)
To another time
The eyes of the world now turn

(Same chords , more strumming)
And if we think about it
And if we talk about it
And if the skies go dark with rain
Can you tell me does our freedom remain

CHORUS:
Em Am C D
Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone
Em Am C D
You can't hide nowhere with the torchlight on

C Em C Em
And it happens to be an emergency
C D
Some things aren't meant to be
C D Am C
Some things don't come for free
(Let notes ring)
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
-------0-----------------|--------0-----------------|--------0-----------------|
----2--------------------|-----2--------------------|-----2--------------------|
-2-----------------3-----|--2-----------------3-----|--2-----------------3-----|
----------0-----3--------|-----------0-----3--------|-----------0-----3--------|

VERSE 2
e-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|--------0--------7--7--7--|
D-|-----2-----------7--7--7--|
A-|--2--------------5--5--5--|
E-|-----------0--------------|
above the


...waterline
Point the finger yeah point the bone
It's the harbour towns
That the grey metal ships call home
And if we think about it
And if we talk about it
And if the sea goes boiling black
Can you tell me what you'll do about that

CHORUS
Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone
I must know something to know it's so wrong
And if happens to be an emergency
Some things aren't meant to be
Some things don't come for free

(Let notes ring)
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
-------0-----------------|--------0-----------------|--------0-----------------|
----2--------------------|-----2--------------------|-----2--------------------|
-2-----------------3-----|--2-----------------3-----|--2-----------------3-----|
----------0-----3--------|-----------0-----3--------|-----------0-----3--------|

REPEAT these two bars through to Organ solo
-------------------------|--2--2--2-----2--2--2-----|--2--2--2-----2-----4-----|
-------------------------|--3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|--3--3--3-----3-----5-----|
-------0-----------------|--4--4--2-----4--4--2-----|--4--4--2-----2-----6-----|
----2--------------------|--4--4--0-----4--4--0-----|--4--4--0-----0-----6-----|
-2-----------------3-----|--2--2--------2--2--------|--2--2--------------4-----|
----------0-----3--------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
They keep talking about it

Organ solo over CHORUS CHORDS:

C Em C Em
And it happens to be an emergency
C D
Some things aren't meant to be
Em D/F# Am C
Some things don't come for free

Two Final CHORUSES:

Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone
I must know something to know it's so wrong

C Em C Em
And it happens to be an emergency
C D
Some things aren't meant to be
C D Am C
Some things don't come for free

Put down that weapon or we'll all be gone
You must be crazy if you think you're strong

C Em C Em
And it happens to be an emergency
C D
Some things aren't meant to be
Em D/F# Am G D/F# Em (Fine)
Some things don't come for free

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Grunge Hamster
Lead Player
#1 by Grunge Hamster at Aug 9, 1972 at 11:10 AM EST
Yes Ledzep71 - you were right all 3 times ! At least NZ had the guts to say "No" to neclear ships.
 
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jake
Professional
#2 by jake burns at Oct 1, 1975 at 1:35 PM EST
This song is obviously about nuclear weapons. The harbour town is Sydney. and about american ships coming to australia full of nuclear weapons.
 
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Chris
Average
#3 by Chris Tucker at Jun 1, 1983 at 11:25 PM EST
chrisb1, u made your point after the 1st entry, *grin*, just teasing. This is one of my favs
 
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Chris
Rhythm Player
#4 by Chris Pray at Jun 25, 1992 at 5:30 AM EST
Yes Ledzep71 - you were right all 3 times ! At least NZ had the guts to say "No" to neclear ships.
 
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Dudevill
Average
#5 by Dudevill at Jun 19, 1993 at 1:51 AM EST
This song is obviously about nuclear weapons. The harbour town is Sydney. and about american ships coming to australia full of nuclear weapons.
 
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BeN-bEn
Lead Player
#6 by BeN-bEn Lesniewski at May 17, 2006 at 2:59 AM EST
This song is obviously about nucleaqr weapons. The harbour town is Sydney. and about american ships coming to australia full of nuclear weapons.
 
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steven
Lead Player
#7 by steven ratliff at May 18, 2006 at 3:11 AM EST
chrisb1, u made your point after the 1st entry, *grin*, just teasing. This is one of my favs