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Midnight Oil - Short Memory
(tune down one fret to match the album)
INTRO / CHORUS:
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------------2-3-232--|-----------------2-3-232--|
G-|-----4-----0---2--------2-|-----1-----0---2--------2-|
D-|---4-----0----------------|---2-----0----------------|
A-|-2-----------0------------|-2-----------0------------|
E-|-------3------------------|-------3------------------|
e-|--------------------------|
B-|-----------------2-3-232--|
G-|-----4-----0---2--------2-|
D-|---4-----0----------------|
A-|-2-----------0------------|
E-|-------3------------------|
VERSE:
e-|-----------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------|
D-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A-|---2-----3-----2-----3-------|
E-|-0-----3-----0-----3---------|
BRIDGE:
e-|-2-2--------------2-2-------------|
B-|-2-2--------------2-2-------------|
G-|-3-3--------------3-3-------------|
D-|-4-4-----4--0--0--4-4-----4--0--0-|
A-|-4-4---4---4--4---4-4---4---4--4--|
E-|-2-2-2------------2-2-2-----------|
That's about it. Obviously, you'll have to listen to
the song to get the timing and the subtleties of this truly brilliant
song.
LYRICS:
Conquistador of Mexico
The Zulu and the Navaho
The Belgians in tht Congo
Short Memory
Plantation in Virginia
The Raj in British India
The deadline in South Africa
Short Memory
The story of El Salvador
The silence of Hiroshima
Destruction of Cambodia
Short Memory
Short memory, must have a short memory
Short memory, must have a short memory
The sight of hotels by the Nile
The designated Hilton style
With running water specially bought
Short memory
A smallish man Afghanistan
A watchdog in a nervous land
They're only there to lend a hand
Short memory
The friendly five a dusty smile
Wake up in sweat at dead of night
And in the tents new rifles, hey, short memory
Short memory, must have a short memory
Short memory, must have a short memory
End.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Gabe Average |
#1 by Gabe Hawkins at May 19, 1977 at 6:58 AM EST |
| I'd recommend you get a copy of the Goat Island Concert (its on DVD called best of Both Worlds) fantastioc renditions of this and many other OIls songs. And Short Memory is just as valid today with the Iraq debacle still in full swing with unfortunately the first Aussie killed there today. | |
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Kyle Average |
#2 by Kyle Bish at Mar 20, 1994 at 12:18 PM EST |
| Great guitars, great synthesisers, great vox, loving it. I've listened the to the Garrett ranting at the end, and I agree Aneuyrysm, its rawks! It is "If you read the history books you'll see the same things happen again and again Repeat repeat short memory they've all got it When are we going to play it again Got a short, got a short, got a short, got a short They've got a short must have a short they've got a short aah Short memory, they've got...." I'm lovin' this gon!!! | |
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ian Average |
#3 by ian mckinly at Sep 5, 2005 at 9:05 PM EST |
| It's all about imperialism, colonialism and the repression of weaker races in their homelands. Hiroshima and Cambodia were places subjected to the most horrific aerial bombardment in the past sixty years. No mention of Dresden though. The song title tells it all; how quickly we forget the lessons of the past. This is an excellent song - one of about 75% of the 10...1 Album that could have been or were successful singles in Australia, way back in 1983. | |
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