WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Midnight Oil - Power And The Passion Chords | Ver. 1
[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
[Instrumental]
Bm A G G7 x4
[Verse 3]
Bm C# F#
I see buildings, clothing the sky, in paradise
Bm
Sydney, nights are warm
C# F#
Daytime telly, blue rinse dawn
Bm C# F#
Dad's so bad he lives in the pub, it's a underarms and football clubs
Bm
Flat chat, Pine Gap, in every home a Big Mac
C# F#
And no one goes outback, that's that
[Pre Chorus]
D E
You take what you get and get what you please
Em B Em
It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees
Em B Em D
It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees
[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
[Outro]
B A G x5
Cm Dm Am Bm
