Tell Me the Truth by Midnight Oil
*this is the acoustic version from the CD "Alternative NRG"
NOTE: I'm calling this chord F#7:
-|-0-
-|-0-
-|-3-
-|-4-
-|-4-
-|-2-
The little solo-thing in the INTRO and CHORUS:
e-|--9-------------9--|
B-|----10-------10----|
G-|-------9-7-9-------|
D-|-------------------|
A-|-------------------|
E-|-------------------|
LYRICS:
I believe we're crossing a great ravine
still yearning, half-way a stranger
I believe in our multiplicity
still part-blind, no reason for anger
so why don't you tell me
why don't you tell me
why don't you tell me the truth about you
tyranny crushing the young bird's seed
hallowe'en's mate short fuse of the banker
I can see vaseline, you smeared it across every scene
the anchorman drowns in a sea of sensation
I thought myself wise through all of these hopeless times
but I told myself, told myself, you've got to hold on
so why don't you tell me
why don't you tell me
why don't you tell me the truth about you
why don't you tell me
why don't you tell me
why don't you tell me the truth about you
about you, about you
[ until end]
Jonathan Hart