7 Chords used in the song: E, G, A, D, F#, Em, C
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E G A
E
Out where the river broke, the bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels, steam in forty five degrees
E D
The time has come, to say fair's fair;
A E
to pay the rent, to pay our share
E D
The time has come, a fact's a fact;
A F#
it belongs to them, let's give it back
E G A
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em C
The time has come to say fairs fair,
G D
to pay the rent, now to pay our share
E
Four wheels scare the cockatoos, from Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes, in forty five degrees
E D
The time has come, to say fair's fair;
A E
to pay the rent, to pay our share
E D
The time has come, a fact's a fact;
A E
it belongs to them, let's give it back
E G A
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
E D
The time has come, to say fair's fair;
A E
to pay the rent, to pay our share
E D
The time has come, a fact's a fact;
A E
it belongs to them, let's give it back
Em C G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em C D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
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About this song: Beds Are Burning
"Beds Are Burning" is a 1987 hit single by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust. This song was the second from the album to be released as a single. According to the Beds Are Burning Songfacts, Yuendemu in the line, "From Kintore East to Yuendemu," refers an aboriginal community in Central Australia, 250 Kilometers northwest of Alice Springs It reached #1 in the South African charts, #3 in the Netherlands Top 40, #5 in the France Top 50, #6 in the United Kingdom charts, #11 in Ireland, #17 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and in Denmark.