Put Down That Weapon — Midnight Oil
Chords and lyrics for Put Down That Weapon by Midnight Oil (key of C).
Verse 1
Put Down That Weapon - Midnight Oil
Arr. QuaAngelo
Verse 1
[D]Under the [Em]water [C]line[D][Am]
No [Em]place to [C][Am]retire[D]
To [Em]another [C]time[D][Am]
The [Em]eyes of the [C]world now [Am]turn[D]
And if we [Em]think [C]about [Am]it[D]
And if we [Em]talk [C]about [Am]it[D]
And if the [Em]skies go [C]dark with [Am]rain[D]
[Em] Can you tell [C]me does our [Am]freedom [D]remain
Chorus
[Em]Put down that weapon [Am]or we'll [C]all be [D]gone
[Em]You can't hide nowhere [Am]with the [C]torchlight [D]on
And it [C]happens to [Em]be an [C][Em]emergency
Some [C]things aren't meant to be[D]
Some [C]things don't [D]come for [Am]free[C]
Verse 2
[D]Above the [Em]water [C]line[D][Am]
Point the [Em]finger yeah [C]point the [Am]bone[D]
It's the [Em]harbour [C]towns[D][Am]
That the [Em]grey metal [C]ships call [Am]home[D]
And if we [Em]think [C]about [Am]it[D]
And if we [Em]talk [C]about [Am]it[D]
And if the [Em]sea goes [C]boiling [Am]black[D]
[Em] Can you tell [C]me what you'll [Am]do about [D]that
Chorus
[Em]Put down that weapon [Am]or we'll [C]all be [D]gone
[Em]I must know something [Am]to know [C]it's so [D]wrong
And it [C]happens to [Em]be an [C][Em]emergency
Some [C]things aren't meant to be[D]
Some [C]things don't [D]come for [Am]free[C]
Bridge
[Bm] [D] [Bm] [D] [Bm]
[D]They [A]keep [Bm]talking[D] [Bm][D]about [Bm]it
[D]They [A]keep [Bm]talking[D] [Bm][D]about [Bm]it
[D]They [A]keep [Bm]talking, they keep talking, talking
Chorus
[Em][Am]Aaaah[D][C]
[Em]You can't hide nowhere [Am]with the [C]torchlight [D]on
And it [C]happens to [Em]be an [C][Em]emergency
Some [C]things aren't meant to be[D]
Some [C]things don't [D]come for [Am]free[C]
[Em]Put down that weapon [Am]or we'll [C]all be [D]gone
[Em]I must know something [Am]to know [C]it's so [D]wrong
And it [C]happens to [Em]be an [C][Em]emergency
Some [C]things aren't meant to be[D]
Some [C]things don't [D]come for [Am]free[C]
[Em]Put down that weapon [Am]or we'll [C]all be [D]gone
[Em]You must be crazy [Am]if you [C]think you're [D]strong
'Cause it [C]happens to [Em]be an [C][Em]emergency
Some [C]things aren't meant to be[D]
And [Em]some things [D/F#]don't come [Am]for [C]free[Em][D/F#]
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