Comfortable Place On The Couch

Midnight Oil

1st Tab Timing is 4/4, bars marked * are 2/4. : * (Riff 1) (Riff 2) * 1.Comfortable suburban home Too a- fraid to go out on your own Comfortable place on the couch ______________ 1. : Nature's a stranger keep it out Haul a-way____________ __________ 2,3. _ They say the truth is what you see I know the truth is what you feel They say the truth is what you see _____________ ______________ 1. 2. They say the truth is what you see I know the truth is what you feel They say the truth is what you see I know my truth it is for real Haul a- * * * way_____ (Riff 2) * * * * * (End Riff 2) 2.So you got coastline for fence It could be your first line of defence You'll never be ready for this Ignorance is bliss, haven't you heard Haul away 3.Give me your sermon on the mount Give me your final account You house is so blissfully calm I will bury you down at the farm Haul away Riff 1: E---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- B---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- G-7--9-9-9-9-7--- -7--9-9-9-9-5--- -5--7-7-7-7-4--- -4--5-5-5-5-7--- D-7--9-9-9-9-7--- -7--9-9-9-9-5--- -5--7-7-7-7-4--- -4--5-5-5-5-7--- A-5--7-7-7-7-5--- -5--7-7-7-7-3--- -3--5-5-5-5-2--- -2--3-3-3-3-5--- E---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Riff 2: * * E------------------ ------------- ------------------ ------------- B------------------ ------------- ------------------ ------------- G------------------ ------------- ------------------ ------------- D-14-14-12-14---12- -11---10--12- -14-14-12-14---12- -11---10--12- A------------------ ------------- ------------------ ------------- E------------------ ------------- ------------------ ------------- Second Tab Riff A: -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -12/14-1414-12-12-12-12/14-1414--10--1010/12-1212- -12/14-1414-12-12-12-12/14-1414--10--1010/12-1212- -10/12-1212-10-10-10-10/12-1212--8---8-8-/10-1010- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -9-9-9-9/10-10-10--12-12-12------------- -9-9-9-9/10-10-10--12-12-12------------- -7-7-7-7/8--8--8---10-10-10------------- Repeat Riff B: ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- --14-14-12-14--12-11-10-12-- ---------------------------- X2 ---------------------------- PM__________________________ then a 14 on D string. Comfortable suburban home -----7-----------------7--------7--- --------8--------8--------8--------- -----------9--------9--------9------ --------------9--------------------- -7---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Too afraid to go out on your own -----8--------8--------8--------------8- --------8--------8--------8-----8------- -----------9--------9--------9-----9---- -10------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Comfortable place on the couch ------7-------7-------7---------7------- ---------8-------8----------8------8---- ------------9-------9----9------------9- ---------------------------------------- -7-------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Natures a stranger keep it out -----5---------5---------5---------5---- --------7---------7------------7-------- -----------7---------7------7----------- ---------------------------------------- --5------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Haul away Riff B X2 Verse 2 (with similar picking to verse 1) So you got coastline for fence C It could be your first line of defence You'll never be ready for this Ignorance is bliss haven't you heard Haul away Riff A X4 They say the truth is what you see I know the truth is what you feel They say the truth is what you see Riff B X2 Give me your sermon on the mount Give me your final account Your house is so blissfully calm I'll bury you down at the farm Haul away Riff A X4 They say the truth is what you see I know the truth is what you feel They say the truth is what you see Riff C: ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --------------9---------------9--------- ---------7----7-----------7---7--------- X7 ----10--------------10------------------ Riff AX4 They say the truth is what you see I know the truth is what you feel They say the truth is what you see I know the truth it is for real Haul away ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12-------- X4 --12--12--10--12--10--9---8---10-------- Haul Away... ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12-------- --14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12-------- X4 ---------------------------------------- Solo (starts on "Haul Away") ---------------------7--5--------------- -7-----5--7-----5----------7--8--5----5- ----7--------7----------------------7--- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------7b8r7----------------------- -8-----7b8---------8-------------------- ----9----------------9--9-7-9~~~~------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -----8--10b12~~~~~--8--------12~~~~----- --9---------------------9-7--12~~~~----- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -----------12-------12------------------ --12-12-14----12-14----12--------------- --------------------------14-12-14------ ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------12----- ------------------------12---14--------- ----------12---14---14------------------ -12---15-------------------------------- ----------------12---14b15p12----------- -------12--15--------------------------- --14------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Riff C X2

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