Comfortable Place On The Couch Chords
by Midnight Oil
Comfortable Place On The Couch by Midnight Oil is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords D, Em, C, Bm, Am, E5, D5 and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
1st Tab
Timing is 4/4, bars marked * are 2/4.
:D Em D D Em C C D Bm Bm C D : :Em *
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
* Em
1.Comfortable suburban home Too a-
C Em
fraid to go out on your own Comfortable place on the couch
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1.
C D Em Am :
Nature's a stranger keep it out Haul a-way____________
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2,3.
Am D Em D D Em C C D Bm
_ They say the truth is what you see
Bm C D D Em D D Em C C D Bm
I know the truth is what you feel
Bm C D D Em D D Em C C D Bm
They say the truth is what you see
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1. 2.
Bm C D : Bm C D Em
C Em C D Em
Am D Em D D Em C C D Bm
They say the truth is what you see
Bm C D D Em D D Em C C D Bm
I know the truth is what you feel
Bm C D D Em D D Em C C D Bm
They say the truth is what you see
Bm C D D Em D D Em C C D Bm
I know my truth it is for real Haul a-
Bm C D Em * * *
way_____ (Riff 2)
* * * * *
(End Riff 2)
Em
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:
D Em D D Em C C D Bm Bm C D
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:
Em * *
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:
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-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-
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-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:
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--14-14-12-14--12-11-10-12--
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PM__________________________
then a 14 on D string.
Em
Comfortable suburban home
-----7-----------------7--------7---
--------8--------8--------8---------
-----------9--------9--------9------
--------------9---------------------
-7----------------------------------
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C
Too afraid to go out on your own
-----8--------8--------8--------------8-
--------8--------8--------8-----8-------
-----------9--------9--------9-----9----
-10-------------------------------------
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Em
Comfortable place on the couch
------7-------7-------7---------7-------
---------8-------8----------8------8----
------------9-------9----9------------9-
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-7--------------------------------------
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D
Natures a stranger keep it out
-----5---------5---------5---------5----
--------7---------7------------7--------
-----------7---------7------7-----------
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--5-------------------------------------
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E5 D5 A5
Haul away
Riff B X2
Verse 2 (with similar picking to verse 1)
Em
So you got coastline for fence
C
It could be your first line of defence
Em
You'll never be ready for this
Ignorance is bliss
D
haven't you heard
E5 D5 A5
Haul away
Em C
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
Em
Give me your sermon on the mount
C
Give me your final account
Em
Your house is so blissfully calm
D
I'll bury you down at the farm
E5 D5 A5
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:
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--------------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
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--14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12-------- X4
--12--12--10--12--10--9---8---10--------
Haul Away...
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--14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12--------
--14--14--12--14--12--11--10--12-------- X4
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Solo (starts on "Haul Away")
---------------------7--5---------------
-7-----5--7-----5----------7--8--5----5-
----7--------7----------------------7---
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------------7b8r7-----------------------
-8-----7b8---------8--------------------
----9----------------9--9-7-9~~~~-------
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-----8--10b12~~~~~--8--------12~~~~-----
--9---------------------9-7--12~~~~-----
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-----------12-------12------------------
--12-12-14----12-14----12---------------
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---------------------------------12-----
------------------------12---14---------
----------12---14---14------------------
-12---15--------------------------------
----------------12---14b15p12-----------
-------12--15---------------------------
--14------------------------------------
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Riff C X2