• Song:

    Overkill

  • Artist:

    Colin Hay

  • Album:

    Men At Work And Friends

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- Overkill (acoustic version) -
-  by Men at Work/Colin Hay   -
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Tab-Version by: TKchaos



D (xx0232@1)            D/C# (x40232@1)    
I can't get to sleep
C (x32010@1)               C/B (x2555x@1)   C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B C/A C/G[indexfinger-movement* (3x555x@1)]         
I think about the implications
D (xx0232@1)            D/C#Of (x40232@1)diving in too deep
C (x32010@1)              C/B (x2555x@1)    C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B C/A C/GAnd (3x555x@1)possibly the complications
D (xx0232@1)            D/C# (x40232@1)
Especially at night
C (x32010@1)          C/B (x2555x@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B C/A C/GI (3x555x@1)worry over situations
D (xx0232@1)            D/C# (x40232@1)I know will be alright
C (x32010@1)          C/B (x2555x@1) 
Perhaps it's just imagination

Bm (x24432@1)              A (x02220@1)   Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A5* [hit only the 5th, 4th and 3rd string]
Day after day it reappears
Bm (x24432@1)                              A (x02220@1)      A7Night (x02020@1)after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
F#sus4 (224422@1)  F# (244322@1)           G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)  Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A5Ghosts (x022xx@1)appear and fade away

D (xx0232@1)               D/C# (x40232@1)
Alone between the sheets
C (x32010@1)           C/B (x2555x@1)  C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B C/A C/G (3x555x@1)      
Only brings exasperation
D (xx0232@1)                    D/C# (x40232@1)      
It's time to walk the streets 
C (x32010@1)         C/BSmell (x2555x@1)the desperation
D (xx0232@1)                       D/C# (x40232@1)
At least there's pretty lights
C (x32010@1)                       C/B (x2555x@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B C/A C/GAnd (3x555x@1)though there's little variation
D (xx0232@1)               D/C# (x40232@1)   
It nullifies the night
C (x32010@1)           C/B (x2555x@1)  
From overkill



Bm (x24432@1)              A (x02220@1)   Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A5*
Day after day it reappears
Bm (x24432@1)                              A (x02220@1)     A7Night (x02020@1)after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
F#sus4 (224422@1)  F# (244322@1)          G (320003@1)  G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)  Asus4 (x02230@1)
Ghosts appear and fade away,       come back another day

(SOLO) [Verse + Chorus]



D (xx0232@1)            D/C# (x40232@1)   
I can't get to sleep
C (x32010@1)               C/B (x2555x@1)    C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B C/A C/GI (3x555x@1)think about the implications
D (xx0232@1)               D/C# (x40232@1) 
Of diving in too deep
C (x32010@1)                C/B (x2555x@1)  C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B C/A C/G (3x555x@1) 
And possibly the complications
D (xx0232@1)             D/C# (x40232@1)Especially at night
C (x32010@1)           C/B (x2555x@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B C/A C/GI (3x555x@1)worry over situations that
D (xx0232@1)           D/C# (x40232@1)  
I know will be alright
C (x32010@1)          C/BIt's (x2555x@1)just overkill

Bm (x24432@1)              A (x02220@1)   Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2 A5*
Day after day it reappears
Bm (x24432@1)                             A (x02220@1)       A7Night (x02020@1)after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
F#sus4 (224422@1) F# (244322@1)         G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)  Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)Ghosts appear and fade away
F#sus4 (224422@1) F# (244322@1)         G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)  Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)Ghosts appear and fade away
F#sus4 (224422@1) F# (244322@1)         G (320003@1)Ghosts appear and fade a-way

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Rhythm:  
1n2n3n4n
XxxXxxXx

*[indexfinger-movement]: 
1  n  2  n  3  n   4   n
C/B (x2555x@1)       C (x32010@1)C/BC/A (x2555x@1)C/G (3x555x@1)---------------------------------------

Intro and Verses: [Palm-muted]

D-577-- (xx0232@1)D/C#-476-- (x40232@1)C-355-- (x32010@1)C/B-254-- (x2555x@1)
"C C/B C/A C/G" - PART-variations: [no P.M.]

C (x32010@1)     -355--
C/B     -254--
C/A     -05(4)-- / -05--- / -055--
C/G     3-55-- / 3355-- / 3554-- (G)



Bm (x24432@1)    -24432
A (x02220@1)     -02220
A5 (x022xx@1)    -022--
A7 (x02020@1)    -02020
Asus2   -02200
Asus4   -02230
F#sus4  244400
F# (244322@1)    244300
G (320003@1)     355400

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Note: There is a 2nd Guitar in the Acoustic-Version.
Live also played a little bit different (like the indexfinger-movement)
Please rate.

Kind regards, TKchaos
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