• Song:

    Dr Livingstone

  • Artist:

    Crowded House

Dr. Livingstone	-	Crowded House

this is an attempt to 'catch' the feel of the song into single chords, so it can be 
played on one guitar.

Intro:
  F (133211@1)   .     G (320003@1)   .      Bb7 (x13131@1)               Bb7*
e|1-----1-----3-----3----|-1-----1-----1-----1-4p1|
B|1-----1-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
G|2-----2-----4-----4----|-1-----1-----1-----1-1--|	2x
D|3-----3-----5-----5----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
A|3-----3-----5-----5----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|------------------------|

F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)  Steam ship    sail down the river
Bb7 (x13131@1)    Fight the mosquitoes
    Bb7that (x13131@1)  lie in the swamp
F (133211@1)            G (320003@1) White smoke    cover the jungle
Bb7 (x13131@1)   see Dr. Livingston
Bb7 (x13131@1)    land with a thump
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)        Dsus2 (xx0230@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)              Ab/C
     Down    where the      sad    widows gather
C+sus2/Ab       Ab*     C+sus2/Ab      
Ab*          Bb7 (x13131@1)         Young    women          weep     for their   dying babies
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)   Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)      I    am a (x02210@1)   white    man in Africa
C+sus2/Ab   Ab*           C+sus2/Ab     Ab*
          If     I were to         stay      here there'd be
   Bb7no (x13131@1)    one to save me /

F (133211@1)                   FI (133211@1)hear the   drums, I know it's    urgent
            Cm7               FI (133211@1)hear sur-     vival in his    hands
           F (133211@1)                  FSwitch (133211@1)to    record, I get the    picture
          Cm7               FBut (133211@1)I will     never under-    stand

Break:
  F (133211@1)   .     G (320003@1)   .      Bb7 (x13131@1)               Bb7*
e|1-----1-----3-----3----|-1-----1-----1-----1-4p1|
B|1-----1-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
G|2-----2-----4-----4----|-1-----1-----1-----1-1--|	2x
D|3-----3-----5-----5----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
A|3-----3-----5-----5----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|------------------------|

F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)  Mad world in-   visible army
Bb7 (x13131@1)                        Bb7 (x13131@1)    Blow up the bridges and     come like a storm
F (133211@1)          G (320003@1) Young girl   eyes full of promise
Bb7 (x13131@1)                   Bb7 (x13131@1)    Carry the baby and     keeping it warm
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)        Dsus2 (xx0230@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)             Ab/C
      Down    where the      sad    widows gather
C+sus2/Ab      Ab*    C+sus2/Ab        
Ab*          Bb7 (x13131@1)         Young    men          go down     on their     knees
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)    Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)      I     am a (x02210@1)    white    man in Africa
    C+sus2/Ab      Ab*             
C+sus2/Ab            Ab*     Bb7/
With           more    than just my           god to ap-   pease

F (133211@1)                  FI (133211@1)hear the    drums, I know it's   urgent
            Cm7              FI (133211@1)hear sur-     vival in his   hands
          F (133211@1)                  FSwitch (133211@1)to    record, I get the    picture
           Cm7               FBut (133211@1)I will     never under-    stand

Bb (x1333x@1)           CHow (x32010@1)there is    love in his    face
       Bb (x1333x@1)                 CIn (x32010@1)the    midst of all this   waste

Bb7sus4

Bb (x1333x@1)         C (x32010@1)    Bb (x1333x@1)        CIn (x32010@1)the   Mozambique    sun    under the   gun
           F (133211@1)        FI (133211@1)hear the    drums,
      Cm7                  FI (133211@1)hear     survival in his    hands,
           F (133211@1)      FI (133211@1)hear the    drums
            Cm7                FThere (133211@1)is a     curse upon this   land
         F (133211@1)                 FHear (133211@1)the    drums, know it's   urgent
              Cm7              F (133211@1)  Hear sur-      vival in his    hands
        F (133211@1)            FHit (133211@1)re-   cord get the    picture,
       Cm7              FI (133211@1)will     never under-    stand

Solo:
  F (133211@1)   .     G (320003@1)   .      Bb7 (x13131@1)               Bb7*
e|1-----1-----3-----3----|-1-----1-----1-----1-4p1|
B|1-----1-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
G|2-----2-----4-----4----|-1-----1-----1-----1-1--|
D|3-----3-----5-----5----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
A|3-----3-----5-----5----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|------------------------|

F (133211@1)             G7 (320001@1)            Bb7 (x13131@1)     Bb7*
   Child of the    sound and the    fury
F (133211@1)           G7 (320001@1)         Bb7 (x13131@1)         Bb7*
  Left all a-    lone in a    warzone,
F (133211@1)            G7 (320001@1)           Bb7 (x13131@1)    Bb7*
  Child of the   sound and the   fury

Ab/F      Bb7 (x13131@1)    Ab/F     Bb7 (x13131@1)     aah     aaah      aah     aaah

F (133211@1)                    G7The (320001@1)  hour is late and the    thought of my bed
         Bb7 (x13131@1)         Bb7Makes (x13131@1)me     tired and     ready for sleep
    F (133211@1)                     G7So (320001@1)   tell me about all the    places you go
        Bb7 (x13131@1)                        Bb7All (x13131@1)the    lies that you swallow The    people you keep
         F (133211@1)           G7Viva (320001@1)the    monastery,   That's where I wanna be
Bb7 (x13131@1)         Bb7 (x13131@1)  wrestle my    soul!
F  ///

Bb7 (x13131@1)     x13131
Bb7*      x13134
Dsus2     x5775x
Dm (xx0231@1)      x5776x
Ab/C      x3654x
G7 (320001@1)      353433
C+sus2/Ab 4x653x
Ab*       4x654x
Cm7       x35343
Bb7sus4   x13344
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