• Song:

    Head Over Heels

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Midnight Oil

Australia 
Head Over Heels 
Transcribed by... Joakim Lindblad (jlind@algonet.se) 
 
 
Riff 1 Guitar 1: 
 
  Bm          E                    Bm          E 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|7---5---------------------------|7---5---------------------------| 
G|--------7---4---------------4---|--------7---4-------------------| 
 
  Bm          D                    C#m         F# 
e|7-------------------5-------4---|4-----------2-------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|------------------------7-5-----| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------4-------4---| 
 
  Bm          E                    Bm          E 
e|--------------------------------|----------------4---------------| 
B|7---5---------------------------|7---5---------------------------| 
G|--------7---4---------------4---|--------7---4-------7---4-------| 
 
  Bm          F#m                  E           D 
e|7-------------------5-------4---|4-----------2-------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|------------------------7-5-----| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------4-------4---| 
 
  Bm          E                    Bm          E 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|7---5---------------------------|7---5---------------------------| 
G|--------7---4---------------4---|--------7---4-------------------| 
 
  Bm          D                    C#m         F# 
e|7-------------------5-------4---|4-----------2-------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------5---| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------4---7-------| 
 
  Bm          E                    Bm          E 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|7---5---------------------------|7---5---------------------------| 
G|--------7---4---------------4---|--------7---4-------------------| 
 
  Bm          F#m                  E           D 
e|7-------------------5-------4---|4-----------2-------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
 
Riff 2 Guitar 1 & 2 
 
   (Am)            (D)              (Am)            (D)    
e||:0-------------------------------|--------------------------------:|| 
B||:--------1-------------------3---|1---0---------------------------:|| 
G||:------------2-----------2-------|--------2---0---2---------------:|| 
D||:----------------0---------------|--------------------------------:|| 
 |                                                                     | 
G||:--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-:|| 
D||:7---7-----------7---7-----------|7---7-----------7---7-----------:|| 
 
 
 
 (Am)            (D)              (Am)            (D)    
e|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------1-------------------3---|1---0---------------------------| 
G|------------2-----------2-------|--------2---0---2---3---2-------| 
D|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------| 
 |                                                                 | 
G|--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-| 
D|7---7-----------7---7-----------|7---7-----------7---7-----------| 
 
 (Am)            (D)              (Am)            (D)    
e|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------1-------------------3---|1---0---------------------------| 
G|------------2-----------2-------|--------2---0---2---------------| 
D|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------| 
 |                                                                 | 
G|--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-| 
D|7---7-----------7---7-----------|7---7-----------7---7-----------| 
 
                                                               I'm 
Riff 3 Guitar 2: 
 (Am)            (G)              (D/F#)          (G) 
G|--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-| 
D|7---7-----------5---5-----------|4---4-----------5---5-----------| 
 
  head over       heels   you      know how it     feels to be in  
 
Continue riff 3 
 
|(Am)            (G)              |(D/F#)          (G)    | 
  love                                                 I'm 
|(Am)      (G)        |(D/F#)           (G)        |       
  head over heels       Holding back the chills in  
 (Am)            (G)              (D/F#)          (G) 
G|--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7-7---------------| 
D|7---7-----------5---5-----------|4---4-----------5---------------| 
  love  
 
|Em  G      Bm|       D          |C  Em      |         | 
   I think I like the sound we're chasing           I'm 
|D         A       C|        Em  |Bm         |         | 
 giving it all and you're reciprocating  
 
Riff 4 Guitar 1 & 2 
   (Am)            (D)              (Am)            (D)    
e||:0-------------------------------|--------------------------------:|| 
B||:--------1-------------------3---|1---0---------------------------:|| 
G||:------------2-----------2-------|--------2---0---2---------------:|| 
D||:----------------0---------------|--------------------------------:|| 
 |                                                                     | 
G||:--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-:|| 
D||:7---7-----------7---7-----------|7---7-----------7---7-----------:|| 
 
 
 (Am)            (D)              (Am)                 (D) 
                                      |---3---|    
e|12------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B|--------13------------------15--|13--12-13-12-------------------------| 
G|------------14----------14------|-------------14--12--14--------------| 
D|----------------12--------------|-------------------------------------| 
 |                                                                      | 
G|--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|-------------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-| 
D|7---7-----------7---7-----------|7---7----------------7---7-----------| 
 
(Am)            (D)              (Am)            (D)    
e|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------1-------------------3---|1---0---------------------------| 
G|------------2-----------2-------|--------2---0---2---------------| 
D|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------| 
 |                                                                 | 
G|--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-| 
D|7---7-----------7---7-----------|7---7-----------7---7-----------| 
 
 
Play riff 3 during verse: 
    
                                              I'm  
|(Am)      (G)        |(D/F#)           (G)        |       
  head over heels       Turning back the wheels of  
|(Am)      (G)        |(D/F#)           (G)        |       
  love                                        We're  
|(Am)         (G)        |(D/F#)      (G)       |       
  stealing the show You're stealing my money and  
|(Am)      (G)        |(D/F#)           (G)        |       
  love  
 
|Em      G       Bm|      D        |C Em      |         | 
  You're all the same you part-time lovers       When it  
|D         A       C|           Em       |Bm         |         | 
 starts to rain   You're hiding under the covers        It just  
|Dsus2     A         C|     G     |C              D          | 
 don't add up   This summer fever   She turns the truth And I don't believe 
      | 
 her  
|Dsus2   A       C|      G           |C        D/G      |                | 
 Stories flying, love is dying In the end I can't understand her lying 
 
                                                        |----------------| 
                                                        |--------------3-| 
                                                        |----------2-5---| 
Riff 5 Guitar 1 
    
    Am          D                    Am          D 
e||:--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B||:5---3---------------------------|5---3---------------------------| 
G||:--------5---2---------------2---|--------5---2-------------------| 
 
  Am          C (Em 2nd time)       Bm (D 2ndt.) E (C 2ndt.) 
e|5-------------------3-------2---|2-----------0-------------------:|| 
B|--------------------------------|------------------------5-3-----:|| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------2-------2---:|| 
 
  Am          D                    Am          D 
e|--------------------------------|----------------2---------------| 
B|5---3---------------------------|5---3---------------------------| 
G|--------5---2---------------2---|--------5---2-------5---2-------| 
   
  Am          C                    Bm          E 
e|5-------------------3-------2---|2-------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|------------5~~~----------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
 
  Am          D                    Am          D 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|5---3---------------------------|5---3---------------------------| 
G|--------5---2---------------2---|--------5---2-------------------| 
 
  Am          Em                   D           C       G5           A5 
e|5-------------------3-------2---|2-----------0-------------------|----| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------7-------7---|9---| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------5-------5---|7---| 
 
Play riff 3 x12 
 
      I'm head over heels in love??? 
 
Riff 6 guitar 2 
 
G||:--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-| 
D||:7---7-----------6---6-----------|5---5-----------4---4-----------| 
A||:--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
 
G|--------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-:|| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------:|| 
A|8---8-----------7---7-----------|5---5-----------7---7-----------:|| 
 
Solo guitar 1 
 
B||:13-------------------------------|12-------------------------------| 
G||:---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D||:----------------14---------------|----------------14---------------| 
 
B|10-------------------------------|10--------------12---------------:|| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------:|| 
D|----------------14---------------|---------------------------------:|| 
 
|Em  G      Bm|       D          |C  Em      |         | 
   I think I like the sound we're chasing            
|D         A       C|        Em  |Bm         |         | 
 
|Esus2   B       D|      A           |D     E      |         | 
 
|Esus2   B       D|      A           |D     E      |         | 
 
 
Final riff guitar 1 
 
  n.c.                                         E 
G|4---2---------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------4---2---5---4---0-------|5---4---0---2-------------------| 
A|----------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
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