Colin Hay - Overkill Acoustic Tab

Verse rhythm pattern:

D F#m I can't get to sleep
e
B
G 7 7 7 6 6 6
D 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 5 x x 5 x x 5 x 4 x x 4 x x 4 x
E
C Em I think about the impli- cations
e
B
G 5 5 5 4 4 4
D 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 3 x x 3 x x 3 x 2 x x 2 x x 2 x
E
D F#m Of diving in too deep C Em And possibly the complications D F#m Especiallyyyy at night C Em I worry over situations D F#m I know will be al- right C Em Perhaps its just i- magination

Bridge rhythm pattern #1:

Bm Bm Day after day it rea-
e
B
G 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 4 4 4 4 4 4
A 2 x x 2 x x 2 x 2 x x 2 x x 2 x
E
Asus4 A ppears
e
B 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0 x x 0 x x 0 x 0 x x 0 0 0 0 0
E

Bridge rhythm pattern #2:

Bm Bm Night after night my heartbeat
e
B
G 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 4 4 4 4 4 4
A 2 x x 2 x x 2 x 2 x x 2 x x 2 x
E
Asus4 A shooooooooooooooooooows the fear
e
B
G 7 7 7 6 6 6
D 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 5 x x 5 x x 5 x 5 x x 5 x x 5 x
Bsus2 F# Ghoooooooooooooooooosts appear and faaaaaaaaaaade
e
B
G 4 4 4 3 3 3
D 4 4 4 4 4 4
A 4 4 4 4 4 4
E 2 x x 2 x x 2 x 2 x x 2 x x 2 x
G G a- waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
e
B
G 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 5 x x 5 x x 5 x 5 x x 5 x x 5 x
E

Bridge rhythm pattern #3:

Asus4 A Come back another daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
e
B 3 3 3 2 2 2
G 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0 x x 0 x x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x
E

Solo:

(Guitar 1: Verse rhythm pattern x 4, Bridge pattern #2 x 1)

(Guitar 2: Solo)

D F#m C
e
B 3 3/5 3 2 0 0h1 1/3 1
G 2
D
A
E
Em D F#m
0
2 0
4 4 5p 4 2p 0 0 0
5 2 5 2 2
C Em
3/5 3 5\ 3
2/ 4 2/4 2 2/ 4
2/ 4
D F#m C
2 3
2 4
2 4 0
2p0 0 2 3 3
Em D F#m
2 3
2 3 5
0 2 4
0 2 4
2 0 0 2 4
3 2 3
C Em
5 7 9 10 12 10 12 12/14 14 12p10 10 10
12 12~~~
Bm Bm Asus4
9/10 10 9 7 5
11/12 12 10 8 7 3 3 3 2
2 2
A Bsus2 F#
0 0 2
4 3 3 4
2 2
G G
2h 3

(Verse rhythm pattern)

D F#m I can't get to sleep C Em I think about the implications D F#m Of diving in tooooooo deep C Em And possibly the complications D F#m Especiallyyyy at night C Em I worry over situations that D F#m I know will be al- right C Em It's just o- verkill

(Bridge rhythm pattern #1)

Bm Bm Asus4 A Day after day it reappears

(Bridge rhythm pattern #2)

Bm Bm Asus4 A Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear Bsus2 F# G G Ghosts appear and fade a- way (last line x 3)

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