Chords for "Overkill" - Colin Hay
Tempo:
124.7 bpm
Chords used:
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E
D
B
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[C] [Gm] [F] [G] We have time, let's get a song out of Mr.
[E] Oh, yes.
[Ab] is an old song which I like.
I can get to sleep, [Dm] think [A] about the implications [E] of diving in too deep.
the complications, [Em] [E] especially at night.
[A] over situations [E] I know will be all right.
[A] it's just imagination.
Day after day, [B] it [Em] reappears.
[E] Oh, yes.
[Ab] is an old song which I like.
I can get to sleep, [Dm] think [A] about the implications [E] of diving in too deep.
the complications, [Em] [E] especially at night.
[A] over situations [E] I know will be all right.
[A] it's just imagination.
Day after day, [B] it [Em] reappears.
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Em
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[C] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] [G] We have time, let's get a song out of Mr.
Hay.
Colin Hay is our guest.
What do you feel like playing, Colin?
Something I know.
[E] Oh, yes.
Well, that'd be good.
I know most of my songs.
This [Ab] is an old song which I like.
I'll just play it, [E] eh?
All right. _
_ _ _ _ _ I can get to sleep, _ [Dm] _ _ think [A] about the implications [E] _ of diving in too deep.
[D] _ _ _ [A] Possibly the complications, _ [Em] _ _ [E] especially at night.
[Dm] _ _ _ I worry [A] over _ situations [E] _ I know will be all right.
_ [Dm] _ _ Perhaps [A] it's just imagination.
_ [Dbm] _ _ _
Day after day, [B] it [Em] reappears. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
Night after night, my [Gbm] heartbeat _ _ shows the fear.
[Ebm] _ The costs appear and [A] fade _ away.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Alone between the sheets, [D] _ _ _
[A] only brings _ [E] exasperation.
_ It's time to walk the streets, [D] _ _ smell [A] the desperation.
_ [E] _ At least there's pretty [D] lights, _ although [A] there's little variation.
[E] _ _ It nullifies the night [D] _ _ from [A] overkill.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
Day after day, it [Bm] _ [E] reappears. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ Night after night, my heartbeat [Gbm] _ _ shows the fear.
[Abm] The _ [Eb] costs [Ebm] appear and _ [A] fade away.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ I can get to sleep, _ [D] _ I think [A] about the implications [E] _ of diving in too [D] deep.
_ _ [A] Possibly the complications, [E] _ _ especially _ at [D] night.
I worry [A] over situations [E] I know [B] will be all right.
[D] _ _ It's just _ _ _ [Db] overkill.
_ Day after day, [B] it _ [Em] reappears.
_ [B] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ Night after night, my [Gbm] heartbeat _ shows the fear.
[Ebm] The _ costs appear and [A] fade _ away. _ _ _
[Eb] The _ costs [C] appear and fade [A] _ away. _ _ _ _
[Ab] The _ _ costs appear _ [Ebm]
and [Ab] fade away.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Wow! _ _ _ _
Colin, hey!
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [F] [G] Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
_ _ _ _ [N] _
Hay.
Colin Hay is our guest.
What do you feel like playing, Colin?
Something I know.
[E] Oh, yes.
Well, that'd be good.
I know most of my songs.
This [Ab] is an old song which I like.
I'll just play it, [E] eh?
All right. _
_ _ _ _ _ I can get to sleep, _ [Dm] _ _ think [A] about the implications [E] _ of diving in too deep.
[D] _ _ _ [A] Possibly the complications, _ [Em] _ _ [E] especially at night.
[Dm] _ _ _ I worry [A] over _ situations [E] _ I know will be all right.
_ [Dm] _ _ Perhaps [A] it's just imagination.
_ [Dbm] _ _ _
Day after day, [B] it [Em] reappears. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
Night after night, my [Gbm] heartbeat _ _ shows the fear.
[Ebm] _ The costs appear and [A] fade _ away.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Alone between the sheets, [D] _ _ _
[A] only brings _ [E] exasperation.
_ It's time to walk the streets, [D] _ _ smell [A] the desperation.
_ [E] _ At least there's pretty [D] lights, _ although [A] there's little variation.
[E] _ _ It nullifies the night [D] _ _ from [A] overkill.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
Day after day, it [Bm] _ [E] reappears. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ Night after night, my heartbeat [Gbm] _ _ shows the fear.
[Abm] The _ [Eb] costs [Ebm] appear and _ [A] fade away.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ I can get to sleep, _ [D] _ I think [A] about the implications [E] _ of diving in too [D] deep.
_ _ [A] Possibly the complications, [E] _ _ especially _ at [D] night.
I worry [A] over situations [E] I know [B] will be all right.
[D] _ _ It's just _ _ _ [Db] overkill.
_ Day after day, [B] it _ [Em] reappears.
_ [B] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ Night after night, my [Gbm] heartbeat _ shows the fear.
[Ebm] The _ costs appear and [A] fade _ away. _ _ _
[Eb] The _ costs [C] appear and fade [A] _ away. _ _ _ _
[Ab] The _ _ costs appear _ [Ebm]
and [Ab] fade away.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Wow! _ _ _ _
Colin, hey!
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [F] [G] Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
_ _ _ _ [N] _


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