Overkill - Men At Work

C#m  e-d#-b-g# . . . B43(799977)  e-d#-b-f# . . . (x2)

E5(-799)||||||| 
      (-69)|||||||  (-577)|||||||               (-47)|||||||
    I can't get to sleep . . . . . . . . I think about the implications
E5(-799)|||||||          (-69)|||||||   (-577)|||||||                     (-47)|||||||
    Of diving in too deep . . . . . . . . . . and possibly the complications
E5(-799)|||||||      (-69)|||||||  (-577)|||||||               (-47)|||||||
    Especially at night . . . . . . . . . .  I worry over situations
E5(-799)|||||||           (-69)|||||||    D                                A
    I know will be alright . . . . . . . perhaps its just imagination

C#m                                   B43        e-d#-b-g#
    Day after day . . . it reappears
C#m                                              B43            B3
   Night after night . . my heartbeat shows the fear
G#4        G#                  A3     B43  B3
Ghosts appear and fade away

E5(-799)|||||||           (-69)|||||||  (-577)|||||||                           (-47)|||||||
    Alone between the sheets . . . . . . . . . . . only brings exasperation
E5(-799)|||||||                (-69)|||||||  (-577)|||||||               (-47)|||||||
    It's time to walk the streets . . . . . . . . . . smell the . . desperation
E5(-799)|||||||                 (-69)|||||||  (-577)|||||||                            (-47)|||||||
    At least there's pretty lights . . . . . . . and though there's little variation
E5(-799)|||||||                 (-69)|||||||     D                          A
    It nullifies the night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from overkill
C#m                                   B43        e-d#-b-g#
    Day after day . . . it reappears
C#m                                              B43            B3
   Night after night . . my heartbeat shows the fear
G#4        G#                  A3                B43                           B3
Ghosts appear and fade away . . . . . . come back another..day

E5(-799)||||||| (-69)||||||| D||||||| A||||||| (x3)
E5(-799)||||||| (-69)||||||| D||||||| D||||||| C#m B43 B3 G#4 G# A3 A3

E5(-799)||||||| 
      (-69)|||||||  (-577)|||||||               (-47)|||||||
    I can't get to sleep . . . . . . . . I think about the implications
E5(-799)|||||||          (-69)|||||||   (-577)|||||||                     (-47)|||||||
    Of diving in too deep . . . . . . . . . . and possibly the complications
E5(-799)|||||||      (-69)|||||||  (-577)|||||||               (-47)|||||||
    Especially at night . . . . . . . . . .  I worry over situations that
E5(-799)|||||||           (-69)|||||||       D                       A
    I know will be alright . . . . . . . . . it's just overkill
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C#m                                   B43        e-d#-b-g#

    Day after day . . . it reappears
C#m                                              B43            B3
   Night after night . . my heartbeat shows the fear
G#4        G#                  A3
Ghosts appear and fade away
G#4        G#                  A3

Ghosts appear and fade away
G#4        G#                  A3

Ghosts appear and fade away
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Written by Colin Hay / Men At Work.

Note: Main riff hazardously similar to
38 Special Hold On Loosely
also Outfield Your Love

JC&Timmy || JC Setlist || Tunelist

JC & Timmy - Overkill (RMBL)

JC & Timmy - Overkill (BC)

Men At Work - Overkill (YT)

Men At Work - Overkill 1983 (YT)

Colin Hay on Scrubs - Overkill (2002) (YT)

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