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OVERKILL - Colin Hay Tabbed by: Chloe K E-mail: angelgalida@gmail.com Hey everyone! I just heard this song for the first time earlier today and I absolutely fell in love! I couldn't find a tab on here that was totally correct when I wanted to learn this song earlier, so I went to Youtube and figured it out based on a live acoustic studio performance that Colin Hay did. This is the correct tuning and key for this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QlhNgKMp8 If you're looking for the version from Scrubs, this is it! It sounds a little different in the show from the link I posted, but it is the same chord progression and everything. I like to use Asus instead of standard A in the chorus as it adds slightly more character in my opinion, but that's a personal choice and if you don't like that sound, it's totally fine to use a standard A there. This is my first tab, so go easy. If anything is wrong (it should be all right but you never know), feel free to email me and let me know! Thanks everyone, happy playing! -Chloe Tuning: Standard Chords used: Verse -
e|-E-0--|--B0--|--D0--|--A0--| B|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| G|--9--|--9--|--7--|--7--| x4 D|--9--|--9--|--7--|--7--| A|--7--|--6--|--5--|--4--| E|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
Chorus -
e|-C#m-0--|--B0--|-C#m-0--|--B0--|-G#m-4--|-Asus-0--|--B0--| B|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--4--|--0--|--0--| G|--6--|--4--|--6--|--4--|--4--|--2--|--4--| D|--6--|--4--|--6--|--4--|--6--|--2--|--4--| A|--4--|--2--|--4--|--2--|--6--|--0--|--2--| E|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--4--|--0--|--0--|
The chords above each diagram are the basic note the chord is set around, and if you choose to play just those chords instead of the tabbed version, it will sound similar and it will work as well. Strumming pattern is a simple chug, but again use video or audio for guidance if needed. Here are the lyrics with the chords in the appropriate places for guidance:
EI can't get to Bsleep DI think about tAhe implications EOf diving in tooB deep DAnd possibly theA complications EEspecially at niBght DI worry over sitAuations EI know will be aBlright DPerhaps its justA my imagination
C#mDay after day it reaBsusppearsB C#mNight after night my heartbeat sBsushows the fBear G#sus4Ghosts appG#ear and fade aAsusway Bsus B
EAlone between the Bsheets DOnly brings exasperAation EIt's time to walk the Bstreets DSmell the desperAation EAt least there's pretty Blights DAnd though there's little Avariation EIt nullifies the nBight Dfrom overAkill
C#mDay after day it reaBsusppearsB C#mNight after night my heartbeat sBsushows the fBear G#sus4Ghosts appG#ear and fade aAsusway BsusCome back another Bday
(The original version by Men At Work has a solo here but this acoustic version does not)
EI can't get to Bsleep DI think about tAhe implications EOf diving in tooB deep DAnd possibly theA complications EEspecially at niBght DI worry over sitAuations EI know will be aBlright DIt's just overAkill
C#mDay after day it reaBsusppearsB C#mNight after night my heartbeat sBsushows the fBear G#sus4Ghosts appG#ear and fade aAsusway G#sus4Ghosts appG#ear and fade aAsusway G#sus4Ghosts appG#ear and fade aAsusway