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Colin Hay - Overkill (Acoustic in E) Colin Hay has played this song in at least three different ways, not counting the Men At Work version(s). This particular version is based on the the Scrubs episode as well as many of his live performances on YouTube. Note that when he plays this live the guitar is tuned standard. The Scrubs version, however, seems to be tuned 1/2 step down. He also plays an Acoustic version in D which I also transcribed in a separate tab. Don't let the chords scare you on this one. Follow the chord chart below for best results. If you want to make the verses even easier you can use your first finger and pinky to play the fingerings on the D and A strings and mute the rest. Another tip...For the transition from G# to G#7 in the chorus just lift your pinky. [Chord chart] E E7 D D7 C#m Bsus4 B G# G#7 A e|---x------x-----x------x------4-------x-------x-------4------4------5---| B|---x------x-----x------x------5-------5-------4-------4------4------5---| G|---9------9-----7------7------6-------4-------4-------5------5------6---| D|---9------9-----7------7------6-------4-------4-------6------4------7---| A|---7------6-----5------4------4-------2-------2-------6------6------7---| E|---x------x-----x------x------x-------x-------x-------4------4------5---| [Verse]
E I can't get to E7sleep D I think about the imD7plications E Of diving in toE7o deep D And possibly thD7e complications E Especially at E7night D I worry overD7 situations E I know will be alE7right D Perhaps its just myD7 imagination
[Chorus]
C#m Day after day it reapBsus4pears B C#m Night after night my heartbeat sBsus4hows the Bfear G#Ghosts apG#7pear and fade aAway Bsus4 B
[Verse]
E Alone between theE7 sheets D Only brings exaD7speration E It's time to walk theE7 streets D Smell theD7 desperation E At least there's prettyE7 lights D And though there's littlD7e variation E It nullifies theE7 night D from overD7kill
[Chorus]
C#m Day after day it reapBsus4pears B C#m Night after night my heartbeat sBsus4hows the Bfear G#Ghosts apG#7pear and fade aAway Bsus4Come back another Bda-a-ay
[Solo] E E7 D D7 E E7 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------7-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---9------9-8------6-7-----9-7-6------------------------------------------| D|-----------------9------------------9-7-6----6-7p6p4-4---2-4p2p0-2-2------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------4----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D7 E e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------7-5-----------7-\-5-4-4-/-5----------------------------------------| G|---5/6-6-4---4-/-6--------------------------------------------------------| D|---5/6--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse]
E I can't get to E7sleep D I think about theD7 implications E Of diving in too E7deep D And possibly theD7 complications E Especially at E7night D I worry overD7 situations E I know will be aE7lright D It's just oveD7rkill
[Chorus]
C#m Day after day it reapBsus4pears B C#m Night after night my heartbeat sBsus4hows the Bfear G#Ghosts apG#7pear and fade aAway G#Ghosts apG#7pear and fade aAway G#Ghosts apG#7pear and fade aAway