Overkill Acoustic Chords

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This is a "much easier to play" version that is closer to the original tuning (key of D) than others posted. It is also more accurate to showing that, in most lines, the chords precede the lyrics.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	D A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author Unregistered. Last edit on Jun 14, 2018

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Chords

D/C#

C/B

Asus4

F#7sus4

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Tuning: Drop D
 
Chords:
D       0577xx
D/C#    0477xx
C       0355xx
C/B     0255xx
Bm      x24430
Asus4   x02230
A       x02220
F#7sus4 x42422
F#      x44322
G       x55433
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
D                 D/C#
  I can't get to sleep
C                  C/B
  I think about the   implications
D                 D/C#
  Of diving in too  deep
C                 C/B
  And possibly the   complications
D            D/C#
  Especially at night
C             C/B
  I worry over   situations
D                D/C#
  I know will be alright
C                     C/B
  Perhaps it's just imagination
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Bm                      Asus4  A
   Day after day it reappears
Bm                                 Asus4     A
   Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
F#7sus4   F#            G      Asus4  A
Ghosts appear and fade away
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
D                  D/C#
  Alone between the  sheets
C              C/B
  Only brings exasperation
D                     D/C#
  It's time to walk the streets
C             C/B
    Smell the     desperation
D                 D/C#
  At least there's pretty lights
C                          C/B
  And though there's little   variation
D             D/C#
  It nullifies the night
C           C/B
  From overkill
 
 
[Chorus variation]
 
Bm                      Asus4  A
   Day after day it reappears
Bm                                  Asus4     A
   Night after night my heartbeat  shows the fear
F#7sus4   F#          G         Asus4                A
Ghosts appear and fade away,      come back another day..
 
 
[Solo] (follows the same pattern)
 
 
[Verse 1 variation]
 
D                 D/C#
  I can't get to sleep
C                  C/B
  I think about the   implications
D             D/C#
  Of diving in too deep
C                 C/B
  And possibly the   complications
D           D/C#
  Especially at night
C             C/B
  I worry over   situations
D               D/C#
  I know will be   alright
C            C/B
  It's just overkill
 
 
[Chorus variation]
 
Bm                      Asus4  A
   Day after day it reappears
Bm                                  Asus4     A
   Night after night my heartbeat  shows the fear
F#7sus4   F#           G
Ghosts appear and fade  away
F#7sus4   F#           G
Ghosts appear and fade  away
F#7sus4   F#             G
Ghosts appear and fade away
 
(slow and fade to end)
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