Overkill Chords

by Men at Work
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author taylor_fanatic [a] 30.
1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 12, 2022
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Chords

D
D/C#
D/C
D/B
Bm
A
A(sus)
G

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Overkill (Men at Work/Colin Hay) "acoustic version"
(see chords below)
 
D              D/C#      D/C
I can't get to sleep
D/C                D/B                D
I think about the implications
D                D/C#      D/C
Of diving in too deep
D/C             D/B                D
And possibly the complications
D              D/C#      D/C
Especially at night
D/C             D/B
I worry over situations
D              D/C#      D/C
I know will be alright
D/C                D/B
Perhaps it's just imagination
 
Bm                A     A(sus)  A
Day after day it reappears
Bm                                A?1      A?2
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
E?1        E?2                   G      A    A(sus)  A
Ghosts appear and fade away
D                   D/C#      D/C
Alone between the sheets
D/C           D/B                 D
Only brings exasperation
D                      D/C#          D/C
It's time to walk the streets 
D/C         D/B
Smell the desperation
D                         D/C#      D/C
At least there's pretty lights
D/C                       D/B              D
And though there's little variation
D                 D/C#        D/C
It nullifies the night
D/C           D/B            D
From overkill
 
Bm                A     A(sus)  A
Day after day it reappears
Bm                                A?1    A?2
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
E?1     E?2                     G      A    A(sus)  A
Ghosts appear and fade away, come back another day
 
(INTRO)
 
D              D/C#      D/C
I can't get to sleep
D/C                  D/B                       D
I think about the implications
D                 D/C#      D/C
Of diving in too deep
D/C                D/B                       D
And possibly the complications
D               D/C#      D/C
Especially at night
D/C            D/B                       D
I worry over situations that
D             D/C#      D/C
I know will be alright
D/C          D/B                       D
It's just overkill
 
Bm                A     A(sus)  A
Day after day it reappears
Bm                               A?1                  A?2
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
E?1    E?2              G      A    A(sus)  A
Ghosts appear and fade away
E?1    E?2              G     (hold G)
Ghosts appear and fade away
 
    CHORDS
 
Intro:
 
D       xx0232
        xx0032 (can add sus)
        xx0032
        xx0432
 
Verses: (muffle the 'walk-down' occasionally)
Walk-down base
 
D       xx0232
D/C#    x4x232
D/C     x3x320
D/B     x2x020 (can add high G)
 
 
Chorus
 
Bm      x24432
A       x02220 (sus)
Bm      x24432
A?1     X05700 (G-str 7 to 6)
A?2     X05600
E?1     X02400 (G-str 4 to 3)
E?2     X02300
G       320033
A       x02220
A(sus)  x02230
X
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4 comments
schmoot
taylor_fanatic [a]: Thanks for a great tab! My daughter and I sing this every time it comes on in the car. I would like to make a suggestion for the chorus. While I use the A1 and A2 chords you've shown (thanks!), I use this for the E1 and E2 chords: F#sus(?) 244422 and then to a regular F#. Give it a try!
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Grevados
Perfect tab!
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moriartybill
Capo 2 to match the recording. Nice job!
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