Chords with lyrics
Dr. Livingstone - Crowded House
Intro:
FF . G+G . Bb7Bb7 Bb7*
e|1-----1-----3-----3----|-1-----1-----1-----1-4p1|
BB|1-----1-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
G+G|2-----2-----4-----4----|-1-----1-----1-----1-1--| 2x
D MajorD|3-----3-----5-----5----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
A augmentedA|3-----3-----5-----5----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
E MajorE|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|------------------------|
FF G+G
Steam ship sail down the river
Bb7Bb7
Fight the mosquitoes
Bb7Bb7
that lie in the swamp
FF G+G
White smoke cover the jungle
Bb7Bb7
see Dr. Livingston
Bb7Bb7
land with a thump
Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm Ab/C
Down where the sad widows gather
C majorC+sus2/Ab Ab* C majorC+sus2/Ab
Ab* Bb7Bb7
Young women weep for their dying babies
Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm
I am a white man in Africa
C majorC+sus2/Ab Ab* C majorC+sus2/Ab Ab*
If I were to stay here there'd be
Bb7Bb7
no one to save me /
FF FF
I hear the drums, I know it's urgent
Cm7Cm7 FF
I hear sur- vival in his hands
FF FF
Switch to record, I get the picture
Cm7Cm7 FF
But I will never under- stand
Break:
FF . G+G . Bb7Bb7 Bb7*
e|1-----1-----3-----3----|-1-----1-----1-----1-4p1|
BB|1-----1-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
G+G|2-----2-----4-----4----|-1-----1-----1-----1-1--| 2x
D MajorD|3-----3-----5-----5----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
A augmentedA|3-----3-----5-----5----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
E MajorE|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|------------------------|
FF G+G
Mad world in- visible army
Bb7Bb7 Bb7Bb7
Blow up the bridges and come like a storm
FF G+G
Young girl eyes full of promise
Bb7Bb7 Bb7Bb7
Carry the baby and keeping it warm
Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm Ab/C
Down where the sad widows gather
C majorC+sus2/Ab Ab* C majorC+sus2/Ab
Ab* Bb7Bb7
Young men go down on their knees
Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 DmDm
I am a white man in Africa
C majorC+sus2/Ab Ab*
C majorC+sus2/Ab Ab* Bb7/
With more than just my god to ap- pease
FF FF
I hear the drums, I know it's urgent
Cm7Cm7 FF
I hear sur- vival in his hands
FF FF
Switch to record, I get the picture
Cm7Cm7 FF
But I will never under- stand
Bb majorBb C majorC
How there is love in his face
Bb majorBb C majorC
In the midst of all this waste
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4
Bb majorBb C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC
In the Mozambique sun under the gun
FF FF
I hear the drums,
Cm7Cm7 FF
I hear survival in his hands,
FF FF
I hear the drums
Cm7Cm7 FF
There is a curse upon this land
FF FF
Hear the drums, know it's urgent
Cm7Cm7 FF
Hear sur- vival in his hands
FF FF
Hit re- cord get the picture,
Cm7Cm7 FF
I will never under- stand
Solo:
FF . G+G . Bb7Bb7 Bb7*
e|1-----1-----3-----3----|-1-----1-----1-----1-4p1|
BB|1-----1-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
G+G|2-----2-----4-----4----|-1-----1-----1-----1-1--|
D MajorD|3-----3-----5-----5----|-3-----3-----3-----3-3--|
A augmentedA|3-----3-----5-----5----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
E MajorE|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|------------------------|
FF G7G7 Bb7Bb7 Bb7*
Child of the sound and the fury
FF G7G7 Bb7Bb7 Bb7*
Left all a- lone in a warzone,
FF G7G7 Bb7Bb7 Bb7*
Child of the sound and the fury
Ab/F Bb7Bb7 Ab/F Bb7Bb7
aah aaah aah aaah
FF G7G7
The hour is late and the thought of my bed
Bb7Bb7 Bb7Bb7
Makes me tired and ready for sleep
FF G7G7
So tell me about all the places you go
Bb7Bb7 Bb7Bb7
All the lies that you swallow The people you keep
FF G7G7
Viva the monastery, That's where I wanna be
Bb7Bb7 Bb7Bb7
wrestle my soul!
FF ///
Bb7Bb7 x13131
Bb7* x13134
Dsus2Dsus2 x5775x
DmDm x5776x
Ab/C x3654x
G7G7 353433
C majorC+sus2/Ab 4x653x
Ab* 4x654x
Cm7Cm7 x35343
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 x13344