Overkill chords by Colin Hay

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chord Chart:
  Dadd11 Dadd11/C#  C majorC   C/BC/B Dadd11/B  Asus4Asus4   A augmentedA   A9sus4A9sus4  A7A7   Bsus4/F#   F#7F#7  G5G5
d|---x--------0--------x------x------0---------2-------2-------x--------x---------x---------x-----0-|
BB|---7--------7--------5------5------3---------3-------2-------x--------x---------x---------x-----3-|
G+G|---0--------0--------0------0------0---------2-------2-------7--------6---------4---------3-----0-|
D MajorD|---7--------7--------5------5------4---------2-------2-------5--------5---------2---------2-----0-|
A augmentedA|---5--------4--------3------2------2---------0-------0-------x--------x---------x---------x-----x-|
D MajorD|---x--------x--------x------x------x---------x-------x-------7--------7---------4---------4-----5-|


Verse:

Dadd11      Dadd11/C#
 I can't get to sleep
C majorC          C/BC/B
 I think about the implications
Dadd11       Dadd11/C#
 Of diving in too deep
C majorC         C/BC/B
 And possibly the complications
Dadd11     Dadd11/C#
 Especially at night
C majorC       C/BC/B
 I worry over situations
Dadd11      Dadd11/C#
 I know will be alright
C majorC           C/BC/B
 Perhaps its just my imagination

Chorus:

Dadd11/B         Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
  Day after day it reappears
Dadd11/B             A9sus4A9sus4  A7A7
  Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Bsus4/F# F#7F#7       G5G5
 Ghosts appear and fade away
Asus4Asus4     A augmentedA


Verse:

Dadd11       Dadd11/C#
 Alone between the sheets
C majorC       C/BC/B
 Only brings exasperation
Dadd11         Dadd11/C#
 It's time to walk the streets
C majorC      C/BC/B
 Smell the desperation
Dadd11          Dadd11/C#
 At least there's pretty lights
C majorC              C/BC/B
 And though there's little variation
Dadd11       Dadd11/C#
 It nullifies the night
C majorC     C/BC/B
 from overkill

Chorus:

Dadd11/B        Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
 Day after day it reappears
Dadd11/B             A9sus4A9sus4  A7A7
 Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Bsus4/F# F#7F#7       G5G5
 Ghosts appear and fade away
Asus4Asus4     A augmentedA

Verse:

Dadd11        Dadd11/C#
 I can't get to sleep
C majorC         C/BC/B
 I think about the implications
Dadd11         Dadd11/C#
 Of diving in too deep
C majorC         C/BC/B
 And possibly the complications
Dadd11       Dadd11/C#
 Especially at night
C majorC       C/BC/B
 I worry over situations
Dadd11        Dadd11/C#
 I know will be alright
C majorC       C/BC/B
 It's just overkill


Chorus:

Dadd11/B          Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
 Day after day it reappears
Dadd11/B             A9sus4A9sus4  A7A7
 Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Bsus4/F# F#7F#7       G5G5
 Ghosts appear and fade away
Bsus4/F# F#7F#7       G5G5
 Ghosts appear and fade away
Bsus4/F# F#7F#7       G5G5
 Ghosts appear and fade away

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