Hay, Colin – Overkill

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Overkill

Colin Hay

 

/ D5 - - - / D5/C# - - - / C - - - / C/B - - - /

 

D5                          D5/C#

I can't get to sleep

C                      C/B
I think about the implications

D5                          D5/C#
Of diving in too deep

C                       C/B
And possibly the complications

D5                          D5/C#
Especially at night

C               C/B
I worry over situations

D5                          D5/C#
I know I'll be alright

C                      C/B
Perhaps it's just imagination

 

Chorus:

B5                          Asus4  A

Day after day it reappears

B5                                        Asus4         A
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear

F#sus4         F#           G          Asus4  A
Ghosts appear and fade away    [Come back another day] <-- 2nd                        

                                                                                          Chorus

 

D5                          D5/C#
Alone between the sheets

C              C/B
Only brings exasperation

D5                          D5/C#
It's time to walk the streets

C           C/B
Smell the desperation

D5                          D5/C#
At least there's pretty lights

C                               C/B
And though there's little variation

D5                          D5/C#
It nullifies the night

C                 C/B

from overkill

Chorus

Instrumental Verse

 

Bm   Asus4  A   F#sus4   F#   G

 

D5                          D5/C#

I can't get to sleep

C                      C/B
I think about the implications

D5                          D5/C#
Of diving in too deep

C                       C/B
And possibly the complications

D5                          D5/C#
Especially at night

C               C/B
I worry over situations

D5                          D5/C#
I know I'll be alright

C                      C/B
It's just overkill

Chorus

 

Repeat “Ghosts appear and fade away” x3