Colin Hay – Overkill (Guitar Tab)

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this is how the body of the song is played. the G string is there as an option which i use just use two fingers (preferably 1st and 4th). this should be pretty close to the one the scrubs episode my ovwer kill. Enjoy! [Intro, Verse]
D                                       D/C#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----------| optional
D|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   C                                C/B
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] D 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 its just my imagination [Chorus]
   Bm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                    Day   after    day     it     rea-

   Asus                            A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---x---x---3---x---x---3---x---2---x---x---2---3---2---2---2-----------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2-----------|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  -ppears

   Bm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      Night   after    night    my   heartbeat

   Asus                            A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---x---x---3---x---x---3---x---2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x-----------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  sho------------------ws        the fear

   F#sus4                          F#                             Gmaj7
e|-2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---1-------|
B|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3-------|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---4-------|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---x-------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---x-------|
E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3-------|
   Gho------------------------sts appe---------------ar and fade-----

  G/A
e|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------|
E|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---------------|
   away------

   Asus                            A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---x---x---3---x---x---3---x---2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x-----------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Come    back   anothe---r  day
{Solo} played over the verse/Chorus-chords {Verse 2} D 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 2] Bm Asus4 A Day after day it reappears B5 Asus4 A Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear F#sus4 F# Gmaj7 G/A Ghosts appear and fade away Asus4 A Come back another day!