The Essential Men At Work

The Best Of Men At Work: Contraband

Men at Work are an australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to reach the Number 1 position in album and singles charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom with Business As Usual and Down Under respectively. Men At Work are best known for their 1982 hit &quot;Down Under&quot;, a joyful, comic song about Australians travelling the world with confidence in the virtues of their country.

[Verse]

Am             G         Am       F G
Traveling in a fried-out combie
Am               G              Am       F G
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
Am               G                Am       F G
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
Am            G              Am       F G
She took me in and gave me breakfast

And she said,

[Chorus]

C              G              Am     F G
"Do you come from a land down under?
C              G              Am     F G
Where women glow and men plunder?
C               G                    Am     F G
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
C                G              Am     F G
You better run, you better take cover."

[Verse]

Am             G         Am       F G
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
Am               G              Am       F G
He was six foot four and full of muscles
Am               G                Am       F G
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
Am            G              Am       F G
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich

And he said,

[Chorus]

C              G              Am     F G
"I come from a land down under
C              G              Am     F G
Where beer does flow and men chunder
C               G                    Am     F G
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
C                G              Am     F G
You better run, you better take cover."

[Verse]

Am             G         Am       F G
Lying in a den in Bombay
Am               G              Am       F G
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
Am               G                Am       F G
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Am            G              Am       F G
Because I come from the land of plenty?"

And he said,

[Chorus]

C              G              Am     F G
"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
C              G              Am     F G
Where women glow and men plunder?
C               G                    Am     F G
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
C                G              Am     F G
You better run, you better take cover."

Land Down Under

C G Am F

A|--3-----2------0-----0----------------------|
E|--0-----1------0-----1----------------------|
C|--0-----2------0-----0----------------------|
G|--0-----0------2-----2----------------------|

Down Under

1st verse:
D                A
I can't get to sleep
C                 G
I think about the implications
D                A
Of diving in too deep
C                  G
And possibly the complications
D              A
Especially at night
C             G
I worry over situations
D               A
I know will be alright
C                   G
Perhaps its just my imagination

chorus:
Bm                     A
Day after day it reappears
Bm                              A
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
F#m                   G
Ghost appear and fade away

2nd verse:
D                  A                 
Alone between the sheets
C              G
Only brings exasperation
D                     A
It's time to walk the streets
C            G
Smell the... desperation
D                       A
At least there's pretty lights
C                         G
And though there's little variation
D                A
It nullifies the night
C         G
from Overkill

chorus:
Bm                     A
Day after day it reappears
Bm                              A
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
F#m                   G
Ghost appear and fade away....
G
come back another day

Solo:

3rd verse:
D                A
I can't get to sleep
C                 G
I think about the implications
D                A
Of diving in too deep
C                  G
And possibly the complications
D              A
Especially at night
C             G
I worry over situations now
D               A
I know will be alright
C             G
It's just Overkill

chorus:
Bm                     A
Day after day it reappears
Bm                              A
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
F#m                   G
Ghost appear and fade away....
F#m                   G
Ghost appear and fade away....
F#m                   G
Ghost appear and fade away....

#Obtained from: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/men_at_work/overkill_ver5_crd.htm

Overkill

Verse:

Am             G              Am       F G
Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,

Chorus:

C                   G              Am     F G
"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."


(...)

[Verse]
E             A
Sometimes the sun shines in
E             D
And I close the blinds
C#m           B                  A          B 
I can't stand to see the light of day
E             A
I have no use for pain
E             D
But I don't mind the rain
C#m           B                  A          B     
I can stare outside and hear the sound
A            B
The sound
E             A
Today I looked right down 
E             D
Right down to the ground
C#m           B                  A          B     
With nothing in between to break my fall

[Chorus]
E             A
I'm blue for you
E             D
blue for you
C#m           B                  A          B     
I don't know what to do

[Bridge]
C#m               G#m
Gotta form a plan of attack
C#m               G#m
Can't stop to look back
C#m               G#m           F#m          Bm
I Know   you are so far from here
C#m               G#m
Gotta be strong in my mind
C#m               G#m
Not encroach on your time 
C#m               G#m           F#m          Bm
I know that that would be wrong for sure

[Verse]
E             A
I must get out and about
E             D
Of that I have no doubt
C#m           B                  A          B     
There surely must be new places to go
E             A
Sights I've never seen
E             D
All with pastures green
C#m           B                  A          B     
Cause the old ones are making me blue for you
A             B
You               cause I'm

{Chorus]
E             A
Blue for you,
E             D
blue for you
C#m           B                  A          B     
I don't know what to do
E             A
I'm blue for you
E             D
blue for you
C#m           B                  A          B     
I don't know what to do

[Bridge]
C#m               G#m
Gotta form a plan of attack
C#m               G#m
Climb back on the track
C#m               G#m           F#m          Bm
I know bid my devil friend good-bye
C#m               G#m
Hope I'm still in the race
C#m               G#m
But I don't know whaat to chase
C#m               G#m           F#m          Bm 
Oh no and you're still so far from here

[Verse]
E             A
The sun it still shines in
E             D
And I shall close the blinds
C#m           B                  A          B     
Cause I know I won't see you anymore, 
A             B                  A          B
                     see you anymore

[Chorus]
E             A
I'm blue for you
E             D
blue for you
C#m           B                  A          B     
I don't know what to do
E             A
Cause I'm blue for you
E             D
Blue for you
C#m           B                  A          B     
I don't know what to do

[Outro]
A             B
I don't know
A             B
I could take a big jump

Blue For You

E                      D  
Who can it be knocking at my door?  
C#m                             B  
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more.  
E                  D  
Can't you see that it's late at night?  
C#m                           B  
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right.  
E                D  
All I wish is to be alone;  
C#m                     B  
Stay away, don't you invade my home.  
E               D  
Best off if you hang outside,  
C#m                       B  
Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.  
     
C#m  
Who can it be now?  
B  
Who can it be now?  
C#m  
Who can it be now?  
B  
Who can it be now?  
      
E                      D  
Who can it be knocking at my door?  
C#m                       B  
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor.  
E                  D  
If he hears, he'll knock all day,  
C#m                             B  
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay.  
E                    D  
I've done no harm , I keep to myself;  
C#m                                    B  
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health.  
E                   D  
I like it here with my childhood friend;  

C#m                     B  
Here they come, those feelings again!  
     
C#m  
Who can it be now?  
B  
Who can it be now?  
C#m  
Who can it be now?  
B  
Who can it be now?  
     
F#m                   B  
Is it the man come to take me away?  
F#m                     B  
Why do they follow me?  
F#m                      B  
It's not the future that I can see,  
F#m                     
It's just my fantasy  
  
# solo - 
# B B B 
 
# Solo - 
# E E D E - E E D E - E E D E - E E D E  
     
# ( B A )  
# Oh...Who can it be now?  

# Oh...Who can it...Who can it...

Who Can It Be Now

Intro: C

C     
Don't take the fire from your eyes, must make them feel the heat
            Eb                          D             G
They build castles underground for the rich politic elite
C     
Keep all the home fires burning, don't let the lights go out
Eb                   D                      G
The streets are empty, and there's nobody about

Dm         Dm/C#          Dm/C     Dm/B-G
We'll be alright, in the morning time, yeah
C           C/B  C/A#           Am7               G
We're doing fine,   I'll see you on the night line

        C     
There's no need for you to fight, boys, hang up all your guns
           Eb                       D                 G
Find your mask, and as best as you can, get ready to run
 C     
Keep all the food lines moving, don't come cryin' for more
Eb                                      D                   G
The signs were there, you should have bought connections before

Dm         Dm/C#          Dm/C     Dm/B-G
We'll be alright, in the morning time, yeah
C           C/B  C/A#           Am7          
We're doing fine, I'll see you on the night line

Ab            G      Fm                      G
 It's such a big joke, it's the talk of the town
Ab                      G             Fm                           G
All the planets to whom I spoke, are trying their best to play it down

 C     
Don't take the fire from your eyes, must make them feel the heat
        Eb                 D                     G
But my head's unsteady, I can't seem to keep my feet

Dm         Dm/C#          Dm/C     Dm/B-G
We'll be alright, in the morning time, yeah
C           C/B  C/A#           Am7               G
We're doing fine, I'll see you on the night line

 C     
Jump off the Eiffel Tower, just have a look around
 Eb                D                    G    Eb                  D                    G
Move fast, in the tunnels of the underground, move fast, in the tunnels of the underground
           C  Eb D G   G-F-G
Let's go

Underground

&quot;Down Under&quot; (also known as &quot;Land Down Under&quot;) is a pop song recorded by Men at Work for their debut album Business as Usual (1981). The song went to #1 on American, British, and Australian charts.  It was reissued in 1982, and is the only Men at Work song to go to #1 in the United Kingdom, and their only single to make the UK top 20. It has become a popular and patriotic song in Australia.  The lyrics are about an Australian traveller circling the globe, proud of his nationality, and about his interactions with people he meets on his travels who are interested in his home country. 

&quot;Who Can It Be Now?&quot; is a 1981 song by Australian band Men At Work, from their first album, Business As Usual. In 1982 the song charted at #1 in the USA, #2 in Australia and #45 in the UK despite the improper grammar of its titular lyric.

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

Blue For You	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full
Down Under	No rating	beginner	Chords	Short	Other versions
Land Down Under	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full	Other versions
Overkill	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
Underground	No rating	beginner	Chords	Full
Who Can It Be Now	No rating	intermediate	Chords	Full

Men At Work songs

Popular tabs

Related artists

All songs (6)

Pending tabs (1)

Discography

Biography