Crowded House - Dr Livingstone

dr . livingstone – crowded house

this is an attempt to ’catch’ the feel of the song into single chords , so it can be
played on one guitar .

intro :
F . G . A#7 A#7 *
E | 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – | – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – 4p1 |
B | 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – |
G | 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – – | – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – 1 – – | 2
xd | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – |
A | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – | – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – – – – |
E | 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

F G
steam ship sail down the river
A#7
fight the mosquitoes
A#7
that lie in the swamp
F G
white smoke cover the jungle
A#7
see dr . livingston
A#7
land with a thump
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm G#/C
down where the sad widows gather
C+sus2/G# G# * C+sus2/G#
G# * A#7
young women weep for their dying babies
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
i Am A white man in africa
C+sus2/G# G# * C+sus2/G# G# *
if i were to stay here there’d be
A#7
no one to save me /

F F
i hear the drums , i know it’s urgent
Cm7 F
i hear sur – vival in his hands
F F
switch to record , i get the picture
Cm7 F
but i will never under – stand

break :
F . G . A#7 A#7 *
E | 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – | – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – 4p1 |
B | 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – |
G | 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – – | – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – 1 – – | 2
xd | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – |
A | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – | – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – – – – |
E | 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

F G
mad world in – visible army
A#7 A#7
blow up the bridges and come like a storm
F G
young girl eyes full of promise
A#7 A#7
carry the baby and keeping it warm
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm G#/C
down where the sad widows gather
C+sus2/G# G# * C+sus2/G#
G# * A#7
young men go down on their knees
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
i Am A white man in africa
C+sus2/G# G# *
C+sus2/G# G# * A#7/
with more than just my god to ap – pease

F F
i hear the drums , i know it’s urgent
Cm7 F
i hear sur – vival in his hands
F F
switch to record , i get the picture
Cm7 F
but i will never under – stand

A# C
how there is love in his face
A# C
in the midst of all this waste

A#7sus4

A# C A# C
in the mozambique sun under the gun
F F
i hear the drums ,
Cm7 F
i hear survival in his hands ,
F F
i hear the drums
Cm7 F
there is A curse upon this land
F F
hear the drums , know it’s urgent
Cm7 F
hear sur – vival in his hands
F F
hit re – cord get the picture ,
Cm7 F
i will never under – stand

solo :
F . G . A#7 A#7 *
E | 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – | – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – 4p1 |
B | 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – |
G | 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – – | – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – 1 – – |
D | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – |
A | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – | – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – – – – |
E | 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

F G7 A#7 A#7 *
child of the sound and the fury
F G7 A#7 A#7 *
left all A – lone in A warzone ,
F G7 A#7 A#7 *
child of the sound and the fury

G#/F A#7 G#/F A#7
aah aaah aah aaah

F G7
the hour is late and the thought of my bed
A#7 A#7
makes me tired and ready for sleep
F G7
so tell me about all the places you go
A#7 A#7
all the lies that you swallow the people you keep
F G7
viva the monastery , that’s where i wanna be
A#7 A#7
wrestle my soul!
F ///

A#7 x13131
A#7 * x13134
Dsus2 x5775
xdm x5776
xg#/C x3654
xg7 353433
C+sus2/G# 4×653
xg# * 4×654
xcm7 x35343
A#7sus4 x13344