Dr Livingstone - Crowded House
Tuning: G C E A, G C E A
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:
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D|3-----3-----
A|3-----3-----
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-
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4-----4----|-1
5-----5----|-3
5-----5----|-1
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Steam ship
sail down t
he river
Fight the
mosquitoes
that lie in
the swamp
White smoke
cover the j
ungle
see Dr. Li
vingston
land with
a thump
Down w
here the
sad widows
gather
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Youn
g women
weep
for their d
ying babies
I am
a white
man in Afric
a
If
*
I were to
stay
*
here there'
d be
no one to
save me /
I hear the d
rums, I know i
t's urgent
I hear sur-
vival in his
hands
Switch to r
ecord, I get t
he picture
But I will
never under-
stand
Break:
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B|1-----1-----
G|2-----2-----
D|3-----3-----
A|3-----3-----
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-
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3-----3----|-1
3-----3----|-3
4-----4----|-1
5-----5----|-3
5-----5----|-1
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-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
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-1-1----|
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Mad world i
n- visible a
rmy
Blow up t
he bridges and
come like
a storm
Young girl
eyes full of
promise
Carry the
baby and
keeping it war
m
Down
where the
sad widows
gather
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Youn
g men
go down
on their
knees
I a
m a white
man in Afr
ica
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With
more than
just my
god to ap-
pease
I hear the
drums, I know
it's urgent
I hear sur-
vival in his
hands
Switch to r
ecord, I get t
he picture
But I will
never under-
stand
How there is
love in his
face
In the mids
t of all this
waste
In the Mozam
bique sun
under the
gun
I hear the
drums,
I hear sur
vival in his
hands,
I hear the
drums
There is a
curse upon th
is land
Hear the dr
ums, know it's
urgent
Hear sur-
vival in h
is hands
Hit re- cord
get the pi
cture,
I will nev
er under- s
tand
Solo:
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e|1-----1-----
B|1-----1-----
G|2-----2-----
D|3-----3-----
A|3-----3-----
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-
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3-----3----|-1
3-----3----|-3
4-----4----|-1
5-----5----|-3
5-----5----|-1
3-3-3-3-3-3|--
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-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
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---1-4p1|
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---1-1--|
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-1-1----|
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Child of th
e sound and
the fury
Left all a-
lone in a
warzone,
Child of the
sound and t
he fury
aah
aaah aah
aaah
The hour is
late and the
thought of m
y bed
Makes me t
ired and r
eady for sleep
So tell me
about all the
places you
go
All the lie
s that you swa
llow The pe
ople you keep
Viva the mo
nastery, Tha
t's where I wa
nna be
wrestle my
soul!
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