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 . Bb7 Bb7*
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--| 2x
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|------------------------|
FG
Steam ship sail down the river
Bb7
Fight the mosquitoes
Bb7
that lie in the swamp
FG
White smoke cover the jungle
Bb7
see Dr. Livingston
Bb7
land with a thump
Dsus2DmDsusDmG#/C
Down where the sad widows gather
C+sus2/Ab G#* C+sus2/Ab
G#* Bb7
Young women weep for their dying babies
DsuDmDsus2Dm
I am a white man in Africa
C+sus2/Ab G#* C+sus2/Ab G#*
If I were to stay here there'd be
Bb7
no one to save me /
FF
I hear the drums, I know it's urgent
Cm7F
I hear sur- vival in his hands
FF
Switch to record, I get the picture
Cm7F
But I will never under- stand
Break:
F . G . Bb7 Bb7*
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--| 2x
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|------------------------|
FG
Mad world in- visible army
Bb7Bb7
Blow up the bridges and come like a storm
FG
Young girl eyes full of promise
Bb7Bb7
Carry the baby and keeping it warm
Dsus2DmDsus2DmG#/C
Down where the sad widows gather
C+sus2/Ab G#* C+sus2/Ab
G#* Bb7
Young men go down on their knees
DsuDmDsus2Dm
I am a white man in Africa
C+sus2/Ab G#*
C+sus2/Ab G#* Bb7/
With more than just my god to ap- pease
FF
I hear the drums, I know it's urgent
Cm7F
I hear sur- vival in his hands
FF
Switch to record, I get the picture
Cm7F
But I will never under- stand
BbC
How there is love in his face
BbC
In the midst of all this waste
Bb7sus4BbCBbC
In the Mozambique sun under the gun
FF
I hear the drums,
Cm7F
I hear survival in his hands,
FF
I hear the drums
Cm7F
There is a curse upon this land
FF
Hear the drums, know it's urgent
Cm7F
Hear sur- vival in his hands
FF
Hit re- cord get the picture,
Cm7F
I will never under- stand
Solo:
F . G . Bb7 Bb7*
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 Bb7 Bb7*
Child of the sound and the fury
F G7 Bb7 Bb7*
Left all a- lone in a warzone,
F G7 Bb7 Bb7*
Child of the sound and the fury
G#/FBb7G#/FBb7
aah aaah aah aaah
FG7
The hour is late and the thought of my bed
Bb7Bb7
Makes me tired and ready for sleep
FG7
So tell me about all the places you go
Bb7Bb7
All the lies that you swallow The people you keep
FG7
Viva the monastery, That's where I wanna be
Bb7Bb7
wrestle my soul!
F///
Bb7 x13131
Bb7* x13134
Dsus2 x5775x
Dm x5776x
G#/C x3654x
G7 353433
C+sus2/Ab 4x653x
G#* 4x654x
Cm7 x35343
Bb7sus4 x13344