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Dr Livingstone

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1/76

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 76Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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|------------------------|
   FSteam ship    Gsail down the river
     Bb7Fight the mosquitoes
that   Bb7lie in the swamp
  FWhite smoke    Gcover the jungle
    Bb7see Dr. Livingston
     Bb7land with a thump
     Dsus2            Dm      Dsus2                  Dm  G#/C  
     Down    where the      sad    widows gather
C+sus2/       Ab  G#*     C+sus2/      Ab  
G#*          Bb7  
          Young    women          weep     for their   dying babies
       Dsus2I    Dmam a     Dsus2white    Dmman in Africa
C+sus2/   Ab  G#*           C+sus2/     Ab  G#*
          If     I were to         stay      here there'd be
no     Bb7one to save me /
I hear the   Fdrums, I know it's    Furgent
I hear sur-     Cm7vival in his    Fhands
Switch to    Frecord, I get the    Fpicture
But I will     Cm7never under-    Fstand
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|------------------------|
   FMad world in-   Gvisible army
     Bb7Blow up the bridges and     Bb7come like a storm
  FYoung girl   Geyes full of promise
     Bb7Carry the baby and     Bb7keeping it warm
      Dsus2            Dm       Dsus2                 Dm  G#/C  
      Down    where the      sad    widows gather
C+sus2/      Ab  G#*    C+sus2/        Ab  
G#*          Bb7  
          Young    men          go down     on their     knees
       Dsus2I     Dmam a      Dsus2white    Dmman in Africa
    C+sus2/      Ab  G#*             
C+sus2/            Ab  G#*     Bb7/
With           more    than just my           god to ap-   pease
I hear the    Fdrums, I know it's   Furgent
I hear sur-     Cm7vival in his   Fhands
Switch to    Frecord, I get the    Fpicture
But I will     Cm7never under-    Fstand
How there is    Bblove in his    Cface
In the    Bbmidst of all this   Cwaste
Bb7sus4
In the   BbMozambique    Csun    Bbunder the   Cgun
I hear the    Fdrums,F  
I hear     Cm7survival in his    Fhands,
I hear the    FdrumsF  
There is a     Cm7curse upon this   Fland
Hear the    Fdrums, know it's   Furgent
   Hear sur-      Cm7vival in his    Fhands
Hit re-   Fcord get the    Fpicture,
I will     Cm7never under-    Fstand
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#/      F        Bb7  G#/     F  Bb7  
      aah     aaah      aah     aaah
The   Fhour is late and the    G7thought of my bed
Makes me     Bb7tired and     Bb7ready for sleep
So    Ftell me about all the    G7places you go
All the    Bb7lies that you swallow The    Bb7people you keep
Viva the    Fmonastery,   G7That's where I wanna be
   Bb7wrestle my    Bb7soul!
  F///
       Bb7x13131
Bb7*      x13134
     Dsus2x5775x
        Dmx5776x
G#/      Cx3654x
        G7353433
C+sus2/ Ab4x653x
G#*       4x654x
       Cm7x35343
   Bb7sus4x13344

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Dr Livingstone

by Crowded House

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb7

Dsus2

Cm7

Bb7sus4

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|------------------------|

F G

Steam ship sail down the river

Bb7

Fight the mosquitoes

Bb7

that lie in the swamp

F G

White smoke cover the jungle

Bb7

see Dr. Livingston

Bb7

land with a thump

Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm G# C

Down where the sad widows gather

C Ab G# C Ab

+sus2/ * +sus2/

G# Bb7

Young women weep for their dying babies

Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm

I am a white man in Africa

C Ab G# C Ab G#

+sus2/ * +sus2/ *

If I were to stay here there'd be

Bb7

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 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|------------------------|

F G

Mad world in- visible army

Bb7 Bb7

Blow up the bridges and come like a storm

F G

Young girl eyes full of promise

Bb7 Bb7

Carry the baby and keeping it warm

Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm G# C

Down where the sad widows gather

C Ab G# C Ab

+sus2/ * +sus2/

G# Bb7

Young men go down on their knees

Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm

I am a white man in Africa

C Ab G#

+sus2/ *

C Ab G# Bb7

+sus2/ * /

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

Bb C

How there is love in his face

Bb C

In the midst of all this waste

Bb7sus4

Bb C Bb 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 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# F Bb7 G# F Bb7

/ /

aah aaah aah aaah

F G7

The hour is late and the thought of my bed

Bb7 Bb7

Makes me tired and ready for sleep

F G7

So tell me about all the places you go

Bb7 Bb7

All the lies that you swallow The people you keep

F G7

Viva the monastery, That's where I wanna be

Bb7 Bb7

wrestle my soul!

///

Bb7

x13131

Bb7

* x13134

Dsus2

x5775x

x5776x

G# C

/ x3654x

353433

C Ab

+sus2/ 4x653x

* 4x654x

Cm7

x35343

Bb7sus4

x13344

About Dr Livingstone Chords by Crowded House

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