Original transcription by Yngve, revised by Suuuupaadave.
Found at: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/wiki/index.php/Over_There/Tabs
C x32010
G 320003
F/C x33211
Dm7 xx0211
G7 320001
E7sus4 020200
E7 020100
Am x02210
C7 x32310
E 022100
Fm/C x33111 or if you prefer Dm7b5 xx0111
Ab 466544
Bb 688766
Csus4 x33010
G/B x2003x
Am7 x02010
Am7/G 3x2010
D7/F# 2x0212
D7sus4/F# 2x0213
C/G 3x2010
G7(2) 3x303x
[Intro]
e|---00----00-----00--------00---------|
B|---11----11-----11--------11------0--|
G|---00----00-0h2-22--------00------0--|
D|-----0h2-----------0h2-0----0h2-0-0--|
A|-3-----------------------3--------2--|
E|----------------------------------3--|
[Bridge Walkdown]
C G/B Am7 Am7/G D7/F# G C/G G7(2)
e|-0-----0----------2---2h3-3p2----------|
B|-1--3--1----1-----1---1-1-1---0-1---3--|
G|-0--0--0----0-----2---2-2-2---0-0---0--|
D|-2--0--2----2-----0---0-0-0---0-2---3--|
A|-3--2--0----x-----x---x-x-x------------|
E|------------3-----2---2-2-2---3-3---3--|
[Outro]
e|---00----00-----00--------00------0--|
B|---11----11-----11--------11------3--|
G|---00----00-0h2-22--------00------0--|
D|-----0h2-----------0h2-0----0h2-0-2--|
A|-3-----------------------3--------3--|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C G
Take a boat, take a plane
F/C C
Go to London, go to Spain
Dm7 G7 C
Take a train from Amsterdam to Monaco
C G
Take a loved one if you think
E7sus4 E7 Am
They enjoy things that stink
Dm7 G7 C (re intro)
Cause everything is different over there
[Verse 2]
C G
When you’re in Belgium you can eat
F/C C
A lot of mayonnaise with your frites
Dm7 G7 C G
And no one will say, hey, that’s too much mayonnaise
C G
Enjoy a German sausage hall
E7sus4 E7 Am
Eat an Italian meatball
Dm7 G7
But I hope you don’t want a Twinkie
Dm7 G7 C C7
Because they don’t have Hostess Twinkies over there
[Chorus]
F/C E
Over there you’ll never feel at ease
Am C7
Cause there’s not much soap and there’s too much cheese
F/C G C C7
And everyone wears clogs and rides on trains
F/C E
Over there they’ll make you regret that you
Am C7
Ever saved their asses in World War II
F/C Fm/C C
Don’t make me go over there
[Bridge]
(See bridge walkdown figure for the last two lines of the bridge)
Ab Bb C Csus4 C
Cause I enjoy my freedom here
Ab Bb C Csus4 C
And I enjoy light-colored beer
Ab Bb
I like to take showers
C G/B Am7 Am7/G D7/F# D7sus4/F# D7/F#
And I like to brush my teeth every day
G C/G G7(2)
Twice a day
[Verse 3]
C G
They say that there’s a place in France
F/C C
Where the naked ladies dance
Dm7 G7 C G
You can find it if you ask around
C G
And there’s a hole there in the wall
E7sus4 E7 Am
Where the men can see it all
Dm7 G7
But the men don’t care
Dm7 G7
Because they chew their underwear
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
And the underwear they chew costs a dollar ninety-two
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
And the men go around with their ding dongs hanging down
[Chorus]
F/C E
Over there you’ll never feel at ease
Am C7
Cause there’s not much soap and there’s too much cheese
F/C G C C7
And everyone wears clogs and rides on trains
F/C E
Over there they’ll make you regret that you
Am C7
Ever saved their asses in World War II
F/C Fm/C C G/B Am
Don’t make me go over there
F/C Fm/C C G/B Am
No, don’t make me go over there
F/C Fm/C C
Don’t make me go over there
[Outro]
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