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+sus2/Ab G#* C+sus2/Ab
G#* Bb7
Young women weep for their dying babies
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
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 /
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+sus2/Ab G#* C+sus2/Ab
G#* Bb7
Young men go down on their knees
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
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
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!
F ///
Bb7 x13131
Bb7* x13134
Dsus2 x5775x
Dm x5776x
G#/C x3654x
G7 353433
C+sus2/Ab 4x653x
G#* 4x654x
Cm7 x35343
Bb7sus4 x13344
