This tab contains both the rhythm part and the solo of Colin Hay's "Overkill". All the x's are palm mutes (as in the acoustic recording), but when he plays it live, he sometimes strums the chord instead. Hope you have fun playing this great song! :) Verse rhythm pattern:

^D I can't get to ^F#m sleep e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----------7-----------7-------6-----------6-----------6-------| D|-7-----------7-----------7-------7-----------7-----------7-------| A|-5---x---x---5---x---x---5---x---4---x---x---4---x---x---4---x---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

^C I think about the ^Em impli- cations e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-----------5-----------5-------4-----------4-----------4-------| D|-5-----------5-----------5-------5-----------5-----------5-------| A|-3---x---x---3---x---x---3---x---2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

^D Of diving in too ^F#m deep ^C And possibly the ^Em complications ^D Especiallyyy^F#my at night ^C I worry over ^Em situations ^D I know will be al^F#m- right ^C Perhaps its just i^Em- magination

Bridge rhythm pattern #1:

^Bm Day after ^Bmday it rea- e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-----------4-----------4-------4-----------4-----------4-------| D|-4-----------4-----------4-------4-----------4-----------4-------| A|-2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

^Asus4ppears ^A e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-----------3-----------3-------2-----------2---3---2---2---2---| G|-2-----------2-----------2-------2-----------2---2---2---4---2---| D|-2-----------2-----------2-------2-----------2---2---2---2---2---| A|-0---x---x---0---x---x---0---x---0---x---x---0---0---0---0---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge rhythm pattern #2:

^Bm Night after ^Bmnight my heartbeat e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-----------4-----------4-------4-----------4-----------4-------| D|-4-----------4-----------4-------4-----------4-----------4-------| A|-2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

^Asus4shooooooooooooooooooows the ^Afear e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----------7-----------7-------6-----------6-----------6-------| D|-7-----------7-----------7-------7-----------7-----------7-------| A|-7-----------7-----------7-------7-----------7-----------7-------| E|-5---x---x---5---x---x---5---x---5---x---x---5---x---x---5---x---|

^Bsus2Ghoooooooooooooooooosts a^F#ppear and faaaaaaaaaaade e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-----------4-----------4-------3-----------3-----------3-------| D|-4-----------4-----------4-------4-----------4-----------4-------| A|-4-----------4-----------4-------4-----------4-----------4-------| E|-2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---2---x---x---2---x---x---2---x---|

a-^G waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ^G e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-----------4-----------4-------4-----------4-----------4-------| D|-5-----------5-----------5-------5-----------5-----------5-------| A|-5---x---x---5---x---x---5---x---5---x---x---5---x---x---5---x---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge rhythm pattern #3:

^Asus4 Come back another ^A daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-----------3-----------3-------2-----------2-----------2-------| G|-2-----------2-----------2-------2-----------2-----------2-------| D|-2-----------2-----------2-------2-----------2-----------2-------| A|-0---x---x---0---x---x---0---x---0---x---x---0---x---x---0---x---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo: (Guitar 1: Verse rhythm pattern x 4, Bridge pattern #2 x 1) (Guitar 2: Solo) D F#m C e|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| B|--3-----------3/5---3---|--2---------------0---|--0h1----------1/3---1---| G|------------------------|--------------2-------|-------------------------| D|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| A|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| Em D F#m -----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| --0--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| --------------2--0-----|--------------------------|-------------------------| --------------------4--|---------4--5p-4----------|--2p-0----0--0-----------| -----------------------|-----------------5--2--5--|-------2--------2--------| -----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| C Em -----------------------------|--------------------------| -------------3/5---3---------|------------5\--3---------| -----2/-4----2/4---2---------|-----2/--4----------------| -----2/-4--------------------|--------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------| D F#m C -----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| --2----3---------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ----------2------4-----|-------------------------|--------------------------| --------------------2--|-------4-----------------|-----------------0--------| -----------------------|-----------2p0-----------|-----0-----2--3--------3--| -----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| Em D F#m -----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------2--3-| -----------------------|--------------------------|-----------2--3--5-------| -----------------------|--------------------------|--0--2--4----------------| -----------------------|-----------------0--2--4--|-------------------------| --2-----------0--------|--------0--2--4-----------|-------------------------| -----------------3--2--|-----3--------------------|-------------------------| C Em --5--7--9--10--12--10--12--12/14--|------14--12p10-----10--10--------| ----------------------------------|----------------12----------12~~~-| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Bm Bm Asus4 ---------9/10--10----9---7--|--5----------------|-----------------------| --------11/12--12---10---8--|--7----------------|--3------3-------3--2--| ----------------------------|-------------------|--2-----------2--------| ----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| ----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| ----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| A Bsus2 F# -------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| -------------------|---------0-------0-----|--------------------2--| -------------------|--4-----------------3--|------------3---4------| -------------------|--2-----------2--------|-----------------------| -------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| -------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G G ------------------------|------------------------|| ----2h-3----------------|------------------------|| ------------------------|------------------------|| ------------------------|------------------------|| ------------------------|------------------------|| ------------------------|------------------------|| (Verse rhythm pattern)

^D I can't get to ^F#m sleep ^C I think about the ^Em implications ^D Of diving in ^F#m tooooooo deep ^C And possibly the ^Em complications

^D Especiallyyy^F#my at night ^C I worry over ^Em situations that ^D I know will be al^F#m- right ^C It's just o^Em- verkill

(Bridge rhythm pattern #1)

^Bm Day after ^Bmday it reap^Asus4pears ^A

(Bridge rhythm pattern #2)

^Bm Night after ^Bmnight my heartbeat ^Asus4shows the ^Afear ^Bsus2Ghosts ap^F#pear and fade a-^G way ^G (last line x 3)