Men at Work - Down Under
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Intro Bm A Bm G A Bm A Bm G A Verse 1 Bm A Bm G A travelling in a fried out kombie---, Bm A Bm G A on a hippy trail head full of zombie. Bm A Bm G A I met a strange lady, she made me nervous. Bm A Bm G A she took me in and gave me breakfast, and she said Chorus D A Bm G A Do you come from a land down under--- D A Bm G A where women glow and men plunder? D A Bm G A cant ya hear can ya hear the thunder--- D A Bm G A you better run, you better take cover--- Bm A Bm G A Bm A Bm G A Verse 2 Bm A Bm G A Buying bread from a man in Brussels, Bm A Bm G A he was six foot four and full of muscles. Bm A Bm G A I said do you speak my language? Bm A Bm G A He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich. And he said: Chorus D A Bm G A Do you come from a land down under--- D A Bm G A where women glow and men plunder? D A Bm G A cant ya hear can ya hear the thunder--- D A Bm G A you better run, you better take cover--- Bridge Bm A Bm G A Bm A Bm G A Bm A Bm G A Bm A Bm G A D A Bm G A D A Bm G A Verse 3 Bm A Bm G A Lying in a den in Bombay, Bm A Bm G A with a slackjaw and not much to say. Bm A Bm G A I said to the man "Are you trying to tempt me? Bm A Bm G A Because I come from the land of plenty." And he said: Chorus D A Bm G A Do you come from a land down under--- D A Bm G A where women glow and men plunder? D A Bm G A cant ya hear can ya hear the thunder--- D A Bm G A you better run, you better take cover--- Bm A Bm G A Bm A Bm G A Chorus D A Bm G A Do you come from a land down under--- D A Bm G A where women glow and men plunder? D A Bm G A cant ya hear can ya hear the thunder--- D A Bm G A you better run, you better take cover--- Outtro Bm A Bm G A Bm A Bm G A Dm A Bm G A Dm A Bm G A End with D |
Notes
- Beat: About 106 bpm
- Bar: 4/4. Emphasize on the first beat. In the chords above, each row consists of two bars. E.g., in the chorus, the D and the A chord take up the first bar. The Bm chord takes the first two beats of the second bar. The G and the A chords each take up one beat.
Resources
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s - Men At Work - Down Under
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Under_%28song%29
Bass
According to this source:
- Verse: BB AA BB GA
- Chorus: BB AA BB GA
Note in the video that he uses a specific scale and not straightforward open notes:
- The open-A is replaced by an A on the E-snare (no other options possible, for no other low A available)
- The G is an octave lower than the open-G. It can only be played on the E-string.
Resources
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHpFgp4jlVg - mofourth4thchild75 - "Down Under" Bass Cover