I've played this over & over again with the recorded song.
It's Dead On !
I use some variations of the chords listed, but this will give you the general
chords in the song, and you can go from there.
Remember, "Bar Chords" are not always the best selection of a chord
on an Acoustic Guitar (Try Variations.) I hope this helps some people, that's all I'm trying to do.
Buckaroo Bonzai'
Intro: Sax Solo
E/B B
I can't get to sleep
D A
I think about the implications
E/B B
Of diving in too deep
D A
And possibly the complications
E/B B
Especially at night
D A
I worry over situations
E/B B
I know will be alright
D A
Perhaps its just my imagination
C#/Dbmin B
Day after day it reappears
C#/Dbmin B
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
G#/Ab A ....B
Ghosts appear and fade away
E/B B
Alone between the sheets
D A
Only brings exasperation
E/B B
It's time to walk the streets
D A
Smell the desperation
E/B B
At least there's pretty lights
D A
And though there's little variation
E/B B
It nullifies the night
D ..A
From overkill...
C#/Dbmin B
Day after day it reappears
C#/Dbmin B
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
G#/Ab A ...B
Ghosts appear and fade away come back another day..
Lead Solo (Follows the same pattern)
E/B B
I can't get to sleep
D A
I think about the implications
E/B B
Of diving in too deep
D A
And possibly the complications
E/B B
Especially at night
D A
I worry over situations
E/B B
I know will be alright
D A
It's just overkill
C#/Dbmin B
Day after day it reappears
C#/Dbmin B
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
G#/Ab A
Ghosts appear and fade away
G#/Ab A
Ghosts appear and fade away......
G#/Ab A
Ghosts appear and fade away.......................
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Jesus Professional |
#1 by Jesus at Oct 8, 2007 at 9:18 AM EST |
| How about this song being about schizophrenia (sp?)? "Day after Day, it reappears Night after Night, my heart beat shows the fear Ghosts appear and fade away..." Schizos have problems with things "reappearing" to them time after time, mainly voices which would cause one to lose sleep. Some of these voices (ghosts in the song) can cause many of a schizo to worry about things that normally wouldn't trouble others. For example the voice in one's head telling one that someone will die or some thing will happen if they don't blink 33 times in a row. Or this could just be about depression? The ghosts being that feeling of helplessness under the weight of that terrible condition. This person doesn't want the depression to get worse, but the paradox being that thinking about wanting to avoid getting worse, just makes everything worse anyway. The sax solo in this song is quite haunting and beautiful... | |
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Len Badass |
#2 by Len cullum at Oct 13, 2007 at 7:08 PM EST |
| cbehrens couldn't have said it better myself, this song is damn awseome I first heard it on Scrubs it's like my anthem. The acoustic version is so much better. | |
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inaki Wanna Be |
#3 by inaki laris at Oct 16, 2007 at 1:28 PM EST |
| Lazlo Bane covered the song and Colin Hay sang the last verse. It sounds great. Lazlo Bane slowed it down and changed the sound quite a bit from the way Men at Work had originally played it. But they managed to do it without disgracing the song. I think the schizophrenia thing could be right. It's hit the point where he's having trouble sleeping and now he's even noticing that he's lonely ("Alone between the sheets; Only brings exasperation."). | |