Men At Work

Accords et partitions

Down Under

A Bm D G

Pas de barré*

Traveling in a fried-out combie On a hippie trail, head full of zombie I met a strange lady, she made me nervous She took me in and gave me breakfast And she said,

Who Can It Be Now

B C#m E D B4 F#m

Who can it be knocking at my door? Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more. Can't you see that it's late at night? I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right. All I wish is to be alone;

Overkill

E D A/C# A/B B/D# C#m

I can't get to sleep I think about the implications Of diving in too deep And possibly the complications Especially at night

It's a Mistake

F# G#m E D#m C#m

Jump down the shelters to get away The boys are cockin' up their guns Tell us general, is it party time? If it is can we all come

Be Good Johnny

C D Bm F G F/G

Skip de skip, up the road Off to school we go "Don't you be a bad boy Johnny Don't you slip up ' Or play the fool" "Oh no Ma, Oh no Da, I'll be your golden boy I will obey every golden rule"

I Can See It In Your Eyes

A E D9 D B9 E/G#

By your leave, I think that I'll be going now I think I've stayed a little long I looked up all my mother's recipes I can't think what I did wrong

Down By The Sea

Badd4 Badd4/E C/D Em/F# C/G D/E

Down by the sea I found your hidden treasure Just you and me, We overdosed on pleasure Yonnies in the wind,

Dr.Heckyll And Mr. Jive

F Eb/G C7 C Bb Eb

Dr. Heckyll works late at the laboratory Where things are not as they seem Dr. Heckyll wishes nothing more desperately Than to fulfill all his dreams Letting loose with a scream in the dead of night

Underground

E B7 G F# B C

Don't take the fire from your eyes Must make them feel the heat They build castles underground for the rich and politic elite Keep all the home fires burning, Don't let the lights go out

Catch A Star

B5 Aadd2 Gadd2 E Bm/D C#m

Experience babe, kickin' stones and cans Experience babe, cigarette-stained hands It's not too late, hear it in the wind It's not too late, feel passion creepin' in Intoxication, familiar smells of the hotels

Helpless Automaton

Em D G A B

Pas de barré*

I stay in my room, All alone in the gloom, What need I of light? Machines they can see in the night, And I feel no pain

Touching The Untouchables

Dm7 Dm Dm/Bb Dm/A F G

Hello to you, my sweet young friends Have you got money perhaps you could lend? I wash my leather face in the afternoon sun My shirt's turn my time's near done

High Wire

G A A/G A/F# A/F D

Feel so washed up today Haven't really got much to say Blood on the pillow on my bed Explains the pain that's in my head

People Just Love To Play With Words

G C Am Em Bm Em9

I'm not tryin' to impress you with my lines They don't mean nothin' at all It's just another expression of mine It don't mean nothin' at all Mystifying, Oh no

Blue For You

Dm Bb F Am7 C Eb

Of day I have no use for pain But I don't mind the rain 'Cos I can stare outside and hear the sound

No Sign Of Yesterday

G5 G/F Bb A C G/B

Pull out the stop plugs, drain all the waste Who needs it anyway Fill all the big holes, leave no trace No sign of yesterday

Settle Down My Boy

G Am7 A E C B

Settle down and eat your peas and gravy, my boy Settle down, settle down my boy settle down Stop wasting all your time with running around the town Settle down, settle down my boy settle down Knuckle down and find a job and take some responsibility

Upstairs in My House

Bbadd9 D7 C C4+/9 F D

No-one knows what I can see and What I see pleases me on my roof South Pacific hot sea pool Coney Island amusement school for mispent youth It's all in my own front yard, seagulls

Man With Two Hearts

D A G Am C Bm

[Verse 1] Like a man who has two hearts, both of them worlds apart, Both of them play their part you know. Like a man who has two wives, his life then becomes alibis, Nobody asks him why, you know.

Everything I Need

B A E G#m F#m

Moving up and down and from side to side With so many things to do I want to go again I want another ride This time should see it through We never realised as the years rolled by

Still Life

Bb Am C D Gm F

There's a picture in the hall, I know And it's from a time when feelings showed Though I hold it close before my eyes My heart refuses to see.

No Restrictions

E B A F#m D G

Give me no restrictions on what I do or say Don't speak of tomorrow when it's still today Leave me to my selfish ways, I'm well enough alone That is what I tell myself as I stumble home

I Like To

Em7 D7/4 A5 B/F# F#m7 Am

I'd really like to I like to watch the telly With the sound turned down Listen to the stereo Turn the channels around I like to, I like to

In To My Life

C G Em C7 D Am

Carpet stained with my red wine I've been staring at the fire I keep looking at the time I'm waiting on you