Colin Hay - Melbourne Song Chords & Tabs

From the Peaks & Valleys album.

Tuning: Double dropped D (DADGBd)
Capo on the second fret.

The tab and chord fingerings are relative to the capo, but the chord names
aren't. I don't know some of the names, so it seems easier to note it by the
actual notes used in some of them. If you have more appropriate names for
some of the chords, let me know.

Chords used:

E: 000230      
F#m: 200030    
E/G#: 400230
A: 550030
Bsus4: 7X7750
B: 7X7650
Asus4: 5X76X0 (see tab)
Ab: 4X77X0 (see tab)
Bsus4*: X02230
B*: X02220

Intro:

d|-0--------0----0--------------0------------0-----------|
B|-3--------------------------3--3-----------------------|
G|-2--2--------0--------0-0---2----2-------0------0-0----|
D|-0----0------0-----0--0-0---0------0-----0----0-0-0----|
A|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|
D|-0------0----2--------2-2---0------------2------2-2----|
   E           F#m            E            F#m

Verse:

   I think I'll head up north again
d|----0--------0----------0---------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-2-------2------------0---0---0---------|
D|-0-------0------------0-----0-----------|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------------2---2-------------|
      E                  F#m

         Maybe get back when
d|-----------------------------|
B|---3------3------3-----------|
G|-2------2------0---0---0-----|
D|-0------0------0-----0-------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-4------4------5---5---------|
      E/G#         A
    
 The weather's fine
d|--------------------------------|
B|------------5------------5------|
G|---7------7---7--------6---6----|
D|---7----7-------7----7-------7--|
A|------------------0-------------|
D|---7----------------------------|
     Bsus4               B
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/colin_hay/melbourne_song_tab.html ]
          And you are mine
d|-----0----0-----------------7*------|
B|-------------------------------7*---|
G|---6----6------7---------7*---------|
D|---7----7------7--------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|---5----5------4--------------------|
       Asus4     Ab
* notes are harmonics. Done only in the first verse, 
otherwise, repeat the pattern as below.


            And you would be like the...
d|-----0-------0------------0------0----| 
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---6-----6--------------7------7------|
D|---7-----7--------------7------7------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|---5-----5--------------4------4------|
      Asus4                  Ab

   gentle breeze       And we will live with ease
d|--------------------------0---0-----| 
B|--------3------------3--2---2-------|
G|--------------2------2--2---2-------|
D|-----2----------2-------------------| And the back into the intro/verse
A|-0-----------------0----0---0-------|
D|------------------------------------|
     Bsus4*                 B*


Chords structure/lyrics:

Intro: E - F#m x 2


E                    F#m          
I think I'll head up north again
E/G#         A                    Bsus4      B      
     Maybe get back when, the weathers fine
Asus4      Ab
    And you are mine
Asus4      Ab             Bsus4*             
    And you would be like the gentle breeze
B*                       E
    And we will live with ease


Repeat pattern throughout.


I've never been out west you know
But I might go there, just to share a drink or two with some friends I knew
Its you that I love
I can't get enough, and I'll get back to you
If you want me to


I've never been to Mexico
But I might just buy a sombrero, get up and go
Lie around in the sun
Till evening comes, then we'll cruise into town
And throw tequilas down 

(He strums the chords for a lot of the rest)

I think I'll buy a panel van, hug the coast
Maybe get a tan, get stuck behind a caravan
The land was stripped bare
Just nothing there, so we headed down
Back to Melbourne town

Said I don't know why
I don't know why, I always stay here
It's you that I love, I can't get enough
And I'll get back to you
If you want me to


Its pretty much the same pattern through with some minor variations in the
picking/strumming. Comments/corrections welcome in terms of chord names or
if I've missed anything.