Land Down Under Chords & Tabs
Land Down Under - The B Foundation
Tabbed by: Kyle Spradling
E-mail: bananas9120@yahoo.com
This is a great song, it was pretty difficult to tab but I think I did a pretty
good job. Hope you enjoy. Any questions, just send me an e-mail. Thanks,.
Intro 0:00-0:16
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Verse 1 0:17-0:35
Traveling in a fried-out combie
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On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
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I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
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She took me in and gave me breakfast And she said,
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Chorus 0:36-0:53
"Do you come from a land down under?
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Where women glow and men plunder?
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Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
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G|--7----------------------6------------7------4-x--6-------| strumming
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You better run, you better take cover."
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G|--7-------------6----------------4-------4-x--6------------| Strumming
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Solo 0:54-1:03
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Verse 2 1:04-1:22
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
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He was six foot four and full of muscles
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I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
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He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich And he said,
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Chorus 1:23-1:41
"I come from a land down under
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Where beer does flow and men chunder
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Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
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G|--7----------------------6-------------7------4-x--6-------| strumming
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You better run, you better take cover."
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G|--7-------------6----------------4-------4-x--6------------| Strumming
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I have no clue on the solo from 1:42-1:57 ?????
1:58-2:10
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Verse 3 2:11-2:29
Lying in a den in Bombay
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With a slack jaw, and not much to say
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I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
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Because I come from the land of plenty?" And he said,
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Chorus 2:30-3:07 played 2x
"Oh! Do you come from a land down under?
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Where women glow and men plunder?
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Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
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You better run, you better take cover."
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3:08- Play till the end
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