Down Under Acoustic Guitar Lesson Men At Work Colin Hay

Here is an acoustic guitar lesson on how to play Down Under originally by Men at Work and Colin Hay. This lesson has been done by James from the acoustic guitar duo "Handsome Alvin", please check out our covers of this and other songs at:

http://www.youtube.com/aushandsomealvin

Original Men at Work Version Capo 2nd; Colin Hay Version Open

Intro/Verse Chord Progression:

Am G; Am F G; (2 or 4 times)

Strumming for Entire Song:

D DU D DU; D DUDUDU;

Chorus Chord Progression:

C G; Am F G; (4 or 8 times)

Lyrics:

Intro (0:05)

Verse 1 (0:15)
Travelling in a fried out kombie
On a hippy 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

Chorus 1 (0:34)
Do you come from a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder?
Cant ya hear can ya hear the thunder
You better run, you better take cover

Verse 2 (1:03)
Buying bread from a man in Brussels,
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said do you speak my language?
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich, and he said

Chorus 2 (1:23)
I come from a land down under,
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Cant you hear cant you hear the thunder?
You better run you better take cover

Verse 3 (2:02)
Lying in a den in Bombay,
With a slackjaw and not much to say.
I said to the man "Are you trying to tempt me?
Because I come from the land of plenty." and he said

Chorus 1 (2:21)
Do you come from a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder?
Cant ya hear can ya hear the thunder
You better run, you better take cover
Livin in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder?
Cant ya hear can ya hear the thunder
You better run, you better take cover

Enjoy

James from Handsome Alvn

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[CRAIGARRR]

Nice lesson! Thanks

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!

[Gordondon]

very helpful with the strum pattern, thanks so much Mate!! Best to You!!

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[exposurejd]

Hey dude, check out itunes for the Colin Hay acoustic version of this tune. The tab is available online. The tab for the verse shows Am - G - Am - F - G. For the chorus, try: C - G - Am - G - F. Also, the Colin Hay acoustic version has more of a Rasta / Ska / Jamaican tempo. I'm currently trying to figure out the flute part on guitar. Thanx for your post.

[educationalmaterials]

Yeah that is what I played apart from the G F around the other way. I know the version you are talking about, that is what I based my version on.

[thejosecarloss2]

lesson acustic guitar ??? hahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha

[jmestre]

this cover sucks. you turned this song into gospel - country shit

[bantiti2]

@educationalmaterials  one day

[bantiti2]

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