Men At Work - Down Under Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]Travelling in a [G]fried-out Kombi [Am] [F] [G]
[Am]On a hippie[G]trail head full of [Am]zombie [F] [G]
[Am]I met a strange [G]lady she [Am]made me [F]nervous [G]
[Am]She took me [G]in and gave me [Am]breakfast
[F]And she [G]said;
[chorus]
[C]Do you come from a [G]land down under? [Am] [F] [G]
[C]Where women [G]glow and men plunder? [Am] [F] [G]
[C]Can’t you hear can’t you [G]hear the thunder? [Am] [F] [G]
You [C]better run you [G]better take cover [Am] [F] [G]
[verse 2]
[Am]Buying bread from a man in [G]Brussels [Am] [F] [G]
He was [Am]six foot four [G]and full of [Am]muscles [F] [G]
[Am]I said Do you [G]speak my language? [Am] [F] [G]
[Am]He just smiled and [G]gave me a vegemite [Am]sandwich
[F]And he [G]said;
[verse 3]
[C]I come from a [G]land down under [Am] [F] [G]
[C]Where beer [G]flows and men chunder [Am] [F] [G]
[C]Can’t you hear can’t you [G]hear the thunder? [Am] [F] [G]
You [C]better run you [G]better take cover [Am] [F] [G]
[Closing]
[Am]Lying in a [G]den in Bombay [Am] [F] [G]
[Am]With a slack [G]jaw, and not much [Am]to say [F] [G]
[Am]I said to the [G]man Are you trying to [Am]tempt me [F] [G]
[Am]Because I come [G]from the land of [Am]plenty?”
[F]And he [G]said;
[chorus]
[C]Do you come from a [G]land down under? [Am] [F] [G]
[C]Where women [G]glow and men plunder? [Am] [F] [G]
[C]Can’t you hear can’t you [G]hear the thunder? [Am] [F] [G]
You [C]better run you [G]better take cover [Am] [F] [G]
How to play Down Under on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Men At Work - Down Under on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Down Under uses these transitions most often: G → Am (35), Am → F (24), and F → G (24). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - G chord transition.
1. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
4. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
Down Under chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Down Under.
- Down Under includes 119 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Down Under contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Down Under connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
- G → Am: 13%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → F: 26%
- Am → G: 21%