Biography:
Australian Crawl was an Australian rock band formed by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978 and joined by Guy McDonough (co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Bill McDonough (drums, percussion), Paul Williams (bass guitar), and Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar). . The band was named after the Australian slang term for freestyle swimming. The band's music was a defining feature of Australian surf culture during the 1980s.
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BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Australian Crawl
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Transcribed by Craig D.
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| This file contains the author's own work and represents their |
| interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private |
| study, scholarship or research. |
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I saw a request for this song, and hey why not it's a great party tune!
This was the "Crawl's" first single in approx. August 1979.
This song appeared on the first album "The Boys Light Up", and also on:
Crawl File (greatest hits);
The Final Wave (live last concert);
More Wharf (greatest hits).
I have quickly Tabbed out an approximation for the two main parts below.
Listen to the CD to get the timing, it is pretty straight forward.
The remainder of the song consists of the pattern below, once again listen
to the CD to get the feel of this.
|A / / / |Bm / / / |G / / / |D / / / |
Didn't have a guitar with me when I put the chord symbols over the words.
You may need to make some slight adjustments to these positions.
The intro riff can also be played up around the nineth fret if you like.
INTRO RIFF
A Bm G D A Bm G D
E------------------5- ---3---2---3---2-------------------------------------------
B---------3--5---------------------------------3--3--2-----------------------------
G---2--4---------------------------------------------------4--2--0--2----(rpt x 1)-
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS RIFF
. . . . .
A F#m D C#m B G A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7------4--------------------------------------------------------------
A---7------4-----------5----5--4--------2---------------------------------
E---5------2-----------------------------------------5-------3--(rpt x 3)-
VERSE 1
A Bm G D
I said beautiful people, they got a Robert Palmer T-shirt in their travel bag
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, they've got a price upon their head
A Bm G D
I said beautiful people, have got some friends who just flew in from L.A. yeah
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, they haven't really much to say.
CHORUS
A F#m Driff
I said people, they just want to take you
A F#m Driff
People, they just want to make you
A F#m Driff
People, they just want to bring you down, they just want to take you down
VERSE 2
A Bm G D
I said beautiful people, they ride two hundred dollar push-bikes in the park
A Bm G D
Beautiful People, they won't admit it but they make love in the dark
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, snap frozen potted palms in the corner of the living room
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, the art deco sonic boom
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL
VERSE 3
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, you know they're going out tonight to get their Bombay rocks off
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, they've got Kerouac condition, got a cocaine cough
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, studio 54 is the only place to dance
A Bm G D
Beautiful People, you know the garden's full of furniture the house is full of plants
CHORUS x 2
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Transcribed by Craig D.
----------------------------please note-----------------------------------------
| This file contains the author's own work and represents their |
| interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private |
| study, scholarship or research. |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I saw a request for this song, and hey why not it's a great party tune!
This was the "Crawl's" first single in approx. August 1979.
This song appeared on the first album "The Boys Light Up", and also on:
Crawl File (greatest hits);
The Final Wave (live last concert);
More Wharf (greatest hits).
I have quickly Tabbed out an approximation for the two main parts below.
Listen to the CD to get the timing, it is pretty straight forward.
The remainder of the song consists of the pattern below, once again listen
to the CD to get the feel of this.
|A / / / |Bm / / / |G / / / |D / / / |
Didn't have a guitar with me when I put the chord symbols over the words.
You may need to make some slight adjustments to these positions.
The intro riff can also be played up around the nineth fret if you like.
INTRO RIFF
A Bm G D A Bm G D
E------------------5- ---3---2---3---2-------------------------------------------
B---------3--5---------------------------------3--3--2-----------------------------
G---2--4---------------------------------------------------4--2--0--2----(rpt x 1)-
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS RIFF
. . . . .
A F#m D C#m B G A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7------4--------------------------------------------------------------
A---7------4-----------5----5--4--------2---------------------------------
E---5------2-----------------------------------------5-------3--(rpt x 3)-
VERSE 1
A Bm G D
I said beautiful people, they got a Robert Palmer T-shirt in their travel bag
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, they've got a price upon their head
A Bm G D
I said beautiful people, have got some friends who just flew in from L.A. yeah
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, they haven't really much to say.
CHORUS
A F#m Driff
I said people, they just want to take you
A F#m Driff
People, they just want to make you
A F#m Driff
People, they just want to bring you down, they just want to take you down
VERSE 2
A Bm G D
I said beautiful people, they ride two hundred dollar push-bikes in the park
A Bm G D
Beautiful People, they won't admit it but they make love in the dark
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, snap frozen potted palms in the corner of the living room
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, the art deco sonic boom
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL
VERSE 3
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, you know they're going out tonight to get their Bombay rocks off
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, they've got Kerouac condition, got a cocaine cough
A Bm G D
Beautiful people, studio 54 is the only place to dance
A Bm G D
Beautiful People, you know the garden's full of furniture the house is full of plants
CHORUS x 2
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