Hoodoo Gurus
One Thousand Miles Away

Estimated time of arrival 9.30 a.m.
Been up before the sun and now I’m tired before I even begin
(Now you’re flying) I got so much work in front of me,
(Really flying) it stretches out far as the eye can see
I can see[D/F#]

Spend half my life in airports doing crosswords and attempting to sleep
And when the bar is open then you’ll often find me warming a seat
(Now you’re flying) I never find a place where I can stay
(Really flying) I’d rather be a thousand miles away
Thousand miles away

F#m (9th fret) D (10th) F#m (9th) D (5th) E (7th)

[D/F#]
Working for yourself sometimes ain’t all that it’s cracked up to be[D/F#]
It can be as lonely at the top as at the bottom of that corporate tree[D/F#]
(Now you’re flying) I’m told I’m going places – who can say?
(Really flying) I might arrive but I’ll be gone the very next day
I must be on my way[D/F#]
A thousand miles away[D/F#]

Promised to myself someday I’d take the time and try to make sense
Out of all those opportunities I’ve lost from trying to sit on the fence
(Now you’re flying) But right now I’ve got no time for yesterday
(Really flying) Yesterday’s a thousand miles away
A thousand miles away

What was that that you were trying to say?
I guess I was a thousand miles away
Sing it again

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DEATH DEFYING
By The Hoodoo Gurus

I am not sure if this is correct but this is how I play it.
Corrections and comments are welcome.
Sorry I don’t have the timing or the lyrics.

This is the riff played during the chorus.

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|--9--10--12--12--10--9--10--9---9--9------9--|
G|--9--11--13--13--11--9--11--9--11--9------9--|
D|--------------------------------------11-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--9--10--12--12--10--9--10--9------9--|
G|--9--11--13--13--11--9--11--9------9--|
D|-------------------------------11-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
E|------16------14------12--|
B|--------------------------|
G|--16------14------13------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

The chords for the verse are as follows:

The chords for the bridge:

CHORDS

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E 0 2 2 1 0 0
A x 0 2 2 2 0
B x 2 4 4 4 2

I hope this is satisfactory.
If anyone knows any other Hoodoo Gurus’ songs please post them.

Good Luck!

Dave Hornidge

END

(intro)
G Em (x2)

I can still recall the time
She said she was always mine
Then she left, as people do,
And forgets what we’ve been through

G A B C#
It’s not that she’s gone away
It’s the things I hear she has got to say
About me – and about my friends
When we’ve got no defence

That’s her, I’ll never believe her again
She might have deceived all my friends
I know they will see in the end
What it all means when she says (yeah!)

Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
I want you back
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
I want you back
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
I want you
She says, she says
She says, she says (yeah)

G |—————————-|———————-|
D |-12-12-12–10–9—10p-9—-|-12–10–9—10p-9—-|
A |————————-10-|——————-12-|
E |—————————-|———————-|

G |———————————————-|——-12——-|
D |——–8h-9–9—-10–9b———9———–|—-12—-12–9-|
A |-10h-12———12——–12–10—-12–10—-|-10————-|
E |——————————————-12-|—————-|

But what’s worse, she thinks it’s true
But that’s just her, she always was a little bit confused!
She’s not worth the time I had to lose

That’s her, I’ll never believe her again
She might have deceived my friends
I know they’ll see what it means when she says (yeah!)

Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
I want you back
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
I want you back
Ahh-ahh-ahh Ahh-ahh-ahh
I want you
She says, she says
She says, she says

She says, she says
I want you back
She says, she says
I want you and only you
She says, she says
She says, she says

(intro)

G |-------------|----------|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|
D |----4h-5--7~-|-5--4-----|----4~-----|----4h-5--7~-|-5--4-----|----4----|
A |-7~----------|-------7~-|-5-----7---|-7~----------|-------7~-|-5-----7-|
E |-------------|----------|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|

I am the captain of a ghostly crew,
Sail the seven seas with nothing to do.
The girl that I thought was untrue
Really loved me. Boo, hoo, hoo.

(fill)

G -------0--2--0-|-2--2--0--2--0--|-------0--2--0-|-2~--
D -2--2----------|----------------|-2--2----------|-----
A ---------------|----------------|---------------|-----
E ---------------|----------------|---------------|-----

Near hidden reefs we appear in the gloom
Luring mariners to their doom.
As we’re condemned, we condemn others too.
Who would love me? Who? Would You?
I’m asking you.

(fill)

I’m on the Death Ship,
I sail the seas alone.
Death Ship – I can call no port home.
Lost souls cry to Hell in the wind
Let us in, Let us in!

(instrumental)

G |-------------|----------|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|
D |----4h-5--7~-|-5--4-----|----4~-----|----4h-5--7~-|-5--4-----|----4----|
A |-7~----------|-------7~-|-5-----7---|-7~----------|-------7~-|-5-----7-|
E |-------------|----------|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|

B |------------------------------|------------5~----|
G |---------------------/5--4----|-4~--7~--4~-------|
D |-5--4------4----5--4----------|------------------|
A |------7--7---7----------------|------------------|
E |------------------------------|------------------|

G |-4----------------------------------|
D |---7--5--7--5-----------------------|
A |--------------4--5--4--2h-4--4--2~--|
E |------------------------------------|

I’m on the Death Ship,
I sail the seas alone.
Death Ship – I can call no port home.
Lost souls cry to Hell in the wind
Let us in, Let us in, Let us in!

(Fill)

I need somebody who will die for me
To free me of this misery.
I need someone who will cry for me
Really Love me. Really. (five times to fill)

You are my sword.
Your love is its own reward.
My heart, I have found,
Gets carved surely by the pound.

God knows. I tried,
Tried to hold you with all my might
But time has won,
And I could never be that strong.
(Don’t cry) I couldn’t be that strong,
(Don’t cry) That used to be my favourite song.
(Don’t cry) Tears so bittersweet
Fill my eyes whenever we meet,
It’s always bittersweet.

I cut and I bleed.
You seem to find that so hard to believe!
That’s just too, too bad.
You could never touch the love that we had.

(Don’t cry) For the love we had,
(Don’t cry) Sometimes we try to take it back.
(Don’t cry) Tears so bittersweet
Kiss my cheeks whenever we meet.
It’s always bittersweet.
SOLO D G C G

(Don’t Cry) For a love-gone-wrong
(Don’t cry) That used to be my favourite song
(Don’t cry) Tears so bittersweet
Kiss my eyes whenever we meet.
Anyway…

We’ve grown and times change.
When we meet now it feels so strange.
I hold you like a sword
You won’t cut me like you did before.
It’s always bittersweet.
E A D A til end with little guitar solo bit

Quick Note: The A in the Verse is enhanced by alternating the A and F#m. Listen to the
and you will get it quickly.

Verse 1

What is it you want from me?
There isn’t much I will not do.
If it’s only company
You know, I might need that too.
Won’t you

Come anytime – I’m a man of leisure,
Come anytime, I await your pleasure.

Verse 2 same as the first

There’s nothing new beneath the sun

We’ve butchered every sacred cow

Don’t tell me about all the things you might have done

Just tell me what are you doing now – right now.

Come anytime, I won’t give you pressure
Come anytime – I can wait forever
And if you can’t make up your mind
We could make it up together.

Bridge

Things like this happen every day
Whatever happens, it’s O.K.
Why be afraid when we’ve got it made –
I’ll never ask you to explain.

Lead (Chorus):

What is it you want from me?
You won’t shock me easily.
Maybe it’s your heart’s desire,
Maybe it’s your wildest dream,
Maybe I’m a gun-for-hire but,
Baby, don’t we make quite a team, Don’t we?
Don’t we?
Come anytime (you’re so inclined) I won’t give you trouble
Come anytime (you’re going blind) or you’re seeing double
And I have never been the kind who’d want to
Burst your bubble.
Come anytime.

GREAT SONG / GREAT BAND