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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

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