Biography:
Hoodoo Gurus (sometimes just shortened to 'Gurus') are an Australian rock band combining elements of seventies power pop, bubblegum pop, Beatle-esque harmonies, psychedelia and grungy garage rock. Guitarists Dave Faulkner, Rod Radalj, and Kimble Rendall were joined by drummer James Baker when the band formed in Sydney in 1981. Baker and Radalj had been members of Perth band The Scientists in 1977-79, while Baker had drummed with Faulkner and in another Perth band, The Victims, in 1978-79.
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Hayride to Hell
From the album Mars Needs Guitars
[INTRO]
Em
[VERSE 1]
D Am Em
Charlie was a driver and he hardly spent a night at home
D Am Em
He never saw his family, trucking loads those long weeks on the road, oh
[CHORUS]
G Em
And Charlie would drive (And Charlie would drive)
G Em
For miles and miles (For miles and miles)
C B/C Am G Em
Alone, whoa
[VERSE 2]
D Am Em
Charlie had a teenage daughter he thought of as a little girl
D Am Em
But one day he came home his little girl had grown-up news to tell
[CHORUS]
G Em
Oh Daddy, she cried (Oh Daddy, she cried)
G Em
Oh Daddy, I tried (Oh Daddy, I tried)
C B/C Am G Em
But on the hayride how I fell
C B/C Am G Em
That was a hayride bound for Hell
[VERSE 3]
D Am Em
Now Billy Jackson was the father but he wasn't man enough to own
D Am Em
And his daddy was the mayor who told Charlie, "Why don't you leave my Billy-boy alone?"
[CHORUS]
G Em
Billy had to hide (Billy had to hide)
G Em
There was guilt inside (There was guilt inside)
C B/C Am G Em
And you can't hide from yourself
C B/C Am G Em
That's just a hayride bound for Hell
[SOLO]
D Em D Em
G Em G Em
C B/C Am G Em
[VERSE 4]
D Am Em
Charlie's daughter died whilst giving birth to Billy Jackson's child
D Am Em
And Billy Jackson ain't been seen around these parts for quite a while
[CHORUS]
G Em
And Charlie would drive (And Charlie would drive)
G Em
For miles and miles (For miles and miles)
C B/C Am G Em
And his tail-lights say farewell
C B/C Am G Em
Just like a hayride bound for...
C B/C Am G Em
And his tail-lights said say farewell
C B/C Am G Em
He's a hayride bound for Hell
[OUTRO]
Em
Bound for Hell (Hell)
He's Bound For Hell
D Em
From the album Mars Needs Guitars
[INTRO]
Em
[VERSE 1]
D Am Em
Charlie was a driver and he hardly spent a night at home
D Am Em
He never saw his family, trucking loads those long weeks on the road, oh
[CHORUS]
G Em
And Charlie would drive (And Charlie would drive)
G Em
For miles and miles (For miles and miles)
C B/C Am G Em
Alone, whoa
[VERSE 2]
D Am Em
Charlie had a teenage daughter he thought of as a little girl
D Am Em
But one day he came home his little girl had grown-up news to tell
[CHORUS]
G Em
Oh Daddy, she cried (Oh Daddy, she cried)
G Em
Oh Daddy, I tried (Oh Daddy, I tried)
C B/C Am G Em
But on the hayride how I fell
C B/C Am G Em
That was a hayride bound for Hell
[VERSE 3]
D Am Em
Now Billy Jackson was the father but he wasn't man enough to own
D Am Em
And his daddy was the mayor who told Charlie, "Why don't you leave my Billy-boy alone?"
[CHORUS]
G Em
Billy had to hide (Billy had to hide)
G Em
There was guilt inside (There was guilt inside)
C B/C Am G Em
And you can't hide from yourself
C B/C Am G Em
That's just a hayride bound for Hell
[SOLO]
D Em D Em
G Em G Em
C B/C Am G Em
[VERSE 4]
D Am Em
Charlie's daughter died whilst giving birth to Billy Jackson's child
D Am Em
And Billy Jackson ain't been seen around these parts for quite a while
[CHORUS]
G Em
And Charlie would drive (And Charlie would drive)
G Em
For miles and miles (For miles and miles)
C B/C Am G Em
And his tail-lights say farewell
C B/C Am G Em
Just like a hayride bound for...
C B/C Am G Em
And his tail-lights said say farewell
C B/C Am G Em
He's a hayride bound for Hell
[OUTRO]
Em
Bound for Hell (Hell)
He's Bound For Hell
D Em
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