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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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Intro- A
[A]I was a was a kamikaze pilot
They [D]gave me a plane
[G]I couldn't fly it [A]
[A]Taught how to take off
I don't know how to land
They [D]say it doesn't matter and [G]I just cannot [A]understand
[E]I was a kamikaze pilot
They [G]gave me a plane
[C]I couldn`t [F]fly it [A]home
[A]Left my happy homeland in a Zero
[D]I got engine trouble so I [G]couldn't be a hero [A] (Do you think I care?)
[A]Now I ll keep my two feet on the ground
[D]Cause when you're in the clouds
[G]Everybody tries to shoot you down [A]
[E]I was a kamikaze pilot
They [G]gave me a plane
[C]I couldn't [F]fly it [A]home
[C]I couldn't [F]fly it [A]home
(I gotta go)
Solo- C F x4 E (Solo in Cminor)
[A]On an island there ain't too much to do
[D]Look after number one [G]because I think [A]I can see
Lee Marvin chasing after you
[A]Take me, wake me
Tell me when it's over
I've been waiting fourty years
I can't wait any longer
No, no, no no no, not for you
repeat chorus
[A]I was a was kamikaze [D G A](Uh, uh, uh)
[A]I was (I was)
I was (I was)
I was (I was)
[D]Uh [G]uh [A]uh
[D]Uh [G]uh [A]uh
[A]Cherry blossoms falling down x4
Outro- A
[A]I was a was a kamikaze pilot
They [D]gave me a plane
[G]I couldn't fly it [A]
[A]Taught how to take off
I don't know how to land
They [D]say it doesn't matter and [G]I just cannot [A]understand
[E]I was a kamikaze pilot
They [G]gave me a plane
[C]I couldn`t [F]fly it [A]home
[A]Left my happy homeland in a Zero
[D]I got engine trouble so I [G]couldn't be a hero [A] (Do you think I care?)
[A]Now I ll keep my two feet on the ground
[D]Cause when you're in the clouds
[G]Everybody tries to shoot you down [A]
[E]I was a kamikaze pilot
They [G]gave me a plane
[C]I couldn't [F]fly it [A]home
[C]I couldn't [F]fly it [A]home
(I gotta go)
Solo- C F x4 E (Solo in Cminor)
[A]On an island there ain't too much to do
[D]Look after number one [G]because I think [A]I can see
Lee Marvin chasing after you
[A]Take me, wake me
Tell me when it's over
I've been waiting fourty years
I can't wait any longer
No, no, no no no, not for you
repeat chorus
[A]I was a was kamikaze [D G A](Uh, uh, uh)
[A]I was (I was)
I was (I was)
I was (I was)
[D]Uh [G]uh [A]uh
[D]Uh [G]uh [A]uh
[A]Cherry blossoms falling down x4
Outro- A
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