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]
Em Bm Em Bm
[Verse]
Em Bm
Did we ever meet in Zanzibar
Em Bm
Two caucasians at the town bazaar
Am C Em Bm
Are you who you say you are?
Em Bm
Did you offer me a Dutch cigar?
Em Bm
You must have thought you were so bourgeois
Am C Em Bm
Are you who you say your are?
[Pre-Chorus]
G D G C D
After all these years, you haven't changed at all
C Am D
But I can't say you look the same
[Chorus]
Em Bm
Summer days are hot in Zanzibar
Em Bm
And at night the sky is filled with stars
Am C Em
Listen, you can hear guitars
[Instrumental]
Em Bm Em Bm Am C Em Bm
[Verse]
Em Bm
Native people, skins as black as tar
Em Bm
Wear bright-coloured robes in Zanzibar
Am C Em
They've never even heard of ska
Em Bm
On a guided tour of limestone caves
Em Bm
Did we see where the traders kept their slaves?
Am Em Bm
Was that how we spent the day?
[Pre-Chorus]
G D G C D
After all these years, you haven't changed at all
C Am D Em
But I can't say you look the same
[Chorus]
Em Bm
I have never been to Zanzibar
Em Bm
I have always thought it was too far
Am C Em
You're not who you say you are
Am C Em
You're not who you say you are
Am C Em
You're not who you say you are
Em Bm Em Bm
[Verse]
Em Bm
Did we ever meet in Zanzibar
Em Bm
Two caucasians at the town bazaar
Am C Em Bm
Are you who you say you are?
Em Bm
Did you offer me a Dutch cigar?
Em Bm
You must have thought you were so bourgeois
Am C Em Bm
Are you who you say your are?
[Pre-Chorus]
G D G C D
After all these years, you haven't changed at all
C Am D
But I can't say you look the same
[Chorus]
Em Bm
Summer days are hot in Zanzibar
Em Bm
And at night the sky is filled with stars
Am C Em
Listen, you can hear guitars
[Instrumental]
Em Bm Em Bm Am C Em Bm
[Verse]
Em Bm
Native people, skins as black as tar
Em Bm
Wear bright-coloured robes in Zanzibar
Am C Em
They've never even heard of ska
Em Bm
On a guided tour of limestone caves
Em Bm
Did we see where the traders kept their slaves?
Am Em Bm
Was that how we spent the day?
[Pre-Chorus]
G D G C D
After all these years, you haven't changed at all
C Am D Em
But I can't say you look the same
[Chorus]
Em Bm
I have never been to Zanzibar
Em Bm
I have always thought it was too far
Am C Em
You're not who you say you are
Am C Em
You're not who you say you are
Am C Em
You're not who you say you are
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