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Death Defying

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[Intro]
   D     Em    G   D(2x)
[Verse 1]
Ever Dsince the world beEmgan    G(ooDwie)
Men have Dsailed foreign Emlands   G(ooDwie)
And the Dfortune that they've Emfound  G(ooDwie)
Is now Dburied in the Emground    G(ooDwie).
D Em G D
[Verse 2]
Some Dwould say the ocean Emroars   G(ooDwie)
As it Dstumbles to the Emshore  G(ooDwie)
But to Dme it only Emsings  G(ooDwie)
Of the Dsorrow that it EmbringGs (ooDwie).
 D   Em   G   D(2x)
[Chorus]
AAll my friends are dead, or they're GdyingD  
AAnd our laughter turns into cGryingD  
It's death-deGfyingD  A  
[Verse 3]
Well, I Dbarely learned to Emswim   G(ooDwie)
Just eDnough to save my Emskin   G(ooDwie)
Now ID'll never sail aEmlone   G(ooDwie)
And my Dharbour is my Emhome   G(ooDwie)
 D   Em   G   D(3x)
D Em G Em
[Chorus]
AAll my friends are dead, or they're GdyingD  
AAnd our laughter turns into GcryingD  
It's death-deGfyingD  
AHey-ey-ey
AHey-ey-ey
[Verse 4]
If there's Done thing that I've Emlearned  G(ooDwie)
It's the Dpoint of no reEmturn   G(ooDwie)
And if Dthat's to be our Emfate  G(oowDie)
Now's no Dtime to hesEmitate G(ooDwie)
DNow's no Emtime to GhesitateD  
DNow's no Emtime to GhesiDtate
[Outro]
 D   Em   G   D(6x)

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Death Defying

by Hoodoo Gurus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Em G D

(2x)

[Verse 1]

D Em G D

Ever since the world began (oowie)

D Em G D

Men have sailed foreign lands (oowie)

D Em G D

And the fortune that they've found (oowie)

D Em G D

Is now buried in the ground (oowie).

D Em G D

[Verse 2]

D Em G D

Some would say the ocean roars (oowie)

D Em G D

As it stumbles to the shore (oowie)

D Em G D

But to me it only sings (oowie)

D Em G D

Of the sorrow that it brings (oowie).

D Em G D

(2x)

[Chorus]

A G D

All my friends are dead, or they're dying

A G D

And our laughter turns into crying

G D A

It's death-defying

[Verse 3]

D Em G D

Well, I barely learned to swim (oowie)

D Em G D

Just enough to save my skin (oowie)

D Em G D

Now I'll never sail alone (oowie)

D Em G D

And my harbour is my home (oowie)

D Em G D

(3x)

D Em G Em

[Chorus]

A G D

All my friends are dead, or they're dying

A G D

And our laughter turns into crying

G D

It's death-defying

Hey-ey-ey

[Verse 4]

D Em G D

If there's one thing that I've learned (oowie)

D Em G D

It's the point of no return (oowie)

D Em G D

And if that's to be our fate (oowie)

D Em G D

Now's no time to hesitate (oowie)

D Em G D

Now's no time to hesitate

D Em G D

Now's no time to hesitate

[Outro]

D Em G D

(6x)

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