I Defeat Chords

James - I Defeat
 
 
 
Taken from the single Just Like Fred Astaire
 
 
 
Written by James. Performed by James and Sinead O' Connor.
 
 
 
Riff 1:
 
 
e |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |--2-----2-0-----0-2---2-----------2-----2-0------------|
E |------3-------3---------3-0---0-3-----3-------3-2-0----|
 
 
Riff 2:
 
 
e| -------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------2----------------------------------|
A |--2-----2-0-----0-2---2--------------------------------|
E |------3-------3---------3-0----------------------------|
 
 
Riff 3:
 
e |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------9------------------------------------------|
A |--7--9--10-----10--9-----------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Song Structure:
 
This has a more tradition verse/chorus structure, and so is pretty straightfoward.
Saul plays an acoustic guitar hardly ever deviating from the chords G D Em C,
while Adrian plays the riffs. Riff 1 opens the song and Riff 2 is played between
the end of the first chorus and the start of the second verse. In the middle bit
Riff 2 is played first followed by Riff 3 repeatedly. Riffs 1 and 2 are played
over the ending choruses. Sadly, Mike seems to have no parts in this song.
 
 
[Intro]
 
G D Em C
 
G D C
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
         G
We were doing so well
          D
We had broken spell
     Em                           C
And freedom seemed just within reach
 
        G
We had managed the bend
         D
Between lover and friend
       Em                      C
Found a place we could possibly meet
 
 
[Chorus]
 
          G
Yes it's me
         D
I can't help myself
       Em                 C
I just run headlong to defeat
 
          G
Yes it's me
          D
I can't help myself
   C                    G
I defeat I defeat I defeat
 
 
[Interlude]
 
D       Em          C
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
        G
I'm so hard on myself,
       D
Don't deserve any help,
      Em                      C
So I must let you go, let you go.
 
      G
So I pushed you away,
         D
While I hoped you would stay,
       Em                          C
But I don't let you know, let you know,
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
          G
Yes it's me,
         D
I can't help myself,
        Em                     C
I keep running around to this beat,
 
          C
Yes it's me,
           D
I can't help myself,
     C                   G
I defeat, I defeat (I defeat)
 
 
[Interlude 2]
 
Em B C D
 
Em B C D
 
Em B C D
 
 
[Chorus 3 & Outro]
 
         G
Yes it's me,
         D
I can't help myself,
        Em                  C
I keep running around to this beat,
 
         G
Yes it's me,
          D
I can't help myself,
      C                   G
I defeat, I defeat, help me,
 
         D
I can't help myself,
    C                     G
I defeat, I defeat, help me,
 
         D
I can't help myself,
    C                    G
I defeat, I defeat, help me.
 
 
Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.
 
alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk
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