Uploaded by Nalencer on Aug 27, 2008
BALLAD OF A WELL-KNOWN GUN
Elton John
Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
I pulled out my Stage Coach Times
And I read the latest news
I tapped my feet in dumb surprise
And of course I saw they knew
The Pinkertons pulled out my bags
And asked me for my name
I stuttered out my answer
And hung my head in shame
Now they've found me
At last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Now they've found me
Well I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
Now I've seen this chain gang
Lord I say let me see my priest
I couldn't have faced your desert sand
Old burning brown backed beast
The poor house they hit me for my kin
And claimed my crumbling walls
Now I know how Reno felt
When he ran from the law
Now they've found me
At last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Now they've found me
Well I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
(solo)
Lord I say at last they've found me...
Lord I say now they've found me...
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Damn, this is so much better the all the glitter shit he's done, but hey, I'm just an old school hippie from back in the day. No offense, Elton. Really.
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sounds better on vinyl...but still an amazing song.
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how many people fell in love with these songs the first time hearing them.
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Didn't Dusty Springfield sing back up on this song????
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@tmtmoormr Thanks!
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more cowbell please i love this song
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@RoyFive just click share and it will apear
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My favorite Elton album.
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All right, what happened to the Facebook option????
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@wendellgee1985 "Tumbleweed Connection" is a masterpiece in rock history...alongside Eagles "Desperado" they really revive the myth of the old Wild West...
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My favorite EJ album of all time (and easily among my Top 10 across the board). Elton sounds so pure and unpolished in this album ... the songwriting is phenomenal as well. And if you're lucky enough to own the album, you know all about the jacket and its photography, too. This was truly one of the good ones ... I just never get tired of it, front-to-back.
wendellgee1985 2 years ago 25
I played this album so much when I was in high school that I had to buy another one cause I wore the first one out, I now have it on a CD,,,,,it is with out a doubt one of the best albums ever put out by anybody
Mygrassisblue01 2 years ago 12