A Gun In His Hand

from Life, Life (Full Album) by Keith Christmas

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A GUN IN HIS HAND Capo 6 Strings (6-1) E F# B F# B D#

I went back to my hometown, to say my farewells
I arrived on a Sunday, to the sound of church bells
I was there for the closing of a chapter of life
And to say my goodbyes to a man and his wife

She had a baby in arms when they sent him to fight
An army that marched with Imperial might
An enemy with no mercy for whom life had no worth
To a farm boy from Norfolk they were the devil on earth

He never said a word of what he'd done and he'd seen
But night after night he'd have the same dream
He'd shout out his battle cry in anger and pain
Fighting for his life, again and again

If I could only talk to those leaders, those masters of fate
And tell them, we were all given love to drive away hate
When you send a man to fight in some foreign land
He'll spend the rest of his life with a gun in his hand
He'll spend the rest of his life with a gun in his hand

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from Life, Life (Full Album), released September 17, 2019

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In a career spanning over 50 years Keith has recorded multiple albums, played acoustic guitar on Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ album, appeared at the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970 and gigged solo all over the UK and Europe.
A legendary live performer he has had a resurgence in popularity since ‘Crazy Dancing Days’ was released in December 2016 and ‘Life,Life’ in 2019 ... more

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