Hand of Fate [Live at Earls Court 1976]

Lyrics

We're going to do a new song for you And we're going to do some new songs for you, in fact And the first one we're going to do is called "Hand of Fate" [Verse 1] The hand of fate is on me now It picked me up and knocked me down I'm on the run, I'm prison-bound The hand of fate is heavy now I killed a man, I'm highway-bound The wheel of fortune keeps turning 'round Keeps turning 'round, turning 'round I should have known it was a one-horse town [Verse 2] My sweet girl was once his wife And he had papers that the judge had signed The wind blew hard, a stormy night He shot me once, I shot him twicе The hand of fate is on me now It pickеd me up and knocked me down The hand of fate is on me now Yeah, shoot him [Bridge] I had to save her life I shot him twice Yeah, shoot him, I watched him die I watched him die [Guitar Solo] Yeah [Verse 3] He was a barroom man, the violent kind He had no love for this gal of mine Then one day in a drinking bout He swore he'd throw me right out of town The hand of fate is on me now It picked me up and knocked me down The hand of fate is on me now It's too late, baby Yeah, I shot him now Yeah, I threw him out …Teach him to… [Verse 4] I'm on the run, I hear the hounds My luck is up, my chips are down So goodbye, baby, too late, baby Goodbye now Wish me luck, I need it, child The hand of fate is on me now It picked me up and knocked me down The hand of fate is on me now Too late, baby Yeah … Woo-ooh … The hand of fate is on me now It picked me up and knocked me down The hand of fate is on me now It picked me up and knocked me down Woo-ooh Bless you, all right