Biography:
Jon Allen (born Jonathon Allen, 12 May 1977) is a folk-rock singer-songwriter born in Winchester, UK, and now based in London. His debut album Dead Man's Suit was released in 2009 on Monologue Records. He is best known for the hit songs "In Your Light" and "Going Home", the latter of which featured in a worldwide advert for Land Rover. In 2011, Allen released his second album 'Sweet Defeat'.
While at school, Allen featured in a number of school bands, playing drums.
Read more on Last.fm
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
A A
Been beaten up and chewed on and spat out cold.
A A
Short changed underpaid and over sold,
D A
Some people say I’ve been the victim of my own success,
E A
I can’t explain it I’m just lucky I guess
A A
I played the game for what it was and got hung out to dry,
A A
They through me to the lions for telling a lie
D A
The way that people talk to you though, I could have hung for less
E A
But don’t blame me boy I’m just lucky I guess
D D
She backs me and I’ll build her a boat
D D
Throw me overboard and I swear that id float
D E
There’s nothing you can do to me that I haven’t done to myself
A A
I’ve been in the trenches with the pimps and the thefts.
A A
I’ve waded through the mud till it was up to my knees
D A
I’ve seen thing that would make the laughing cavalier depressed
E A
But the way I see it I’m just lucky I guess
Break A D A E A
A A
I’ve meet every sweet talking judge in this town
A A
They never love it more than when there sending you down
D A
Now I’m just another number doing time with the rest
E A
Me and my friends are just lucky I guess
D D
I anit goanna cry no more tears anymore
D D
There’s nothing you can show me I anit seen before
D E
Down in the brown patch is where I was born and raised
A A
Been uptown in this-week’s great white hope
A A
Ive been strung along and always given just enough rope
D A
I’ve done what I was told, done my best to please
E A
Now when they see me they don’t ever lie to me
OUTRO A D A E A
Been beaten up and chewed on and spat out cold.
A A
Short changed underpaid and over sold,
D A
Some people say I’ve been the victim of my own success,
E A
I can’t explain it I’m just lucky I guess
A A
I played the game for what it was and got hung out to dry,
A A
They through me to the lions for telling a lie
D A
The way that people talk to you though, I could have hung for less
E A
But don’t blame me boy I’m just lucky I guess
D D
She backs me and I’ll build her a boat
D D
Throw me overboard and I swear that id float
D E
There’s nothing you can do to me that I haven’t done to myself
A A
I’ve been in the trenches with the pimps and the thefts.
A A
I’ve waded through the mud till it was up to my knees
D A
I’ve seen thing that would make the laughing cavalier depressed
E A
But the way I see it I’m just lucky I guess
Break A D A E A
A A
I’ve meet every sweet talking judge in this town
A A
They never love it more than when there sending you down
D A
Now I’m just another number doing time with the rest
E A
Me and my friends are just lucky I guess
D D
I anit goanna cry no more tears anymore
D D
There’s nothing you can show me I anit seen before
D E
Down in the brown patch is where I was born and raised
A A
Been uptown in this-week’s great white hope
A A
Ive been strung along and always given just enough rope
D A
I’ve done what I was told, done my best to please
E A
Now when they see me they don’t ever lie to me
OUTRO A D A E A
Jon Boden
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Buller
Jon Carlo
Jon Cleary