Biography:
Sandy Denny (Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, 6 January, 1947 – 21 April, 1978) was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer".
After briefly working with British folk band the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with that band until the end of 1969. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970
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Other songs:
- 3 10 To Yuma
- Banks Of The Nile
- Carnival
- Crazy Lady Blues
- Im A Dreamer
- It Suits Me Well
- Itll Take A Long Time
- John The Gun
- Late November
- Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
- Listen Listen
- No More Sad Refrains
- Nothing More
- Sail Away To The Sea
- Silver Threads And Golden Needles
- Solo
- The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
- Until The Real Thing Comes Along
- Who Knows Where The Sun
- Who Knows Where The Time Goes
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John the Gun
by Sandy Denny
From 'The North Star Grassman and the Ravens" (1971)
Capo III (Cm)
(Please note this is not the original arrangement;
I rearranged it to suit the limited skills
of a camp fire player like myself)
Am C Am
My shadow follows me wherever I should chance to go
C G Am
John the Gun did say
Am C Am
If you should chance to meet me, as I wander to and fro
C G Am
Sad will be your day
My life is mine and the light did shine,
till the guns shot right through me
So now I shall never fall
Ideals of peace are gold which fools
have found upon the plains of war
I shall destroy them all
(Chorus)
Dm C
Put away your guns of steel
Dm C
Death comes too soon for all
F C Em
Your master he will need you soon
G Am
And you will heed his call
I am the master of the game
That you will hardly ever play
So I will teach your sons
And if they should die
Before the evening of their span of days
Why, then they will die young
(Chorus)
Condemn me not
For always have I played the game of war
In moonshine or in sun
And if any cross the path I choose to tread
Their chances they are poor
For I am John the Gun
(Chorus)
by Sandy Denny
From 'The North Star Grassman and the Ravens" (1971)
Capo III (Cm)
(Please note this is not the original arrangement;
I rearranged it to suit the limited skills
of a camp fire player like myself)
Am C Am
My shadow follows me wherever I should chance to go
C G Am
John the Gun did say
Am C Am
If you should chance to meet me, as I wander to and fro
C G Am
Sad will be your day
My life is mine and the light did shine,
till the guns shot right through me
So now I shall never fall
Ideals of peace are gold which fools
have found upon the plains of war
I shall destroy them all
(Chorus)
Dm C
Put away your guns of steel
Dm C
Death comes too soon for all
F C Em
Your master he will need you soon
G Am
And you will heed his call
I am the master of the game
That you will hardly ever play
So I will teach your sons
And if they should die
Before the evening of their span of days
Why, then they will die young
(Chorus)
Condemn me not
For always have I played the game of war
In moonshine or in sun
And if any cross the path I choose to tread
Their chances they are poor
For I am John the Gun
(Chorus)
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