Biography:
Tom Russell (born in Los Angeles in either 1947 or 1948) is an American singer-songwriter from California, currently living in El Paso, Texas. His music incorporates elements of folk, traditional country & western, border and cowboy music of the American West. Russell's songs have been recorded by artists such as Johnny Cash, Ian Tyson, Nanci Griffith, Dave Alvin and others. In addition to his music, he is also an artist and published author.
In the 1980s Russell made four albums credited to the Tom Russell Band.
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Other songs:
- A Bowl Of Red
- A Hard Rains A
- A Land Called Way Out There
- Acres Of Corn
- Aint No More Cane On The Brazos
- Alkali
- All This Way For The Short Ride
- Amelias Railroad Flat
- America The Beautiful
- American Rivers
- Angel Of Lyon
- Beyond The Blues
- Box Of Visions
- Bucking Horse Moon
- Bus Station
- Canadian Whisky
- Carrickfergus
- Claude Dallas
- Criminology
- Cropduster
- Dance Hall Girls
- Down The Rio Grande
- East Of Woodstock West Of Viet Nam
- El Llano Estacado
- En Canadien Errant
- Evangeline Hotel
- Finding You
- Furious Love For Liz
- Gallo Del Cielo
- Guadalupe
- Gulf Coast Highway
- Hallie Lonnigan
- Hills Of Old Juarez
- If I Had A Gun
- Isaac Lewis
- Little Blue Horse
- Love Abides
- Love Makes A Fool Out Of The Wise
- Mandarin Oranges
- Manzanar
- Mineral Wells
- Navajo Rug
- Oil Field Girls
- Old Blue
- Pilgrim Land
- Racehorse Haynes
- Rambler Gambler
- Rider On An Orphan Train
- Rose Of San Joaquin
- Santa Fe At Midnight
- Sitting Bull In Venice
- Somebodys Husband Somebodys Son
- Sonoras Death Row
- Spanish Burgundy
- Stealing Electricity
- The Ballad Of Edward Abbey
- The Dutchman
- The Eyes Of Robert Duran
- The Eyes Of Roberto Duran
- The Greatest Show On Earth
- The John Bull Tin
- The Kid From Spavinaw
- The Man From God Knows Where
- The Next Thing Smokin
- The Old Rugged Cross
- The Railroad Boy
- The Rose Of Roscrae
- The Rose Of The San Joaquin
- The Santa Fe At Midnight
- The Sky Above The Mud Below
- The Water Is Wide
- Throwin Horseshoes At The Moon
- Throwing Horseshoes At The Moon
- Tonight We Ride
- Touch Of Evil
- Veterans Day
- Walkin On The Moon
- Walking On The Moon
- Wayfarin Stranger
- What Work Is
- When Sinatra Played Juarez
- When The Wolves No Longer Sing
- Where The Dream Begins
- Whos Gonna Build Your Wall
- Winnipeg
- Woodrow
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:58:43 -0400
From: Greg Yuriy
Subject: CRD: The Eyes of Roberto Duran by Tom Russell
The Eyes Of Roberto Duran
=========================
by: Tom Russell
written by: Tom Russell - Frontera Music
Played fairly rapidly with a hard strum
D G A D G A
Verse 1:
D G A
Has anybody here seen Roberto Duran?
D G A
I met him once yeah I shook his hand
Em G A
I looked in his eyes and now I understand
Em A D G A D
The love and the anger in the eyes of Roberto Duran
Verse 2:
D G A
Has anybody here seen that Mexican girl?
D G A
She lives up on Third street in her own little world
Em G A
A saint in the window with the rosary beads in her hand
Em A D G A D
With the smile of an angel and the eyes of Roberto Duran
Chorus:
Bm A
Panama City, it's three in the morning
G A Bm
They're talkin' 'bout the hands of stone
G D
New York City, Lord the sun's coming up
C A
My lady's throwing everything she owns
Verse 3:
D G A
Has anybody here seen the woman I love
D G A
She'll fight down and dirty when push comes to shove
Em G A
She'll win every round if the fight goes according to plan
Em A D G A D
With the smile of an angel and the eyes of Roberto Duran
Solo (play through one verse)
Repeat Chorus:
Repeat Verse 1:
D G A D G A D G A D
>From the album: The Long Way Around 1997 Hightone Records
Transcribed by Greg Yuriy
Feel free to send comments to [email protected].
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:58:43 -0400
From: Greg Yuriy
Subject: CRD: The Eyes of Roberto Duran by Tom Russell
The Eyes Of Roberto Duran
=========================
by: Tom Russell
written by: Tom Russell - Frontera Music
Played fairly rapidly with a hard strum
D G A D G A
Verse 1:
D G A
Has anybody here seen Roberto Duran?
D G A
I met him once yeah I shook his hand
Em G A
I looked in his eyes and now I understand
Em A D G A D
The love and the anger in the eyes of Roberto Duran
Verse 2:
D G A
Has anybody here seen that Mexican girl?
D G A
She lives up on Third street in her own little world
Em G A
A saint in the window with the rosary beads in her hand
Em A D G A D
With the smile of an angel and the eyes of Roberto Duran
Chorus:
Bm A
Panama City, it's three in the morning
G A Bm
They're talkin' 'bout the hands of stone
G D
New York City, Lord the sun's coming up
C A
My lady's throwing everything she owns
Verse 3:
D G A
Has anybody here seen the woman I love
D G A
She'll fight down and dirty when push comes to shove
Em G A
She'll win every round if the fight goes according to plan
Em A D G A D
With the smile of an angel and the eyes of Roberto Duran
Solo (play through one verse)
Repeat Chorus:
Repeat Verse 1:
D G A D G A D G A D
>From the album: The Long Way Around 1997 Hightone Records
Transcribed by Greg Yuriy
Feel free to send comments to [email protected].
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