Biography:
The Gun Club was an American punk band from Los Angeles in the 1980s led by singer/guitarist Jeffrey Lee Pierce. The Gun Club injected punk rock with doses of blues and country music. Along with X, The Flesh Eaters and The Blasters, they helped set the tone of the Hollywood rock scene of the 1980s and are cited as a "tribal psychobilly blues" band.
The Gun Club was formed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, former head of the Blondie fan club in Los Angeles. Joining him was Brian Tristan
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[Intro Instrumental]
Em D Em G Em G Em
[Verse 1]
Em
I've gone down the river of sadness
D
I've gone down the river of pain
Em
In the dark, under the wires
G Em G Em
I hear them call my name
[Verse 2]
Em
I gave you the key to the highway
D
And the key to my motel door
Em
And I'm tired of leaving and leaving
G Em G Em
I can't come back no more
[Verse 3]
Em
Oh, my dark-eyed friend
D
I'm recalling you again
Em
Soft voices that speak nothing
G Em G Em
Speak nothing to the end
[Instrumental]
Em A Em A Em
[Verse 4]
Em
Oh, Mother of Earth the blind they call
D
But, yet stay behind the wall
Em
Their sadness grows like weeds
G Em G Em
Upon my thighs and knees
[Verse 5]
Em
Oh, Mother of Earth the wind is hot
D
I tried my best, but I could not
Em
And my eyes fade from me
G Em G Em
In this open country
[Instrumental Outro]
Em A Em G Em A Em G Em G Em G Em G Em G Em G Em
Em D Em G Em G Em
[Verse 1]
Em
I've gone down the river of sadness
D
I've gone down the river of pain
Em
In the dark, under the wires
G Em G Em
I hear them call my name
[Verse 2]
Em
I gave you the key to the highway
D
And the key to my motel door
Em
And I'm tired of leaving and leaving
G Em G Em
I can't come back no more
[Verse 3]
Em
Oh, my dark-eyed friend
D
I'm recalling you again
Em
Soft voices that speak nothing
G Em G Em
Speak nothing to the end
[Instrumental]
Em A Em A Em
[Verse 4]
Em
Oh, Mother of Earth the blind they call
D
But, yet stay behind the wall
Em
Their sadness grows like weeds
G Em G Em
Upon my thighs and knees
[Verse 5]
Em
Oh, Mother of Earth the wind is hot
D
I tried my best, but I could not
Em
And my eyes fade from me
G Em G Em
In this open country
[Instrumental Outro]
Em A Em G Em A Em G Em G Em G Em G Em G Em G Em
The Haints
The Hall Effect
The Halo Benders
The Hanumen
The Happenings
The Harrington B (...)
The Harters
The Hassles
The Hat
The Hats