[Intro]
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
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