POOR TOM As recorded by Led Zeppelin (From the 1982 Album CODA) Guitar is tuned to Open C: CGCGCE [Intro] N.C. [Verse 1] N.C. Here’s a tale of Tom N.C. Who worked the railroads long N.C. His wife would cook his meal N.C. As he would change the wheel N.C. Poor Tom seventh son N.C. Always knew what was going on Ain’t nothing that you can hide from Tom      And there ain’t  nothing that you can hide from Tom              [Verse 1] Worked for thirty years Sharing hopes and fears Dreaming of the day He could turn and say Poor Tom work is done Been lazing out in the noonday sun Ain’t nothing that you can hide from Tom     Ain’t  nothing that you can hide from Tom          [Verse 2] His wife was Annie Mae With any man a game she would play When Tom was out of town She couldn’t keep her dresses down Poor Tom seventh son Always knew what was going on Ain’t nothing that you can hide from Tom      Ain’t  nothing that you can hide from Tom          [Verse 3] And so it was one day People got to Annie Mae Tom stood a gun in his hand And stopped her running around Poor Tom seventh son Gotta die for what you have done All those years of work are thrown away     To ease your mind is that all you can say? [Bridge] But what about that grandson on your knee? Them railroad songs Tom would sing to me                 There ain’t   nothing that you can hide from Tom There ain’t nothing that you can hide from Tom     There ain’t  nothing that you     can hide from Tom     Hey yeah keep-a truckin’ Keep-a truckin’ [Outro]

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson raconte l'histoire de Tom, un homme qui a passé sa vie à travailler sur les chemins de fer, confié à sa femme Annie Mae. Alors qu'il s'absente pour son travail, elle se laisse entraîner dans des aventures, ce qui va causer de lourdes conséquences pour le couple. Tom, le septième fils, a toujours eu une meilleure connaissance de ce qui se tramait autour de lui, et lorsqu'il découvre la vérité, cela mène à un dénouement tragique. Le récit se déroule dans un contexte rural américain, mettant en avant la lutte et les sacrifices d'un homme pour subvenir à sa famille. Les thèmes de la trahison, du travail acharné et de la fatalité émergent, illustrant comment les actions des uns peuvent affecter la vie de ceux qui les entourent. Le tout est renforcé par une mélodie poignante qui accompagne cette sombre narration.