Hollies - What A Life I’ve Led CAPO: 4th Fret INTRO: There never was a man so doggone mean I wore only black and my eyes were green And I can tell ya now that I’m very old I’d kill any man for a piece of gold CHORUS: Oh oh oh what a life I’ve led I’ve been a real bad man and I oughta be dead Oh oh oh what a life I’ve led I’ve been real mean man full of cheating and lying Left a lot of men dead and a lot of girls crying (yes I did) I rode into Dodge on a sunny day I went there to steal all the railmen’s pay And when I left town all the streets ran red I had ten grand in gold and three guards lay dead CHORUS: Oh oh oh what a life I’ve led I’ve been a real bad man and I oughta be dead Oh oh oh what a life I’ve led I’ve been real mean man full of cheating and lying Left a lot of men dead and a lot of girls crying (yes I did) INSTRUMENTAL: BRIDGE: I was a bad man with a heart made of stone If you were a wise man you would’ve left me alone______ I’ve lived all my life such a lonely one Just me and my horse and a fine six-gun I’ve lived and I’ve loved and I knew great pain But I know now I’d do it over again singing CHORUS: Oh oh oh what a life I’ve led I’ve been a real bad man and I oughta be dead Oh oh oh what a life I’ve led I’ve been real mean man full of cheating and lying Left a lot of men dead and a lot of girls crying CHORUS: Oh oh oh what a life I’ve led I’ve been a real bad man and I oughta be dead Oh oh oh what a life I’ve led I’ve been real mean man full of cheating and lying Left a lot of men dead and a lot of girls crying oh oh oh oh oh

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le parcours tumultueux d’un homme, qui se décrit comme profondément mauvais et avide de richesses. Il se rappelle de sa vie de débauche et de violence, où il a causé la mort de nombreux hommes et provoqué la tristesse de nombreuses femmes, tout en affichant une sorte de fierté par rapport à ses actes. Malgré l’horreur de ses actions, il semble accepter son destin et l’idée qu’il referait le même choix, comme si la vie de hors-la-loi avait une certaine valeur à ses yeux. On y retrouve un contexte de vie sauvage, où l’homme a vécu en marge de la société, constamment en quête de pouvoir et d’argent. Cela souligne le paradoxe de sa personnalité : bien qu’il ait été un homme de peu de principes, il semble également conscient des conséquences de ses choix.