Hand of Fate - by the Rolling Stones

[BootinUp]

another from the Black And Blue Album '76

The hand of fate is on me now
It pick me up and knock 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
Turning round, turning round
I should have known it was a one horse town

My sweet girl was once his wife
He had papers the judge had signed
The wind blew hard, it was stormy night
He shot me once, but I shot him twice
The hand of fate is on me now
It pick me up and it kicked me right down
Kicked me right down
Kicked me right down

I had to save her life
Yeah, I gunned him twice
Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out boy
Yeah, I watched him die
He was a barroom man, the violent kind
He had no love for that gal of mine
Then one day in a drinking bout

He swore he'd throw me right of town
The hand of fate is on me now
I shot that man I put him underground
I put him underground
Yes I did

I'm on the run, I hear the hounds
My luck is up, my chips are down
So goodbye baby, so long now
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child
The hand of fate is on me now
Yeah it's too late
Too late baby, too late now
The hand of fate is on me now
The hand of fate is heavy now

It pick you up and knock you down

Songwriters: Mick Jagger / Keith Richards

[Glamrock]

1. Thanks Boots!

Not one of my favorite Stones records so I ain’t heard anything off it in years. Methinks I know what I’m listening to tomorrow....

[BootinUp]

2. cool beans Glam.

Not a Stones expert, but this one was familiar. here's a bit about this album from the wiki

Black and Blue is the 13th British and 15th American studio album by the band the Rolling Stones, released in 1976.

This album was the first recorded after former guitarist Mick Taylor quit in December 1974. As he had done the previous time the Stones were between second guitarists in 1968, Keith Richards recorded the bulk of the guitar parts himself, though the album recording sessions also served as an audition for Taylor's replacement. Richards said of the album that it was used for "rehearsing guitar players, that's what that one was about."[2] Numerous guitarists showed up to auditions; those who appeared on the album were Wayne Perkins, Harvey Mandel, and Ronnie Wood. Wood had previously contributed to the title track from the It's Only Rock 'n Roll album, and would become a full-time member of the Stones in 1976.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Blue

[Glamrock]

3. Yeah, that explains it....

I fucking love Ronnie. I do. Hard at this point to imagine The Stones w/out him. But brother, that Mick Taylor Stuff was the creme de la creme. I’m a big Ronnie fan. Loved his stuff on Jeff Beck’s records and then The Faces? Ridiculous, dude. Just amazing stuff. But they never quite captured a full record of awesomeness with Ronnie as they did with Mick. Obviously, some great tunes. But not at the same rate as with Mick.

[BootinUp]

4. We understand,

good to know your takes.