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Machine Gun
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Rock
Machine Gun was released on May 2, 2006 by Legacy Recordings as a part of the album The Band of Gypsys Return
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Release DateMay 2, 2006
LabelLegacy Recordings
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM71

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Cox
Billy Cox
Bass
Buddy Miles
Buddy Miles
Drums
Andy Aledort
Andy Aledort
Guitar
Sheldon Reynolds
Sheldon Reynolds
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Janie Hendrix
Janie Hendrix
Producer
Eddie Kramer
Eddie Kramer
Producer
John McDermott
John McDermott
Producer
George Marino
George Marino
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Happy New Year, first of all
I hope we have about a million, or two million more of them
If we can get over this summer; hehehe
I'd like to dedicate this one to, uh
The draggy scene that's going on
All the soldiers that are fighting in Chicago and Milwaukee and New York
Oh yes, and all the soldiers fighting in Vietnam
I'd like to do a thing called "Machine Gun"
Machine gun
Tearing my body all apart
Machine gun
Tearing my body all apart
Evil man make me kill you
Evil man make you kill me
Evil man make me kill you
Even though we're only families apart
Well I pick up my axe and fight like a farmer
You know what I mean?
Hey, and your bullets keep knocking me down
Hey, I pick up my axe and fight like a farmer now
Yeah, but you still blast me down, to the ground
The same way you shoot me down, baby
You'll be going just the same
Three times the pain
And your own self to blame
Hey, machine gun
I ain't afraid of your mess no more, babe
I ain't afraid no more
After awhile your, your cheap talk won't even cause me pain
So let your bullets fly like rain
Because I know all the time you're wrong baby
And you'll be going just the same
Yeah, machine gun
Tearing my family apart
Yeah, yeah, alright
Tearing my family apart
Don't you shoot him down
He's about to leave here
Don't you shoot him down
He's got to stay here
He ain't going nowhere
He's been shot down to the ground
Oh where he can't survive no, no
Yeah, that's what we don't want to hear anymore, alright
(No bullets)
At least here, huh huh
(No guns, no bombs)
Huh huh
No nothing, just let's all live and live
You know instead of killing
Written by: Jimi Hendrix
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