DEAD OR ALIVE

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Song Title
DEAD OR ALIVE
Writers
Donegan, Woody Guthrie
Publisher
TRO ESSEX MUSIC LTD
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
UK AND EIRE
Themes/Keywords
Death, Folk, Hard, Hotel, Independent, Letter, Life, Police, Poor, Rebelling, Road, Struggle
Lyrics
Well the new sherriff sent me a letter
Yes the new sherriff sent me a letter
He said “come up and see me dead or alive
Come up and see me dead or alive

Chorus
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Dead or alive dead or alive dead or alive

He even sent me my picture
And he even sent me my picture
Say how do I look boys dead or alive
How do I look boys dead or alive

Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Dead or alive dead or alive dead or alive

Well I don’t like your hard rock hotel
And I don’t like your had rock hotel
Dead or alive no sherriff dead or alive
no sherriff

“Cos it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive

Well I gotta go and see my sweet little thing
Yes I gotta go and see my sweet little thing
Dead or alive yeah sherriff dead or alive
Yea sherriff

Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive
Well it’s a hard road dead or alive

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
Arlo Guthrie Folk Confrontational, Playful, Rebellious Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 1990's Buy >
Lonnie Donegan Pop Buy >
Woody Guthrie Singer/Songwriter Confrontational, Nostalgic, Playful, Rebellious Acoustic Guitar, Live Performance, Vocal 1940's Buy >

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