Shot With His Own Gun

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How does it feel now you've been undressed
By a man with a mind like the gutter press
So disappointed to find it's no big sin
Lying skin to skin

Chorus:
Shot with his own gun
Now dad is keeping mum
Shot with his own gun

Now somebody has to pay for the one who got away

What's on his mind now is anyone's guess
Losing his touch with each caress
Spend every evening looking so appealing
He comes without warning
Leaves without feeling

(Chorus)

On your marks, man, ready, set
Let's get loaded and forget

The little corporal got in the way
And he got hit by an emotional ricochet
It's a bit more now than dressing up dolly
Playing house seems so melancholy

(Chorus)

Oh it's too sad to be true
Your blue murder's killing you

(Chorus)

Shot With His Own Gun
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byNick Lowe in association with Roger Bechirian
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Steve Nieve - piano
Recorded1980, DJM Studios and/or Eden Studios, London
ReleasedJanuary 1981
AlbumsTrust, 1981
PromosPunch The Clock, Trust & Get Happy!! Sampler, 2003
Length3:29


TrustTrust album cover large.jpg

Covers

Matt Brown Live performance uploaded to YouTube 2013 BandCamp YouTube
Steve Nieve and Vincent Segal performed live, 2010-01-29, Paris, France - instrumental version 2010 YouTube
Steve Nieve performed live, 2020-03-22, The Daily Improvisation, France - instrumental version 2020 FaceBook 03:08
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2016 YouTube

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