Tombstone Shadow Lyrics
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lyrics
Tombstone shadow
Stretchin' across my path.
Tombstone shadow
Stretchin' across my path.
Ev'ry time I get some good news,
Ooh, there's a shadow on my back.
Saw the gypsy man
'Way down in San Berdoo.
Said, I saw the gypsy man
'Way down in San Berdoo.
Five dollars on the table,
Ooh, keep me 'way from my tomb.
Oh! Oh!
Said, I got thirteen months of bad luck,
Bound to be some pain.
Don't you do no trav'lin',
Fly in no machines.
Tombstone shadow
Stretchin' across my path.
Ev'ry time I get some good news,
Ooh, there's a shadow on my back.
The man gave me a luck charm,
Cost five dollars more.
Said, "Put some on your pillow,
And put some on your door."
He said, "Take a long vacation,
Ooh, for thirteen months or more."
Oh, Lord!
Tombstone shadow
Stretchin' across my path.
Tombstone shadow
Stretchin' across my path.
Ev'ry time I get some good news,
Ooh, there's a shadow on my back.
Oh, oh, Lord!
Oh, Lord!
Song & Lyrics Facts
Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Tombstone Shadow" was released in 1969 on the band's album, Green River. The song was written by band members John Fogerty and Tom Fogerty with production handled by Saul Zaentz.
The lyrics of the song tell a story of an outlaw who has been killed and is now being hunted by the law. It paints a vivid picture of life in the Old West and features some of Creedence Clearwater Revival's signature swampy guitar riffs. The song has become one of the band's most beloved songs and remains a fan favorite to this day.