{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1702099,"song":"The Devils Right Hand","artist":"Steve Earle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11357983-the-devils-right-hand-chords-by-steve-earle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1702099?type=chord","rating":4.66827,"votes":132,"content":"The Devil's Right Hand\r\nby Steve Earle\r\n\r\nCapo on the 2nd fret\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Bout the time my daddy left to fight the big war[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI saw my first pistol in the general store[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the general store, I was thirteen[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAsked if I could have it someday when I grew up[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah, she really blew up, I didn't understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShoot as fast as lightnin' but she loads a mite slow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nLoads a mite slow, I soon found out[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt'll get you into trouble but it can't get you out[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo then I went and bought myself a Colt .45[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was called a Peacemaker, but I never knew why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever knew why, I didn't understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama says the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3] (Key change)\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, I got into a card game in a company town[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nCaught a miner cheatin', I shot the dog down[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI shot the dog down, I watched the man fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNever touched his holster, never had a chance to draw[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe trial was in the morning and they drug me outta bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAsked me how I pleaded, \"not guilty\" I said[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nNot guilty I said, you got the wrong man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNothin' touched the trigger but the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNothin' touched the trigger but the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"The Devil's Right Hand\nby Steve Earle\n\nCapo on the 2nd fret\n\n\n[Intro]\nD   D   D   D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD   D   D   D\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n| D   | D   | D   | D A |\n| A   | A   | A   | D\n\n\n[Verse 3] (Key change)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA     E A E\n\n\n\nE     E     E\nE B E","chords":["D","A","G","E","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}