{"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":1813202,"song":"Devil Pays In Gold","artist":"Jason Boland & The Stragglers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11399900-devil-pays-in-gold-chords-by-jason-boland-the-stragglers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1813202?type=chord","rating":4.71134,"votes":8,"content":"Uncredited on Cowboy Lyrics.\r\n\r\nJason Boland and The Stragglers\r\nDevil Pays in Gold\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGus checked his pocket-watch it was a quarter past nine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe caught a train to Baton Rouge and bought a copy of the Times[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPulled out a faded picture of a woman with coal black hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe had gone out east and he prayed he’d find her there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe met a gambler who said he hailed from New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGus knew he fancied her but she wanted him too it seemed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe followed the trail of broken stories till he heard that she left town[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe was packed and gone by the time he turned around[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]ILL:\r\n[ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe talked to the man a while that had tore the ticket stubs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf he finds that son of a b***h he was gonna spill that Cajun blood[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere would not be a mojo man who would save him from that day[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe had crossed the line and there’d be hell to pay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell the 10 o’clock from San Antone it departed right on time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe lit up a cigarette as the tracks began to whine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Texas heat had felt like hell without his woman there[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe Spanish maiden with the coal black hair[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]ILL  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou’re gonna live and die by the blade and you’ll reap what you sow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause life the things that happens on our way to growing old[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover’s soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe knows that the devil pays in gold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]ILL   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey pulled into the station and he packed his cap and ball[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe went to check the hotels if he needed to check them all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe knew all he needed to do was to find a game of card[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he could drop the ace of spades on the queen of hearts[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe found the downstairs card room where the high rollers stayed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOne chair stood empty from the last table left to play[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe pulled a stool up to the bar but he could not see a thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTill a loud mouth Yankee bet his lady’s ring[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]ILL   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPulled a pistol on the desk clerk cause he would not take a bribe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand then he shouted Give me their number and you might walk out alive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe next thing from the clerk’s lips was the number forty-four[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he pointed upstairs and he ran on out the door[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe found the room and was ready to go inside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe put a boot to the door and it flung open wide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe gambler he reached for his gun but he would not get a shot[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGus had his aim and he let that hammer drop[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]ILL   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou’re gonna live and die by the blade and you’ll reap what you sow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause life the things that happens on our way to growing old[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover’s soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe knows that the devil pays in gold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] strum once\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe gambler lay before him he was sprawled across that chair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut where was his maiden with the coal black hair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe didn’t know she stood behind him, she had gone for wine and bread[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe hit the floor when her bullet struck his head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]ILL   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou’re gonna live and die by the blade and you’ll reap what you sow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause life the things that happens on our way to growing old[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover’s soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe knows that the devil pays in gold[/tab]","plain_text":"Uncredited on Cowboy Lyrics.\n\nJason Boland and The Stragglers\nDevil Pays in Gold\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFILL:\nC      G     Am        C     G      E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFILL  C  G  Am    C  G  E\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\nFILL   C  G  Am    C  G  E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFILL   C  G  Am    C  G  E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFILL   C  G  Am    C  G  E\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\nC   G   Am   C   G   Am   C   G   Am   Am   E   Am   E strum once\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFILL   C  G  Am    C  G  E\n\nCHORUS:","chords":["Am","D","G","E","F","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"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]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}