{"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":70951,"song":"The Devils Right Hand","artist":"The Highwaymen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/70951-the-devils-right-hand-chords-by-the-highwaymen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/70951?type=chord","rating":4.50122,"votes":23,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n\r\n************* THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND ***************\r\n\r\nwritten by Steve Earle\r\n\r\nperformed by Waylon Jennings\r\n\t     Kris Kristofferson\r\n             Willie Nelson\r\n             Johnny Cash\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:(Johnny Cash)\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tAbout the time that daddy left to fight the big war[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\tI saw my first pistol in the general store[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tIn the general store,when i was thirteen\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tThought it was the finest thing i ever had seen[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:(Willie Nelson)\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tSo i asked if i could have one some day when i grew up[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\tMama dropped a dozen eggs,she really blew up[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tShe really blew up and i didn't understand\r\n[tab]                                                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:(All together)\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tThe devil's right hand,the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3:(Kris Kristofferson)\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tMy very first pistol was a cap and ball colt[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                         [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\tShoots as fast as lightin' but it loads a mighty slow[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tLoads a mighty slow and soon i found out\r\n[tab]                                                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tIt can get you into trouble but it can't get you out[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 4:(Waylon Jennings)\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tSo then i went and bought myself a colt 45[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\tCalled a peacemaker but i never knew why[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tNever knew why,i didn't understand\r\n[tab]                                                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\t'Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus.(x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]      E ---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n      A ---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n      D ---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n      G ---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n      B ---10---9----7-5-7-----10---9----7-5-2-0-----------------------|\r\n      e ---------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nBreak : [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 5:(a tone higher)\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\tWell i got into a card game in a company town[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n\tCaught a miner cheating i shot the dog down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tShot the dog down,watched the man fall\r\n[tab]                                                         [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\tNever touched his holster never had a chance to draw[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tThe trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n\tAsked me how i pleaded,not guilty i said[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tNot guilty i said,you've got the wrong man\r\n[tab]                                                           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\tNothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus bis:(a tone higher)\r\n[tab]              [ch]B[/ch]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\tThe devil's right hand,the devils's right hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C#[/ch]                      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\tMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus bis.\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]C#[/ch]                       [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\tMama said the pistol is the devil's right hand[/tab]\r\n\r\nPerret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n\n************* THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND ***************\n\nwritten by Steve Earle\n\nperformed by Waylon Jennings\n\t     Kris Kristofferson\n             Willie Nelson\n             Johnny Cash\n\n\nVerse 1:(Johnny Cash)\n\n\n\n\tIn the general store,when i was thirteen\n\n\n\nVerse 2:(Willie Nelson)\n\n\n\n\tShe really blew up and i didn't understand\n\n\n\nChorus:(All together)\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3:(Kris Kristofferson)\n\n\n\n\tLoads a mighty slow and soon i found out\n\n\n\nVerse 4:(Waylon Jennings)\n\n\n\n\tNever knew why,i didn't understand\n\n\n\nChorus.(x2)\n\n\n\n\n\nBreak : F#\n\n\nVerse 5:(a tone higher)\n\n\n\n\tShot the dog down,watched the man fall\n\n\n\tThe trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed\n\n\n\tNot guilty i said,you've got the wrong man\n\n\n\nChorus bis:(a tone higher)\n\n\n\n\nChorus bis.\n\n\n\nPerret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr","chords":["E","B","A","D","G","F#","C#"],"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}