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Devils Paintbrush Road

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AmI held on for so Dlong, dusty quaint old Amsong
                                         G     Am( Am   G   Am  G)  
Things attach with glue, live and die and gone
AmJune flowers are so Dbold, on the devil's paintbrush Amroad
                                                   G    Am( Am   G   Am  G) 
The devil paints a double life, and there I dare not go
EmLive and die and Dgone, Live and die and Amgone
The devil paints a Gdouble life, live and die and Amgone   REPEAT
( Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am  G)
AmI'm not the cheating Dkind, it snuck from Ambehind
                                                     G     Am( Am   G   Am  G)  
Kicked in the door to someday, I can't get her off my mind
AmAll or nothing Dnow, might as well be Amtrue
                                              G          E7     Am( E7  Am)
Leave the dream of hearth and home, that never will come true
EmLive and die and Dgone, Live and die and Amgone
                                            G( E72nd only) Am  
Leave the dream of hearth and home, live and die and       gone  REPEAT
( Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am  G)
AmSweet wild road Dahead, sweet wild road Amahead
                                                        D      Am( Am   G   Am  G)
If I lied and said that all was well, I might as well be dead
AmSingle I was Dborn, and single I will Amdie
I'll marry myself to the Dwhole wide world, And never make her Amcry REPEAT
EmLive and die and Dgone, Live and die and Amgone
I'll marry myself to the Gwhole wide world, live and die and Amgone  REPEAT
( Am   G   Am  G)
Solo:  Am   D   D   Am   Am   D   D   AmREPEAT
EmLive and die and Dgone, Live and die and Amgone
                                        G( E72nd only) Am  
The devil paints a double life, live and die and       gone  REPEAT
( Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am  G)

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Devils Paintbrush Road

by The Wailin' Jennys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am D Am

I held on for so long, dusty quaint old song

G Am Am G Am G

( )

Things attach with glue, live and die and gone

Am D Am

June flowers are so bold, on the devil's paintbrush road

G Am Am G Am G

( )

The devil paints a double life, and there I dare not go

Em D Am

Live and die and gone, Live and die and gone

G Am

The devil paints a double life, live and die and gone REPEAT

Am G Am G Am G Am G

( )

Am D Am

I'm not the cheating kind, it snuck from behind

G Am Am G Am G

( )

Kicked in the door to someday, I can't get her off my mind

Am D Am

All or nothing now, might as well be true

G E7 Am E7 Am

( )

Leave the dream of hearth and home, that never will come true

Em D Am

Live and die and gone, Live and die and gone

G E7 Am

( 2nd only)

Leave the dream of hearth and home, live and die and gone REPEAT

Am G Am G Am G Am G

( )

Am D Am

Sweet wild road ahead, sweet wild road ahead

D Am Am G Am G

( )

If I lied and said that all was well, I might as well be dead

Am D Am

Single I was born, and single I will die

D Am

I'll marry myself to the whole wide world, And never make her cry REPEAT

Em D Am

Live and die and gone, Live and die and gone

G Am

I'll marry myself to the whole wide world, live and die and gone REPEAT

Am G Am G

( )

Am D D Am Am D D Am

Solo: REPEAT

Em D Am

Live and die and gone, Live and die and gone

G E7 Am

( 2nd only)

The devil paints a double life, live and die and gone REPEAT

Am G Am G Am G Am G

( )

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