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The Devil's Right Hand
by Steve Earle
Capo on the 2nd fret
[Intro]
D   D   D   D
[Verse 1]
'DBout the time my daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general Astore
In the Ageneral store, I was thirteen
I thought it was the finest thing I Dever had seen
DAsked if I could have it someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew Aup
Yeah, she Areally blew up, I didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the Ddevil's right hand
[Chorus]
The Gdevil's right hand
The Ddevil's Gright Dhand
AMama said the pistol is the Ddevil's right hand
[Interlude]
D   D   D   D
[Verse 2]
My Dvery first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but she loads a mite Aslow
ALoads a mite slow, I soon found out
It'll get you into trouble but it Dcan't get you out
So Dthen I went and bought myself a Colt .45
It was called a Peacemaker, but I never knew Awhy
ANever knew why, I didn't understand
Mama says the pistol is the Ddevil's right hand
[Chorus]
The Gdevil's right hand
The Ddevil's Gright Dhand
AMama said the pistol is the Ddevil's right hand
The Gdevil's right hand
The Ddevil's Gright Dhand
AMama said the pistol is the Ddevil's right hand
[Solo]
|    D|    D|    D|  D   A|
|    A|    A|    A| D  
[Verse 3] (Key change)
Well, I goEt into a card game in a company town
Caught a miner cheatin', I shot the dog Bdown
I Bshot the dog down, I watched the man fall
Never touched his holster, never Ehad a chance to draw
The Etrial was in the morning and they drug me outta bed
Asked me how I pleaded, "not guilty" I Bsaid
Not Bguilty I said, you got the wrong man
Nothin' touched the trigger but the Edevil's right hand
[Chorus]
The Adevil's right hand
The Edevil's Aright Ehand
BMama said the pistol is the Edevil's right hand
The Adevil's right hand
The Edevil's Aright Ehand
BNothin' touched the trigger but the Edevil's right hand
A     E A E
BMama said the pistol is the Edevil's right hand
E     E     E
E B E

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The Devils Right Hand

by Steve Earle

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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The Devil's Right Hand

by Steve Earle

Capo on the 2nd fret

[Intro]

D D D D

[Verse 1]

'Bout the time my daddy left to fight the big war

I saw my first pistol in the general store

In the general store, I was thirteen

I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen

Asked if I could have it someday when I grew up

Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up

Yeah, she really blew up, I didn't understand

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

[Chorus]

The devil's right hand

D G D

The devil's right hand

A D

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

[Interlude]

D D D D

[Verse 2]

My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt

Shoot as fast as lightnin' but she loads a mite slow

Loads a mite slow, I soon found out

It'll get you into trouble but it can't get you out

So then I went and bought myself a Colt .45

It was called a Peacemaker, but I never knew why

Never knew why, I didn't understand

Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand

[Chorus]

The devil's right hand

D G D

The devil's right hand

A D

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand

D G D

The devil's right hand

A D

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

[Solo]

D D D D A

| | | | |

A A A D

| | | |

[Verse 3] (Key change)

Well, I got into a card game in a company town

Caught a miner cheatin', I shot the dog down

I shot the dog down, I watched the man fall

Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw

The trial was in the morning and they drug me outta bed

Asked me how I pleaded, "not guilty" I said

Not guilty I said, you got the wrong man

Nothin' touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

[Chorus]

The devil's right hand

E A E

The devil's right hand

B E

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand

E A E

The devil's right hand

B E

Nothin' touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

A E A E

B E

Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

E E E

E B E

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