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Devils Backbone

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[Chords]
Am: 002210
Dm: 000231
Cadd9: 032030
Em7: 020030
[Verse]
Oh LAmord, Oh Lord, what have I done?
I've Amfallen in love with a man on the run
Oh LAmord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't tDmake that Cadd9sinner from Amme
Oh don't Dmtake that Cadd9sinner from Amme
[Verse]
Oh LAmord, Oh Lord, what do I do?
I've Amfallen for someone who's nothing like you
He's raAmised on the edge of the devil's backbone
Oh I Dmjust want to Cadd9take him Amhome
Oh I Dmjust want to Cadd9take him Amhome
[Chorus]
AmOooooEm7oooohCadd9  Em7  
AmOooooEm7oooohCadd9  Em7  
[Verse]
Oh LAmord, Oh Lord, he's somewhere between
A haAmngman's knot, and three mouths to feed
There waAmsn't a wrong or a right he could choose
He Dmdid what Cadd9he had to dAmo
He Dmdid what Cadd9he had to dAmo
[Chorus]
AmOooooEm7oooohCadd9  Em7  
AmOooooEm7oooohCadd9  Em7  
[Bridge]
AmGive me the burden, Em7give me the blame
I'll Cadd9shoulder the load, and I'll sEm7wallow the shame
AmGive me the burden, Em7give me the blame
How mCadd9any, how many Hail Em7Mary's is it gonna take?Am  
[Verse]
Don't cAmare if he's guilty, don't care if he's not
He's goAmod and he's bad, and he's all that I've got
Oh LAmord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't Dmtake that Cadd9sinner from Amme
Oh donDm't take that Cadd9sinner from Amme
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