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Larry Price   Friend Of The Devil  written by Jerry Garcia
Tony Price                                    Robert Hunter
Chris Hillman                                 John Dawson
Herb Pedersen
 G   G/F#   G/E   G/D   C   C/B   C/A    C/F#4X
GI lit G/F#out from G/EReno G/DI was Ctrailed by C/Btwenty C/AhoundC/F#s
GDidn't G/F#get to G/Esleep last G/Dnight but Cmorning C/Bcame C/AarounC/F#d
DSet out running but I take my time
AmA friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DIf I get home before day light
AmI just might catch some sleep toniDght
GRan inG/F#to the G/Edevil G/Dbabe he Cloaned me C/Btwenty C/AbillsC/F#  
GSpent the G/F#night in G/EUtah with a Ccave up C/Bin the C/AhillsC/F#  
DSet out running but I take my time
AmA friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DIf I get home before day light
AmI just might get some sleep toniDght
DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The Cfirst one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight
DSecond one's in prison babe the sheriff's on my trail
And Cif he catches up with me I'll spend my life in Djail
GRan down G/F#to the G/Elevee G/Dbut the Cdevil C/Bcaught me C/AthereC/F#  
GTook my G/F#twenty G/Edollar G/Dbill and he Cvanished C/Bin the C/AairC/F#  
DSet out running but I take my time
AmA friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DIf I get home before day light
AmI just might get some sleep tonigDht
[Solo]
DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The Cfirst one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight
DSecond one's in prison babe the sheriff's on my trail
And Cif he catches up with me I'll spend my life in Djail
GGot a G/F#wife in G/EChino  G/Dbabe and Cone in C/BCheroC/AkeeC/F#  
GFirst one G/F#says she's G/Egot my G/Dchild but it Cdon't C/Blook like C/AmeC/F#  
DSet out running but I take my time
AmA friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DIf I get home before day light
AmI just might get some sleep toniDght

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Friend Of The Devil

by Herb Pedersen

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G/F#

G/E

G/D

C/B

C/A

C/F#

Larry Price Friend Of The Devil written by Jerry Garcia

Tony Price Robert Hunter

Chris Hillman John Dawson

Herb Pedersen

G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/F#

I lit out from Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds

G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/F#

Didn't get to sleep last night but morning came around

Set out running but I take my time

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am D

I just might catch some sleep tonight

G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/F#

Ran into the devil babe he loaned me twenty bills

G G/F# G/E C C/B C/A C/F#

Spent the night in Utah with a cave up in the hills

Set out running but I take my time

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am D

I just might get some sleep tonight

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight

Second one's in prison babe the sheriff's on my trail

C D

And if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail

G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/F#

Ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there

G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/F#

Took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air

Set out running but I take my time

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am D

I just might get some sleep tonight

[Solo]

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight

Second one's in prison babe the sheriff's on my trail

C D

And if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail

G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/F#

Got a wife in Chino babe and one in Cherokee

G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/F#

First one says she's got my child but it don't look like me

Set out running but I take my time

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am D

I just might get some sleep tonight

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