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Friend Of The Devil

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Friend Of The Devil chords **
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-0---------------|
D|---4-2-0---------|
A|---------3-2-0---|
E|---------------3-| 4x
or
e|---3--3--0--0---0--0------------|
B|---3--3--1--1---1--1------------|
G|---4--0--0--0---0--0------------|
D|-5--4--2--0-----2--0------------|
A|--------------3--2--0--0h2p0----|
E|-----------------------------3--| 4x
GI lit out from Reno, I was Ctrailed by twenty hounds
GDidn't get to sleep last night 'till the Cmorning came around.
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight.
GRan into the devil, babe, he Cloaned me twenty bills
I Gspent the night in Utah in a Ccave up in the hills.
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight.
I Gran down to the levee but the Cdevil caught me there
He Gtook my twenty dollar bill and Cvanished in the air.
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight.
DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
The Cfirst one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight.
The Dsecond one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,
And Amif he catches up with me, I'll Cspend my life in Djail.
GGot a wife in Chino, babe, and Cone in Cherokee
The Gfirst one says she's got my child, but Cit don't look like me.
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight.
[Solo]
G C G C D Am D Am C D
DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
The Cfirst one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight.
The Dsecond one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,
And Amif he catches up with me, I'll Cspend my life in Djail.
GGot a wife in Chino, babe, and Cone in Cherokee
The Gfirst one says she's got my child, but Cit don't look like me.
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight.
** Alternates:
Capo V
G= D  
C= G  
D= A  
Am= Em  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
G= A  
C= D  
D= E  
Am= Bm  
G= C  
C= F  
D= G  
Am= Dm  
All chords in this song (10)

The story behind the song

This song tells the story of an unnamed person on the run from various pursuers, including his wives, a sheriff, hounds, and even the Devil himself. The narrative follows his desperate journey from Reno, through California towns, and into a Utah cave, all while he tries to find his way back home to rest, with his ultimate fate left unresolved. It's a largely acoustic track from the Grateful Dead's 1970 album American Beauty, with music by Jerry Garcia and John Dawson and lyrics by Robert Hunter. Playing this song evokes the feeling of a weary traveler, constantly looking over their shoulder.

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