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performed by Waylon Jennings
Kris Kristofferson
Willie Nelson
Johnny Cash
Verse 1:(Johnny Cash)
About the tEime that daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general storeB  
In the general store,when i was thirteen
Thought it was the finest thing i ever had seenE  
Verse 2:(Willie Nelson)
So i asked Eif i could have one some day when i grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs,she really blew upB  
She really blew up and i didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right handE  
Chorus:(All together)
The devil's rigAht hand,the devil's Eright hand
Mama said thBe pistol is the devil's rEight hand
Verse 3:(Kris Kristofferson)
My very firEst pistol was a cap and ball colt
Shoots as fast as lightin' but it loads a mighty slowB  
Loads a mighty slow and soon i found out
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you outE  
Verse 4:(Waylon Jennings)
So then i wEent and bought myself a colt 45
Called a peacemaker but i never knew whyB  
Never knew why,i didn't understand
'Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right handE  
Chorus.(x2)
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A ---------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---10---9----7-5-7-----10---9----7-5-2-0-----------------------|
e ---------------------------------------------------------------|
Break : F#  
Verse 5:(a tone higher)
Well i got F#into a card game in a company town
Caught a miner cheating i shot the dog downC#  
Shot the dog down,watched the man fall
Never touched his holster never had a chance to drawF#  
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
Asked me how i pleaded,not guilty i saidC#  
Not guilty i said,you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right handF#  
Chorus bis:(a tone higher)
The devil's rBight hand,the devils's F#right hand
Mama said the C#pistol is the devil's rF#ight hand
Chorus bis.
Mama said the C#pistol is the devil's riF#ght hand
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