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FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
By Counting Crows (Original song by Grateful Dead)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----3-|
G|----0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0------0---|
D|-5---------4---------2---------0-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------3---------2---------0-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
GI lit out from DReno I was Ctrailed by twenty hounds
GDidn't get to sDleep that night till the Cmorning came around
[Chorus]
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
a Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before day light
AmJust might get some Csleep toDnight
GRan into the Ddevil, he Cloaned me twenty bills
GI spent the night in UDtah in a Ccave up in the hills
[Chorus]
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
a Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before day light
I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight
GWell I ran down to the lDevee but the Cdevil caught me there
Gtook my twenty dollDar bill and he vanished Cin the air
[Chorus]
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
a Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before day light
JuAmst might get some slCeep toniDght
[Bridge]
       GDot 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 is prison, baby, the shefiff's on my trail
                                Am                  C     Driff 3 ( D-> G)
and if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail
GGot a wife in CDhino, babe, and Cone in Cherokee
GFirst one says she's gDot my child, but it Cdon'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 day light
JuAmst might get some slCeep toniDght
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
       GDot 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 is prison, baby, the shefiff's on my trail
                                Am                  C     Driff 3 ( D-> G)
and if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail
I Say I GGot a wife in DChino baby, I gCot one in Cherokee
GFirst one says she's gDot my child, but it Cdoes not look like me
[Chorus]
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
a Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before day light
JuAmst might get some slCeep toniDght

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Friend Of The Devil

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FRIEND OF THE DEVIL

By Counting Crows (Original song by Grateful Dead)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----3-|

G|----0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0------0---|

D|-5---------4---------2---------0-------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------3---------2---------0-------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|

G D C

I lit out from Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds

G D C

Didn't get to sleep that night till the morning came around

[Chorus]

Set out runnin' but I take my time

a friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am C D

Just might get some sleep tonight

G D C

Ran into the devil, he loaned me twenty bills

G D C

I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills

[Chorus]

Set out runnin' but I take my time

a friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am C D

I just might get some sleep tonight

G D C

Well I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there

G D C

took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air

[Chorus]

Set out runnin' but I take my time

a friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am C D

Just might get some sleep tonight

[Bridge]

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 is prison, baby, the shefiff's on my trail

Am C D D G

riff 3 ( -> )

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

G D C

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee

G D C

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

Set out runnin' but I take my time

a friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am C D

Just might get some sleep tonight

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]

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 is prison, baby, the shefiff's on my trail

Am C D D G

riff 3 ( -> )

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

G D C

I Say I Got a wife in Chino baby, I got one in Cherokee

G D C

First one says she's got my child, but it does not look like me

[Chorus]

Set out runnin' but I take my time

a friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before day light

Am C D

Just might get some sleep tonight

About Friend Of The Devil Chords by Counting Crows

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