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Race With The Devil:Gene Vincent.
Top of the charts in 1956.
#1.
EWell, I've had an evil life, so they say,
but I'll out run the devil on E7Judgement Day, I said..
AMove, hot-rod, move man!
EMove, hot-rod, move man!
BMove hot-rod, Amove me on down the the Eline, oh, Byeah!
#2.
Well, Eme and the devil, at a stop light,
He started rollin', I was E7out of sight, I said..
AMove, hot-rod, move man!
EMove, hot-rod, move man!
BMove hot-rod, Amove me on down the the Eline, oh, Byeah!
#3.
Well, Egoin' pretty fast, looked behind,
A-here come the the devil doin' E7ninety-nine, I said..
AMove, hot-rod, move man!
EMove, hot-rod, move man!
BMove hot-rod, Amove me on down the the Eline, oh, Byeah! 
(Let's drag now!)
(INTERLUDE:)
#4.
EWell, thought I was smart, the race was won,
A-here come the devil doin' a-E7hundred and one.
AMove, hot-rod, move man!
EMove, hot-rod, move man!
BMove hot-rod, Amove me on down the the Eline. B  
(Let's drag again!)
(INTERLUDE:)
#5.
FWell, goin' pretty fast, looked behind,
A-here come the the devil doin' F7ninety-nine, I said..
BbMove, hot-rod, move man!
FMove, hot-rod, move man!
CMove hot-rod, Bbmove me on down the the Fline, oh, Cyeah! 
#6.
FWell, I've led an evil life, so they say,
but I'll hide from the devil on F7Judgement Day, I said,
BbMove, hot-rod, move man!
FMove, hot-rod, move man!
CMove hot-rod, Bbmove me on down the the Fline.C  F  
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Race With The Devil

by Gene Vincent

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Race With The Devil:Gene Vincent.

Top of the charts in 1956.

#1.

Well, I've had an evil life, so they say,

but I'll out run the devil on Judgement Day, I said..

Move, hot-rod, move man!

B A E B

Move hot-rod, move me on down the the line, oh, yeah!

#2.

Well, me and the devil, at a stop light,

He started rollin', I was out of sight, I said..

Move, hot-rod, move man!

B A E B

Move hot-rod, move me on down the the line, oh, yeah!

#3.

Well, goin' pretty fast, looked behind,

A-here come the the devil doin' ninety-nine, I said..

Move, hot-rod, move man!

B A E B

Move hot-rod, move me on down the the line, oh, yeah!

(Let's drag now!)

(INTERLUDE:)

#4.

Well, thought I was smart, the race was won,

A-here come the devil doin' a-hundred and one.

Move, hot-rod, move man!

B A E B

Move hot-rod, move me on down the the line.

(Let's drag again!)

(INTERLUDE:)

#5.

Well, goin' pretty fast, looked behind,

A-here come the the devil doin' ninety-nine, I said..

Move, hot-rod, move man!

C Bb F C

Move hot-rod, move me on down the the line, oh, yeah!

#6.

Well, I've led an evil life, so they say,

but I'll hide from the devil on Judgement Day, I said,

Move, hot-rod, move man!

C Bb F C F

Move hot-rod, move me on down the the line.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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