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The Devil Is My Running Mate

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EmThe devil is my rAmunning mEmate
EmAnd this here is hiAms favourite staEmte
AmSorry you folks had to wait.
EmHe always likes to show Amup lateEm  
No that ain't a rainbow, son
Streetlamps on petroleum
Let's pull in here and get us some
Supplies are running out now
It ain't the reason for the war
That's meanness boy
And nothing more
They tried to do this all before
But daddy wouldn't let them
Chorus:
DSometimes AmI don't whCat I got intEmo
DSometimes AmI can't Cstand
EmTo read my name
DSometimes I Amcan only hCear their voicesEm  
DCasting me Amback from Cwhere I camEme
The devil is my running mate
Confusion is his favourite state
Surely you folks can relate
I know we've gathered here to hate
It doesn't matter who we blame
As long as you all hear a name
All them bastards look the same
Everyone is guilty
Everybody look away
Look away, look away
It doesn't matter what I say
It's what I do that's shifty
Chorus:
Sometimes I don't know
What we got into
Sometimes I don't think I know a thing
Sometimes I can't even
See the trees now
For the flames, for the flames
The devil is my running mate
And this here is his favourite state
There ain't no other candidate
It wouldn't matter anyway
The devil is my running mate
The devil is my running mate
The devil is my running mate

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The Devil Is My Running Mate

by Jason Isbell

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Em Am Em

The devil is my running mate

Em Am Em

And this here is his favourite state

Sorry you folks had to wait.

Em Am Em

He always likes to show up late

No that ain't a rainbow, son

Streetlamps on petroleum

Let's pull in here and get us some

Supplies are running out now

It ain't the reason for the war

That's meanness boy

And nothing more

They tried to do this all before

But daddy wouldn't let them

Chorus:

D Am C Em

Sometimes I don't what I got into

D Am C

Sometimes I can't stand

To read my name

D Am C Em

Sometimes I can only hear their voices

D Am C Em

Casting me back from where I came

The devil is my running mate

Confusion is his favourite state

Surely you folks can relate

I know we've gathered here to hate

It doesn't matter who we blame

As long as you all hear a name

All them bastards look the same

Everyone is guilty

Everybody look away

Look away, look away

It doesn't matter what I say

It's what I do that's shifty

Chorus:

Sometimes I don't know

What we got into

Sometimes I don't think I know a thing

Sometimes I can't even

See the trees now

For the flames, for the flames

The devil is my running mate

And this here is his favourite state

There ain't no other candidate

It wouldn't matter anyway

The devil is my running mate

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