The Devil's Right Hand — Steve Earle
Chords and lyrics for The Devil's Right Hand by Steve Earle (key of D).
Verse 1
Steve Earle - Devil’s Right Hand
Farm Aid concert in Seattle, Washington on September 18, 2004.
Define:
Intro
[Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2] [D]
[Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2] [D]
Verse 1
[Dsus4]'Bout the time my [D]daddy left to [Dsus2]fight the big [D]war
I [Dsus4]saw my first [D]pistol in the [Dsus2]general [Asus4]store
In the [Dsus2]gene - [Asus4]ral store, [Dsus2]I [Asus4]was thirteen
I [Dsus2]thought [Asus4]it was the finest thing I [D]ever had seen
Verse 2
[Dsus4]Asked if I could [D]have one someday [Dsus2]when I grew [D]up
[Dsus4]Mama dropped a [D]dozen eggs, she [Dsus2]really blew [Asus4]up
Yeah, she [Dsus2]real - [Asus4]ly blew up, [Dsus2]I [Asus4]didn't understand
[Dsus2]Ma -- [Asus4]ma said the pistol is the [D]Devil's right hand
Chorus
The [G6]Devil's right hand
The [G6sus2]Devil's [G6]right [D]hand
[Asus4]Mama said the pistol is the [D]Devil's [Dsus2]right [D]hand.
Break
[Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2] [D]
[Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2] [D]
Verse 3
Y'all, [Dsus4]My very first [D]pistol was a [Dsus2]cap and ball [D]Colt
[Dsus4]Shoot as fast as [D]lightnin' but she'd [Dsus2]load a mite [Asus4]slow
She [Dsus2]load [Asus4]a mite slow, [Dsus2]soon [Asus4]I found out,
She [Dsus2]get [Asus4]you into trouble, but she [D]can't get you out.
Verse 4
[Dsus4]So then I went and [D]bought myself a [Dsus2]Colt forty [D]five
It was [Dsus4]called a [D]Peacemaker, but I [Dsus2]never knew [Asus4]why
[Dsus2]Nev - [Asus4]er knew why, [Dsus2]I [Asus4]didn't understand
[Dsus2]Ma -- [Asus4]ma says the pistol is the [D]Devil's right hand
Chorus
The [G6]Devil's right hand
The [G6sus2]Devil's [G6]right [D]hand
[Asus4]Mama said the pistol is the [D]Devil's [Dsus2]right [D]hand.
The [G6]Devil's right hand
The [G6sus2]Devil's [G6]right [D]hand
[Asus4]Mama said the pistol is the [D]Devil's [Dsus2]right [D]hand.
Break
[Asus4] [G6] [D]
[Asus4] [G6] [D]
[Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2] [D]
[Dsus4] [D]
Verse 5
[Dsus4]Well I got into a [D]card game in a [Dsus2]company [D]town
[Dsus4]Caught a miner [D]cheatin’ and I [Dsus2]shot the dog [Asus4]down
I [Dsus2]shot [Asus4]the dog down, I [Dsus2]watched [Asus4]the man fall
[Dsus2]Nev - [Asus4]er touched his holster, never [D]had a chance to draw
Verse 6
[Dsus4]My trial was in the [D]mornin' and they [Dsus2]drug me outta [D]bed
[Dsus4]Asked me how I [D]pleaded, "not [Dsus2]guilty," I [Asus4]said
[Dsus2]Not [Asus4]guilty I said, [Dsus2]you [Asus4]got the wrong man
[Dsus2]Noth [Asus4]-in' touched the trigger but the [D]Devil's right hand
Chorus
The [G6]Devil's right hand
The [G6sus2]Devil's [G6]right [D]hand
[Asus4]Mama said the pistol is the [D]Devil's [Dsus2]right [D]hand.
Outro
The [G6]Devil's right hand
The [G6sus2]Devil's [G6]right [D]hand
[Asus4]Nothin' touched the trigger but the [D]Devil's [Dsus2]right [D]hand
[Asus4] [G6] [D]
[Asus4] [G6]Mama says a pistol is the [D]Devil's [Asus4]right [D]hand.
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