Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Eb5
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Verse 1
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I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store,
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when I was thirteen
Thought it was the finest
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thing I ever had seen
Verse 2
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when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs,
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she really blew up
She really blew up and I
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didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the
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devil's right hand
Verse 3
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My very first pistol was a
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cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but
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it loads a mite slow
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Loads a mite slow and i soon found out
It can get you into trouble
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but it can't get you out
So then I went and bought
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myself a Colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I
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never knew why
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Never knew why, I didn't understand
Cause Mama said the pistol is
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the devil's right hand
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Never knew why, I didn't understand
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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in a company town
Caught a miner cheating
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I shot the dog down
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Shot the dog down, watched the dog fall
Never touched his holster,
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never had a chance to draw
The trial was in the morning and
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they drug me out of bed
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you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger
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but the devil's right hand
Outro 1
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ChordsC Eb5 Eb F G
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