The Devil's Right Hand chords by
Steve Earle

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Key: E major•

Intro 1

E

E

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Verse 1
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About the time that Daddy
left to fight the big war
B B 2
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I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store when
I was thirteen
Thought it was the finest
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thing I ever had seen

Verse 2
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L asked if I could have one
someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs,
B B 2
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she really blew up
Really blew up, I didn't understand
Mama said,"The pistol is the dev
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il's right hand"

Verse 3

A

A

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The devil's right hand

E

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The devil's right hand

B

B

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Mama said,"The pistol

E

E

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Is the devil's right hand

Verse 4
E E 
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My very first pistol was
a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but
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it loads a mite slow
Loads a mite slow and soon I found out
It can get you into trouble
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but it can't get you out

Verse 5
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So then I went and bought
myself a Colt 45
Called a Peacemaker but
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I never knew why
Never knew why, I didn't understand
Mama said, "The pistol is
E E 
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the devil's right hand"

Verse 6

A

A

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The devil's right hand

E

E

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The devil's right hand

B

B

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Mama said, "The pistol

E

E

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Is the devil's right hand"

Verse 7

A

A

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The devil's right hand

E

E

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The devil's right hand

B

B

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Mama said, "The pistol

E

E

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Is the devil's right hand"

Interlude 1

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Verse 8
F# F# 2
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Well I get into a card game
in a company town
Caught a miner cheating,
I shot the dog down
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Shot the dog down,
I watched the man fall
Never touched his holster,
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never had a chance to draw

Verse 9
F# F# 2
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The trial was in the morning and they
[Incomprehensible] me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded,
C# C# 4
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"Not guilty" I said
"Not guilty", I said,
you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger but the
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devil's right hand

Verse 10

B

B

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The devil's right hand

F#

F#

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B

B

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F#

F#

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The devil's right hand

C#

C#

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Mama said,"The pistol

F#

F#

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Is the devil's right hand"

Verse 11
B B 2
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The devil's right hand
F# F# 2
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The devil's right hand
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Nothing touched the trigger
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But the devil's right hand
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Verse 12

F#

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C#

C#

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My Mama said,"The pistol

F#

F#

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Is the devil's right hand"

Outro 1

F#

F#

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE B A F# C#

E
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A
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Capo: 2

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Chords

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