Key: E major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
to fight the big war
Saw my first pistol
The general store,
when I was thirteen
Thought it was the finest thing
Verse 2
some day when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs,
She really blew up
and I didn't understand
Mama said the pistol
Chorus 1
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the devil's right hand
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
was a cap and ball Colt
Shoots like lightning
Loads a mite slow
and I soon found out
It can get you into trouble
Verse 4
a Colt forty- five
Called a "peacemaker,"
I never knew why,
I didn't understand
Mama said the pistol
Chorus 2
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the devil's right hand
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the devil's right hand
Solo 1
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Verse 5
in a Cumberland town
Caught a miner cheating
Shot the dog down,
watched the man fall
Never touched his holster
Verse 6
and they drug me outta bed
Asked me how I pleaded,
"Not guilty," I said
"Not guilty," I said,
"you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger
Chorus 3
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the devil's right hand
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the devil's right hand
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Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA E B F# C#
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