The Devils Right Hand Chords
by Steve Earle79,776 views, added to favorites 776 times
| Difficulty: | intermediate |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
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[Verse 1]
E
'Bout the time my daddy left to fight the big war
E B
I saw my first pistol in the general store
B
In the general store, when I was thirteen
B E
I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
E
Asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
B
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
B
Really blew up, I didn't understand
B E
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
[Chorus]
A
The devil's right hand
E A E
The devil's right hand
B E
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.
[Verse 2]
E
My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt.
E B
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but she loads a mite slow.
B
Loads a mite slow. I soon found out
B E
Get you into trouble, but it can't get you out.
E
So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45.
E B
It was called a peace maker, but I never knew why.
B
Never knew why, I didn't understand.
B E
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand.
[Chorus]
A
The devil's right hand
E A E
The devil's right hand
B E
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.
A
The devil's right hand
E A E
The devil's right hand
B E
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.
[Verse 3]
F#
Well I got into a card game in a company town
F# C#
Caught a miner cheatin', I shot the dog down
C#
I shot the dog down, I watched the man fall
C# F#
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
F#
My trial was in the morning and they drug me outta bed
F# C#
They asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
C#
Not guilty I said, you got the wrong man
C# F#
Nothin' touched the trigger but the devil's right hand
[Chorus]
B
The devil's right hand
F# B F#
The devil's right hand
C# F#
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.
B
The devil's right hand
F# B F#
The devil's right hand
C# F#
Nothin touched the trigger but the devil's right hand.
C# F#
My mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand!
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The Devils Right Hand – Steve Earle
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Try this with a capo on the 2nd fret in D, or even on the 4th fret in C; this allows you to get in the sus2 and sus4 chords from the original record.
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Nice tab but the final chorus should be A EAE BE with capo on 2
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Small correction on lyrics: should be "loads a *mite* slow" etc-- a mite being a small amount.
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