Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Steve Earle - Devil’s Right Hand Farm Aid concert in Seattle, Washington on September 18, 2004. https://youtu.be/CFAuBoRVa6A Capo II Define: Asus4 x02230 G6 320030 [Intro] Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Verse 1]

^Dsus4'Bout the time my ^Ddaddy left to ^Dsus2fight the big ^Dwar I ^Dsus4saw my first ^Dpistol in the ^Dsus2general ^Asus4store In the ^Dsus2gene - ^Asus4ral store, ^Dsus2I ^Asus4was thirteen I ^Dsus2thought ^Asus4it was the finest thing I ^Dever had seen

[Verse 2]

^Dsus4Asked if I could ^Dhave one someday ^Dsus2when I grew ^Dup ^Dsus4Mama dropped a ^Ddozen eggs, she ^Dsus2really blew ^Asus4up Yeah, she ^Dsus2real - ^Asus4ly blew up, ^Dsus2I ^Asus4didn't understand ^Dsus2Ma -- ^Asus4ma said the pistol is the ^DDevil's right hand

[Chorus]

The ^G6Devil's right hand The ^G6sus2Devil's ^G6right ^Dhand ^Asus4Mama said the pistol is the ^DDevil's ^Dsus2right ^Dhand.

[Break] Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Verse 3]

^Dsus4My very first ^Dpistol was a ^Dsus2cap and ball ^DColt ^Dsus4Shoot as fast as ^Dlightnin' but she'd ^Dsus2load a mite ^Asus4slow She ^Dsus2load ^Asus4a mite slow, ^Dsus2soon ^Asus4I found out, She ^Dsus2get ^Asus4you into trouble, but she ^Dcan't get you out.

[Verse 4]

^Dsus4So then I went and ^Dbought myself a ^Dsus2Colt forty ^Dfive It was ^Dsus4called a Peace^Dmaker, but I ^Dsus2never knew ^Asus4why ^Dsus2Nev - ^Asus4er knew why, ^Dsus2I ^Asus4didn't understand ^Dsus2Ma -- ^Asus4ma says the pistol is the ^DDevil's right hand

[Chorus]

The ^G6Devil's right hand The ^G6sus2Devil's ^G6right ^Dhand ^Asus4Mama said the pistol is the ^DDevil's ^Dsus2right ^Dhand.

[Break] Asus4 G6 D Asus4 G6 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D [Verse 5]

^Dsus4Well I got into a ^Dcard game in a ^Dsus2company ^Dtown ^Dsus4Caught a miner ^Dcheatin’ and I ^Dsus2shot the dog ^Asus4down I ^Dsus2shot ^Asus4the dog down, I ^Dsus2watched ^Asus4the man fall ^Dsus2Nev - ^Asus4er touched his holster, never ^Dhad a chance to draw

[Verse 6]

^Dsus4The trial was in the ^Dmornin' and they ^Dsus2drug me outta ^Dbed ^Dsus4Asked me how I ^Dpleaded, "not ^Dsus2guilty," I ^Asus4said ^Dsus2Not ^Asus4guilty I said, ^Dsus2you ^Asus4got the wrong man ^Dsus2Noth -^Asus4in' touched the trigger but the ^DDevil's right hand

[Chorus]

The ^G6Devil's right hand The ^G6sus2Devil's ^G6right ^Dhand ^Asus4Mama said the pistol is the ^DDevil's ^Dsus2right ^Dhand.

[Outro]

The ^G6Devil's right hand The ^G6sus2Devil's ^G6right ^Dhand ^Asus4Nothin' touched the trigger but the ^DDevil's ^Dsus2right ^Dhand

Asus4 G6 D

^Asus4 ^G6Mama said the pistol is the ^DDevil's ^Asus4right ^Dhand.

Steve Earle - Devils right hand