Chords for Johnny Cash - Devil's Right Hand
Tempo:
75.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Eb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Cm]
Well, about the time my [F] daddy left to [C] fight the big war, saw my first [G] pistol in the [C] general store.
In the general [F] store when [C] I was 13, thought it was the [G] finest thing [C] I ever had seen.
I asked if I could [F] have one when I grew [C] up.
Mama dropped a dozen [G] eggs and [C] she really blew [F] up.
And [C] I didn't understand, Mama said [G] the pistol is [C] the devil's right [F] hand.
She really [C] blew up and I didn't [G] understand, Mama said [C] the pistol is the devil's [F] right hand.
The devil's [C] right hand, the devil's [G] right hand, Mama said [C] the pistol is the devil's right hand.
[Cm]
My very [F] first pistol was [C] a cap and ball colt, shoot as fast [G] as lightning but it loads a mite [C] slow.
It loads a mite [F] slow [C] and I soon found out it can get you [G] into trouble but [C] it can't get you out.
Then I went [F] and bought myself [C] a colt .45,
called a [G] peacemaker but [C] I didn't know why.
I never knew [F] why and I didn't [C] understand, cause Mama said [G] the pistol is [C] the devil's right [F] hand.
I never knew [C] why, I didn't [G] understand, Mama said the [C] pistol is the devil's right [F] hand.
The devil's right [C] hand, the devil's right [G] hand, Mama said the [C] pistol is the devil's right hand.
[Cm]
[C] I got into a card [F] game in a [C] company town, called a minor cheating [G] and I shot [C] the dog
down, shot the dog [F] down, watched [C] the dog fall, never touched his holster, [G] never had a [C] chance to draw.
The trial was in the morning [F] and they drug me [C] out of bed, asked me [Gm] how I pleaded, not
guilty [C] I said, not guilty I said.
[C] You've got the wrong man, nothing touch [G] the trigger but [C] the devil's [Gm] right hand.
Not [F] guilty [C] I said, you've got the [G] wrong man, nothing touch the [C] trigger but the devil's right [F] hand.
The devil's right [C] hand, the devil's right [G] hand, nothing touch the [C] trigger but the [Eb] devil's right [C] hand.
[Eb] [C] [Eb] [C] [Eb] [C] [A] [C]
Well, about the time my [F] daddy left to [C] fight the big war, saw my first [G] pistol in the [C] general store.
In the general [F] store when [C] I was 13, thought it was the [G] finest thing [C] I ever had seen.
I asked if I could [F] have one when I grew [C] up.
Mama dropped a dozen [G] eggs and [C] she really blew [F] up.
And [C] I didn't understand, Mama said [G] the pistol is [C] the devil's right [F] hand.
She really [C] blew up and I didn't [G] understand, Mama said [C] the pistol is the devil's [F] right hand.
The devil's [C] right hand, the devil's [G] right hand, Mama said [C] the pistol is the devil's right hand.
[Cm]
My very [F] first pistol was [C] a cap and ball colt, shoot as fast [G] as lightning but it loads a mite [C] slow.
It loads a mite [F] slow [C] and I soon found out it can get you [G] into trouble but [C] it can't get you out.
Then I went [F] and bought myself [C] a colt .45,
called a [G] peacemaker but [C] I didn't know why.
I never knew [F] why and I didn't [C] understand, cause Mama said [G] the pistol is [C] the devil's right [F] hand.
I never knew [C] why, I didn't [G] understand, Mama said the [C] pistol is the devil's right [F] hand.
The devil's right [C] hand, the devil's right [G] hand, Mama said the [C] pistol is the devil's right hand.
[Cm]
[C] I got into a card [F] game in a [C] company town, called a minor cheating [G] and I shot [C] the dog
down, shot the dog [F] down, watched [C] the dog fall, never touched his holster, [G] never had a [C] chance to draw.
The trial was in the morning [F] and they drug me [C] out of bed, asked me [Gm] how I pleaded, not
guilty [C] I said, not guilty I said.
[C] You've got the wrong man, nothing touch [G] the trigger but [C] the devil's [Gm] right hand.
Not [F] guilty [C] I said, you've got the [G] wrong man, nothing touch the [C] trigger but the devil's right [F] hand.
The devil's right [C] hand, the devil's right [G] hand, nothing touch the [C] trigger but the [Eb] devil's right [C] hand.
[Eb] [C] [Eb] [C] [Eb] [C] [A] [C]
Key:
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Eb
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, about the time my [F] daddy left to [C] fight the big war, saw my first [G] pistol in the [C] general store.
In the general [F] store when [C] I was 13, thought it was the [G] finest thing [C] I ever had seen.
I asked if I could [F] have one when I grew [C] up.
Mama dropped a dozen [G] eggs and [C] she really blew [F] up.
And [C] I didn't understand, Mama said [G] the pistol is [C] the devil's right [F] hand.
She really [C] blew up and I didn't [G] understand, Mama said [C] the pistol is the devil's [F] right hand.
The devil's [C] right hand, the devil's [G] right hand, Mama said [C] the pistol is the devil's right hand.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
My very [F] first pistol was [C] a cap and ball colt, shoot as fast [G] as lightning but it loads a mite [C] slow.
It loads a mite [F] slow [C] and I soon found out it can get you [G] into trouble but [C] it can't get you out.
Then I went [F] and bought myself [C] a colt .45,
called a [G] peacemaker but [C] I didn't know why.
I never knew [F] why and I didn't [C] understand, cause Mama said [G] the pistol is [C] the devil's right [F] hand.
I never knew [C] why, I didn't [G] understand, Mama said the [C] pistol is the devil's right [F] hand.
The devil's right [C] hand, the devil's right [G] hand, Mama said the [C] pistol is the devil's right hand.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] I got into a card [F] game in a [C] company town, called a minor cheating [G] and I shot [C] the dog
down, shot the dog [F] down, watched [C] the dog fall, never touched his holster, [G] never had a [C] chance to draw.
The trial was in the morning [F] and they drug me [C] out of bed, asked me [Gm] how I pleaded, not
guilty [C] I said, not guilty I said.
[C] You've got the wrong man, nothing touch [G] the trigger but [C] the devil's [Gm] right hand.
Not [F] guilty [C] I said, you've got the [G] wrong man, nothing touch the [C] trigger but the devil's right [F] hand.
The devil's right [C] hand, the devil's right [G] hand, nothing touch the [C] trigger but the [Eb] devil's right [C] hand.
[Eb] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, about the time my [F] daddy left to [C] fight the big war, saw my first [G] pistol in the [C] general store.
In the general [F] store when [C] I was 13, thought it was the [G] finest thing [C] I ever had seen.
I asked if I could [F] have one when I grew [C] up.
Mama dropped a dozen [G] eggs and [C] she really blew [F] up.
And [C] I didn't understand, Mama said [G] the pistol is [C] the devil's right [F] hand.
She really [C] blew up and I didn't [G] understand, Mama said [C] the pistol is the devil's [F] right hand.
The devil's [C] right hand, the devil's [G] right hand, Mama said [C] the pistol is the devil's right hand.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
My very [F] first pistol was [C] a cap and ball colt, shoot as fast [G] as lightning but it loads a mite [C] slow.
It loads a mite [F] slow [C] and I soon found out it can get you [G] into trouble but [C] it can't get you out.
Then I went [F] and bought myself [C] a colt .45,
called a [G] peacemaker but [C] I didn't know why.
I never knew [F] why and I didn't [C] understand, cause Mama said [G] the pistol is [C] the devil's right [F] hand.
I never knew [C] why, I didn't [G] understand, Mama said the [C] pistol is the devil's right [F] hand.
The devil's right [C] hand, the devil's right [G] hand, Mama said the [C] pistol is the devil's right hand.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] I got into a card [F] game in a [C] company town, called a minor cheating [G] and I shot [C] the dog
down, shot the dog [F] down, watched [C] the dog fall, never touched his holster, [G] never had a [C] chance to draw.
The trial was in the morning [F] and they drug me [C] out of bed, asked me [Gm] how I pleaded, not
guilty [C] I said, not guilty I said.
[C] You've got the wrong man, nothing touch [G] the trigger but [C] the devil's [Gm] right hand.
Not [F] guilty [C] I said, you've got the [G] wrong man, nothing touch the [C] trigger but the devil's right [F] hand.
The devil's right [C] hand, the devil's right [G] hand, nothing touch the [C] trigger but the [Eb] devil's right [C] hand.
[Eb] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _
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