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Steve Earle - Devil's Right Hand (Chord)
Album: Copperhead Road (1990)
Submitter: guitargeek1155 (9) on 5/24/05 2 comments
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THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND
Steve Earle


 E
  About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war
                               B
  I saw my first pistol in the general store

  In the general store, when I was thirteen
                                    E
  Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen

  I asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
  Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
  She really blew up and I didn't understand
  Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand


Chorus
      A                       E
  The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
  B                           E
  Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand



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

  So, then I went and bought myself a Colt .45
  Called a peacemaker, but I never knew why
  Never knew why, I didn't understand
  Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

Repeat Chorus Twice / Verse Break / Modulate to F#

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

  The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
  Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
  Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
  Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand


Repeat Chorus Twice - but end second with "nothing touched the trigger...


Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
 
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This song is in E but Steve plays it with a capo over strings 1-5 on the second fret.
-tdubbs26 | 6/9/2008
I do this on a Mark Knopfler song, but never thought about it on this song. Can't wait to try it, thanks for the tip. Does he still modulate on the last verse?
-guitargeek1155 | 6/10/2008
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