Verse 1:(Johnny Cash)
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.
Verse 2:(Willie Nelson)
E
So I asked if i could have one some day when I grew up .
B
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up.
She really blew up and I didn't understand.
E
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.
(All together)
A E
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand,
B E
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.
Verse 3:(Kris Kristofferson)
E
My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt,
B
Shoots as fast as lightin' but it loads a'mighty slow,
Loads a'mighty slow and soon I found out
E
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out.
Verse 4:(Waylon Jennings)
E
So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45,
B
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why,
Never knew why, I didn't understand
E
'Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.
REFRÃO(x2)
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Break : F#
Verse 5:(a tone higher)
F#
Well I got into a card game in a company town,
C#
Caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down,
Shot the dog down, watched the man fall,
F#
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw.
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed,
C#
Asked me how I pleaded, "Not guilty," I said.
"Not guilty," I said, "you've got the wrong man.
F#
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand."
Refrão bis:(a tone higher)
A E
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand,
B E
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.
Refrão bis.
C# F#
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand.