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About the tEime that daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general store. B
In the general store, when i was thirteen,
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen. E
So I askedE if i could have one some day when I grew up .
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up. B
She really blew up and I didn't understand.
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand. E
(All together)
The devil's rigAht hand, the devil'sE right hand,
Mama said thBe pistol is the devil's rEight hand.
My very firEst pistol was a cap and ball Colt,
Shoots as fast as lightin' but it loads a'mighty slow, B
Loads a'mighty slow and soon I found out
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out. E
So then I wEent and bought myself a Colt 45,
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why, B
Never knew why, I didn't understand
'Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand. E
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Well I gotF into a card game in a company town,
Caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down, C
Shot the dog down, watched the man fall,
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw. F
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed,
Asked me how I pleaded, "Not guilty," I saidC.
"Not guilty," I said, "you've got the wrong man.
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand." F
The devil's rigAht hand, the devil'sE right hand,
Mama said thBe pistol is the devil's rEight hand.
Mama said theC pistol is the devil's riFght hand.
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