D#7
About the time that daddy left to fight the big war
A#
I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store,when i was thirteen
D#7
Thought it was the finest thing i ever had seen
D#7
So i asked if i could have one some day when i grew up
A#
Mama dropped a dozen eggs,she really blew up
She really blew up and i didnʼt understand
D#7
Mama said the pistol is the devilʼs right hand
Chorus:
G# D#7
The devilʼs right hand,the devilʼs right hand
A# D#7
Mama said the pistol is the devilʼs right hand
D#7
My very first pistol was a cap and ball colt
A#
Shoots as fast as lightinʼ but it loads a mighty slow
Loads a mighty slow and soon i found out
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It can get you into trouble but it canʼt get you out
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So then i went and bought myself a colt 45
A#
Called a peacemaker but i never knew why
Never knew why,i didnʼt understand
D#7
ʼCause Mama said the pistol is the devilʼs right hand
Chorus. x2
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,youʼve got the wrong man
F
Nothing touched the trigger but the devilʼs right hand
Chorus:
A# F
The devilʼs right hand,the devilsʼs right hand
C F
Mama said the pistol is the devilʼs right hand
C F
Mama said the pistol is the devilʼs right hand
