E7 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 E7 Thought it was the finest thing i ever had seen E7 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 didnʼt understand E7 Mama said the pistol is the devilʼs right hand Chorus: A E7 The devilʼs right hand,the devilʼs right hand B E7 Mama said the pistol is the devilʼs right hand E7 My very first pistol was a cap and ball colt B Shoots as fast as lightinʼ but it loads a mighty slow Loads a mighty slow and soon i found out E7 It can get you into trouble but it canʼt get you out E7 So then i went and bought myself a colt 45 B Called a peacemaker but i never knew why Never knew why,i didnʼt understand E7 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: B 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