Devils Right Hand - Johnny Cash Verse 1: Well [C] about the time my daddy left to [F] fight the big [C] war Saw my first pistol in the [G] general [C] store In the general store when [F] I was thir[C]teen Thought it was the finest thing I [G] ever had [C] seen Verse 2: I [C] asked if I could have one [F] when I grew [C] up Mama dropped a dozen eggs and she [G] really blew [C] up She really blew up and I [F] didn't under[C]stand Mama said the pistol is the [G] Devil's right [C] hand |[Chorus] |She [F] really blew up and I [C] didn't understand |[G] Mama said the pistol is the [C] Devil's right hand |The [F] Devil's right hand, the [C] Devil's right hand |[G] Mama said the pistol is the [C] Devil's right hand [Instrumental] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] Verse 3: My [C] very first pistol was a [F] cap 'n' ball [C] Colt Shoots as fast as lightning but it [G] loads a might [C] slow It loads a might slow and I [F] soon found [C] out It can get you into trouble but it [G] can't get you [C] out Verse 4: [C] Then I went and bought myself a [F] Colt [C] .45 Called a "Peacemaker" but I [G] didn't know [C] why I never knew why and I [F] didn't under[C]stand 'Cause Mama said the pistol is the [G] Devil's right [C] hand [Chorus] [Instrumental] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] Verse 5: I [C] got into a card game in a [F] company [C] town Caught a minor cheatin' and I [G] shot the dog [C] down Shot the dog down, [F] watched the dog [C] fall Never touched his holster, never [G] had a chance to [C] draw Verse 6: The [C] trial was in the morning and they [F] drug me out of [C] bed Asked me how I pleaded, not [G] guilty I [C] said Not guilty I said, you've [F] got the wrong [C] man Nothin' touched the trigger but the [G] Devil's right [C] hand |[Chorus] |Not [F] guilty I said, you've [C] got the wrong man |[G] Nothin' touched the trigger but the [C] Devil's right hand |The [F] Devil'sright hand, the [C] Devil's right hand |[G] Nothin' touched the trigger but the [C] Devil's right hand [Outro] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]