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]