Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
- Submitter:
Donczarski53 - Tuning: Standard tuning
- Difficulty: Beginner
SONG: DEVIL`S RIGHT HAND
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH
FROM: UNEARTHED
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
DEVIL`S RIGHT HAND
JOHNNY CASH
NOTE: USE POWER CHORDS (CAN USE BARRE CHORDS AS WELL)
INTRO:
C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC 
FF C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------(10)p-8---------------------------------------
G+G ----------------------------10-p-8---------------------------------------
D MajorD --10--10------------10--10--10-p-8---10--10-------------10--10-----------
A augmentedA --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-------------10--10-----------
E MajorE --8---8--11-8-11-8--8---8------------8---8--11-8-11-8---8---8--11-8-11-8-
VERSES:
C majorC C majorC FF F-PM C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB ---------------------(10)-(10)-------
G+G ----------------------10---10--------
D MajorD --10--10--------------10---------10--
A augmentedA --10--10-------------(-8)-(-8)---10--
E MajorE --8---8---11-8-11-8--------------8---
C majorC C majorC G+G G-PM C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB ---------------------(12)-(12)-------
G+G ----------------------12---12--------
D MajorD --10--10--------------12---12---10---
A augmentedA --10--10-------------(10)-(10)--10---
E MajorE --8---8---11-8-11-8-------------8----
C majorC C majorC FF F-PM C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB ---------------------(10)-(10)-------
G+G ----------------------10---10--------
D MajorD --10--10--------------10---------10--
A augmentedA --10--10-------------(-8)-(-8)---10--
E MajorE --8---8---11-8-11-8--------------8---
C majorC C majorC G+G G-PM C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB ---------------------(12)-(12)-------
G+G ----------------------12---12--------
D MajorD --10--10--------------12---12---10---
A augmentedA --10--10-------------(10)-(10)--10---
E MajorE --8---8---11-8-11-8-------------8----
OR
ALTERNATIVE WAY TO PLAY - PATTERN FOR VERSES
USE Palm Muting: (Something like this)
C majorC C majorC PM----- C majorC FF F-PM C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB ---------------------(10)-(10)-------
G+G ----------------------10---10--------
D MajorD --10--10--10--10--10--10---10---10---
A augmentedA --10--10--10--10--10-(-8)--(8)--10---
E MajorE --8---8---8---8---8-------------8----
C majorC C majorC PM----- C majorC G+G G-PM C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB ---------------------(12)-(12)-------
G+G ----------------------12---12--------
D MajorD --10--10--10--10--10--12---12---10---
A augmentedA --10--10--10--10--10-(10)-(10)--10---
E MajorE --8---8---8---8---8-------------8----
C majorC C majorC PM----- C majorC FF F-PM C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB ---------------------(10)-(10)-------
G+G ----------------------10---10--------
D MajorD --10--10--10--10--10--10---10---10---
A augmentedA --10--10--10--10--10-(-8)--(8)--10---
E MajorE --8---8---8---8---8-------------8----
C majorC C majorC PM----- C majorC G+G G-PM C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB ---------------------(12)-(12)-------
G+G ----------------------12---12--------
D MajorD --10--10--10--10--10--12---12---10---
A augmentedA --10--10--10--10--10-(10)-(10)--10---
E MajorE --8---8---8---8---8-------------8----
VERSE:
C majorC FF C majorC
Well about the time my daddy left to fight the big war
G+G C majorC
Saw my first pistol in the general store
FF C majorC
In the general store when I was thirteen
G+G C majorC
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
VERSE:
C majorC FF C majorC
I asked if I could have one when I grew up
G+G C majorC
Mama dropped a dozen eggs and she really blew up
FF C majorC
She really blew up and I didn`t understand
G+G C majorC
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand
CHORUS: - (FOLLOWS SIMILAR PATTERN TO VERSES AS FAR AS Palm Muting, ETC.)
FF C majorC
She really blew up and I didn`t understand
G+G C majorC
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand
FF C majorC
The Devil`s right hand, the Devil`s right hand
G+G C majorC
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand
BREAK:
C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
A augmentedA --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
E MajorE --8---8--11-8-11-8--8---8-11-8-11-8--8---8-11-8-11-8--8---8--11-8-11-8--
VERSE:
C majorC FF C majorC
My very first pistol was a cap `n` ball Colt
G+G C majorC
Shoots as fast as lightning but it loads a might slow
FF C majorC
It loads a might slow and I soon found out
G+G C majorC
It can get you into trouble but it can`t get you out
VERSE:
C majorC FF C majorC
Then I went and bought myself a Colt .45
G+G C majorC
Called a `Peacemaker` but I didn`t know why
FF C majorC
I never knew why and I didn`t understand
G+G C majorC
`Cause Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand
CHORUS:
FF C majorC
I never knew why and I didn`t understand
G+G C majorC
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand
FF C majorC
The Devil`s right hand, the Devil`s right hand
G+G C majorC
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand
BREAK:
C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
A augmentedA --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
E MajorE --8---8--11-8-11-8--8---8-11-8-11-8--8---8-11-8-11-8--8---8--11-8-11-8--
C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB -------------------------------------
G+G -------------------------------------
D MajorD --10--10------------10--10-----------
A augmentedA --10--10------------10--10-----------
E MajorE --8---8--11-8-11-8--8---8-11-8-11-8--
VERSE:
C majorC FF C majorC
I got into a card game in a company town
G+G C majorC
Caught a minor cheatin` and I shot the dog down
FF C majorC
Shot the dog down, watched the dog fall
G+G C majorC
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
VERSE:
C majorC FF C majorC
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
G+G C majorC
Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
FF C majorC
Not guilty I said, you`ve got the wrong man
G+G C majorC
Nothin` touched the trigger but the Devil`s right hand
CHORUS:
FF C majorC
Not guilty I said, you`ve got the wrong man
G+G C majorC
Nothin` touched the trigger but the Devil`s right hand
FF C majorC
The Devil`sright hand, the Devil`s right hand
G+G C majorC
Nothin` touched the trigger but the Devil`s right hand
OUTRO:
C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
A augmentedA --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
E MajorE --8---8--11-8-11-8--8---8-11-8-11-8--8---8-11-8-11-8--8---8--11-8-11-8--
C majorC C majorC C majorC
E MajorE ----------8----
BB ----------8----
G+G ----------9----
D MajorD --10--10--10---
A augmentedA --10--10--10---
E MajorE --8---8---8----
Devil's Right Hand chords
"Devil´s Right Hand" is a song country music legend Johnny Cash recorded with the Highwaymen for their 1995 album "The Road Goes on Forever". "Devil´s Right Hand" is also included on the "Unearthed" box-set from 2003.
Other versions of Devil's Right Hand
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Devil's Right Hand by Johnny Cash
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