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2
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Key: E
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
C G/B D C G/B D
Verse 1:
D
He can look like a boy in boots with a cowboy attitude
C G/B D
Making eyes from an old barstool, yes, he can
C G/B D
He can look like a dollar bill, another shot or another pill
G D
He can look like an empty bottle on a one-night stand
Am7
But I never will forget
G
What Mama always said
Chorus:
D Am G
Keep your eyes wide open
D Am G
Guard that heart 'cause he's looking for a way to break through
D Am G
Don't want to go where that long black train is rolling
C
I've lived enough to know it's true
G C G/B D C G/B D
God is real but the devil is too
Verse 2:
C G/B D
He can promise you the world, tell you everything you wanna hear, girl
C G/B D
Yeah, I ain't gonna lie, he'll probably make it look like fun
C G/B D
Chances are he's gonna knock you down, but don't you dare stay on the ground
C G/B D
Take the hand of the man who's got him on the run
Chorus:
D Am G
Keep your eyes wide open
D Am G
Guard that heart 'cause he's looking for a way to break through
D Am G
Don't want to go where that long black train is rolling
C
I've lived enough to know it's true
G C G/B D C G/B D
God is real but the devil is too
Bridge:
D
Hit your knees, say a prayer
C
Call on Jesus 'cause you know He's there
D
Hit your knees, say a prayer
C
Call on Jesus 'cause you know He's there
D
Hit your knees, say a prayer
C
Call on Jesus 'cause you know He's there
D
Hit your knees, say a prayer
C
Call on Jesus 'cause you know He's there
Chorus:
D Am G
Keep your eyes wide open
D Am G
Guard that heart 'cause he's looking for a way to break through
D Am G
Don't want to go where that long black train is rolling
C
I've lived enough to know it's true
G
God is real
C
I've lived enough to know it's true
G/B
God is real
D C G
But the devil is too
D C G/B
Yes, He is
D
The devil is too
[Instrumental Break]
C G/B D C G/B D
C G/B D C G/B D
C G/B D C G/B D
C G/B D C G/B D
Outro:
C G/B
Hit your knees, say a prayer
D
Call on Jesus 'cause you know He's there
C G/B
Hit your knees, say a prayer
D
Call on Jesus 'cause you know He's there
C G/B
Hit your knees, say a prayer
D
Call on Jesus 'cause you know He's there
C G/B
Hit your knees, say a prayer
D
Call on Jesus 'cause you know He's there
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Song History
Published: April 16, 2026
Last Updated: April 16, 2026