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🎸 Intro:
D C
La la la la la la la la
C D
la la la la la la la la
🎸 Verse 1:
D C
Gather you all and listen here
C D
I'll tell you a tale if you land me an ear
D C
I rode a horse through many a town,
C D
but the devil rode me down to the ground
D C
I was to marry a very rich girl,
C D
I loved her as only I can
D C
But the father was shot and his gold was stoled
C D
Now I'm Devil's man na na na
C
Now I sing a tale of woe
D
Through the bars of a country jail na na na na na na
🎸 Chorus:
D C
La la la la la la la la
C D
La la la la la la la la
D C
La la la la la la la la
C D
La la la la la la la la
🎸 Verse 2:
D C
I walked into the room one night
C D
I found her mother and gun
D C
Well the man was dead and I kneeled and cried
C D
Sheriff ran in and said: "I'm holding you, son"
🎸 Chorus:
D C
La la la la la la la la
D C
La la la la la la la la
🎸 Verse 3:
D C
Through the day I sing and play
C D
The time is on my side
D C D
But when the moon and stars come out I lay me down and cry
D C
For the saviour, mar I lied
C D
Now I will not have a ride
D C
Before the window the scaffold was made
C D
On the morrow I will hang
🎸 Outro:
D C
La la la la la la la la
C D
la la la la la la la la
D C
La la la la la la la la
C D
La la la la la la la la
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Published: May 18, 2023
Last Updated: February 24, 2026