The Devil Is My Running Mate chords by Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse:
Em               A    G  Em
The devil is my running mate
Em                A   G   Em
This here is his favorite state
    Am                    G Am
He's sorry you folks had to wait
Em                  A   G  Em
He always likes to show up late



Em                A    G  Em
No, that ain't a rainbow, son
Em                 A    G  Em
It's streetlamps on petroleum
      Am                    G Am
Let's pull in here and get us some
Em                    A    G  Em
Supplies are running out now

Em                   A    G  Em
It ain't the reason for the war
Em                       A    G  Em
That's meanness, boy, and nothing more
     Am                    G Am
They tried to do this all before
Em                   A  G  Em
But Daddy wouldn't let them

Chorus:
D Dsus2 D Am    C/B C               Em
Sometimes I don't know what I got into
D Dsus2 D     Am      C/B C              Em
And sometimes I can't stand to read my name
D Dsus2 D Am   C/B C              Em
Sometimes I can only hear their voices
D Dsus2 D Am            C/B C   Cadd9
Casting me back from where I came

Verse:
Em               A    G  Em
The devil is my running mate
Em                 A    G  Em
Confusion is his favorite state
Am                    G Am
Surely you folks can relate
Em                      A    G  Em
I know we've gathered here to hate

Em                   A    G  Em
It doesn't matter who we blame
Em                    A    G  Em
As long as you all hear a name
Am                      G Am
All them bastards look the same
Em             A   G  Em
Everyone is guilty

Em           A   G  Em
Everybody look away
Em           A    G  Em
Look away, look away
Am                    G Am
It doesn't matter what I say
Em                     A    G  Em
It's what I do that's shifty

Chorus:
D Dsus2 D Am   C/B C                Em
Sometimes I don't know what we got into
D Dsus2 D Am   C/B C               Em
Sometimes I don't think I know a thing
D Dsus2 D Am   C/B C              Em
Sometimes I can't even see the trees now
  D Dsus2 D   Am   C/B C    C    Cadd9 Cadd9
For the flames,    for the flames

Verse:
Em               A    G  Em
The devil is my running mate
Em                 A    G  Em
This here is his favorite state
Am                       G Am
There ain't no other candidate
Em              A    G  Em
It wouldn't matter anyway

Em               A    G  Em
The devil is my running mate
Em               A    G  Em
The devil is my running mate
Em               A    G  Em
The devil is my running mate