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Devil's Right Hand  Chords by Johnny Cash

Devil's Right Hand chords by Johnny Cash (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

Contributed by DON CZARSKI

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
SONG:   DEVIL`S RIGHT HAND
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH

TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                    DEVIL`S RIGHT HAND
                       JOHNNY CASH

NOTE: USE POWER CHORDS (CAN USE BARRE CHORDS AS WELL)

INTRO:
     C   C            C   C   F        C   C              C   C
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------(10)p-8---------------------------------------
G ----------------------------10-p-8---------------------------------------
D --10--10------------10--10--10-p-8---10--10-------------10--10-----------
A --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-------------10--10-----------
E --8---8--11-8-11-8--8---8------------8---8--11-8-11-8---8---8--11-8-11-8-


VERSES:
     C   C              F    F-PM  C
E -------------------------------------
B ---------------------(10)-(10)-------
G ----------------------10---10--------
D --10--10--------------10---------10--
A --10--10-------------(-8)-(-8)---10--
E --8---8---11-8-11-8--------------8---


     C   C              G   G-PM  C
E -------------------------------------
B ---------------------(12)-(12)-------
G ----------------------12---12--------
D --10--10--------------12---12---10---
A --10--10-------------(10)-(10)--10---
E --8---8---11-8-11-8-------------8----


     C   C              F    F-PM  C
E -------------------------------------
B ---------------------(10)-(10)-------
G ----------------------10---10--------
D --10--10--------------10---------10--
A --10--10-------------(-8)-(-8)---10--
E --8---8---11-8-11-8--------------8---



     C   C              G   G-PM  C
E -------------------------------------
B ---------------------(12)-(12)-------
G ----------------------12---12--------
D --10--10--------------12---12---10---
A --10--10-------------(10)-(10)--10---
E --8---8---11-8-11-8-------------8----


                   OR

ALTERNATIVE WAY TO PLAY - PATTERN FOR VERSES
   USE Palm Muting: (Something like this)

     C   C  PM----- C   F  F-PM  C
E -------------------------------------
B ---------------------(10)-(10)-------
G ----------------------10---10--------
D --10--10--10--10--10--10---10---10---
A --10--10--10--10--10-(-8)--(8)--10---
E --8---8---8---8---8-------------8----



     C   C  PM----- C   G   G-PM  C
E -------------------------------------
B ---------------------(12)-(12)-------
G ----------------------12---12--------
D --10--10--10--10--10--12---12---10---
A --10--10--10--10--10-(10)-(10)--10---
E --8---8---8---8---8-------------8----


     C   C  PM----- C   F  F-PM  C
E -------------------------------------
B ---------------------(10)-(10)-------
G ----------------------10---10--------
D --10--10--10--10--10--10---10---10---
A --10--10--10--10--10-(-8)--(8)--10---
E --8---8---8---8---8-------------8----



     C   C  PM----- C   G   G-PM  C
E -------------------------------------
B ---------------------(12)-(12)-------
G ----------------------12---12--------
D --10--10--10--10--10--12---12---10---
A --10--10--10--10--10-(10)-(10)--10---
E --8---8---8---8---8-------------8----



VERSE:
       C                              F             C
Well about the time my daddy left to fight the big war

                            G        C
Saw my first pistol in the general store

                          F          C
In the general store when I was thirteen

                                  G         C
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen



VERSE:
  C                          F          C
I asked if I could have one when I grew up

                                   G          C
Mama dropped a dozen eggs and she really blew up

                          F            C
She really blew up and I didn`t understand

                             G             C
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand



CHORUS: - (FOLLOWS SIMILAR PATTERN TO VERSES AS FAR AS Palm Muting, ETC.)

     F                    C
She really blew up and I didn`t understand

 G                           C
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand

     F                       C
The Devil`s right hand, the Devil`s right hand

 G                           C
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand



BREAK:
     C   C            C   C            C   C            C   C
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
A --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
E --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                        F            C
My very first pistol was a cap `n` ball Colt

                                    G             C
Shoots as fast as lightning but it loads a might slow

                             F          C
It loads a might slow and I soon found out

                                    G            C
It can get you into trouble but it can`t get you out



VERSE:
 C                               F     C
Then I went and bought myself a Colt .45

                             G           C
Called a `Peacemaker` but I didn`t know why

                        F            C
I never knew why and I didn`t understand

                                    G             C
`Cause Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand



CHORUS:

   F                    C
I never knew why and I didn`t understand

 G                           C
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand

     F                       C
The Devil`s right hand, the Devil`s right hand

 G                           C
Mama said the pistol is the Devil`s right hand



BREAK:
     C   C            C   C            C   C            C   C
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
A --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
E --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   C            C   C
E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------
D --10--10------------10--10-----------
A --10--10------------10--10-----------
E --8---8--11-8-11-8--8---8-11-8-11-8--




VERSE:
   C                         F       C
I got into a card game in a company town

                               G            C
Caught a minor cheatin` and I shot the dog down

                    F               C
Shot the dog down, watched the dog fall

                                  G               C
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw



VERSE:
     C                                 F              C
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed

                             G        C
Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said

                           F            C
Not guilty I said, you`ve got the wrong man

                                     G             C
Nothin` touched the trigger but the Devil`s right hand



CHORUS:

     F                     C
Not guilty I said, you`ve got the wrong man

 G                                   C
Nothin` touched the trigger but the Devil`s right hand

     F                      C
The Devil`sright hand, the Devil`s right hand

 G                                   C
Nothin` touched the trigger but the Devil`s right hand



OUTRO:
     C   C            C   C            C   C            C   C
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
A --10--10------------10--10-----------10--10-----------10--10------------
E --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   C  C
E ----------8----
B ----------8----
G ----------9----
D --10--10--10---
A --10--10--10---
E --8---8---8----

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About this song

"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.