Introduction & Verse
(G) (G/E) Em, C, D
[G]I lit out from Reno I was[G/E] trailed by twenty hounds,[Em]
[C]Didn't get to sleep that night till the morning came around[D]
CHORUS:
[D]Set out runnin' but I take my time
a [Am]friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If [D]I get home before day light
I [Am]just might get some sleep to[D]night
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Verse:
Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills
CHORUS
Verse:
Ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air
Bridge:
[D]Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
[C]The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight
[D]Second one is prison, baby, the sheriffs on my trail
[Am]and if he catches up with me I[C]'ll spend my life[D] in jail
Verse:
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
First one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me
CHORUS
Outro
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[G]I lit out from Reno I was[G/E] trailed by twenty hounds,[Em]
[C]Didn't get to sleep that night till the morning came around[D]
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CHORUS:
[D]Set out runnin' but I take my time
a [Am]friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If [D]I get home before day light
I [Am]just might get some sleep to[D]night
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(Repeat after every chorus)
Verse:
Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills
CHORUS
Verse:
Ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air
Bridge:
[D]Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
[C]The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight
[D]Second one is prison, baby, the sheriffs on my trail
[Am]and if he catches up with me I[C]'ll spend my life[D] in jail
Verse:
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
First one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me
CHORUS
Outro
D, C, G