The Devils Right Hand

Well [E]about the time my daddy left to [A]fight the big [E]war
Saw my first pistol in the [B]general [E]store
In the general store when [A]I was [E]thirteen
Thought it was the finest thing I [B]ever had [E]seen
I asked if I could have one [A]when I grew [E]up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs and she [B]really blew [E]up
She really blew up and I [A]didn't under[E]stand
Mama said the pistol is the [B]Devil's right [E]hand

[A]She really blew up and I [E]didn't understand
[B]Mama said the pistol is the [E]Devil's right hand
The [A]Devil's right hand, the [E]Devil's right hand
[B]Mama said the pistol is the [E]Devil's right hand

My [E]very first pistol was a [A]cap 'n' ball [E]Colt
Shoots as fast as lightning but it [B]loads a might [E]slow
It loads a might slow and I [A]soon found [E]out
It can get you into trouble but it [B]can't get you [E]out
Then I went and bought myself a [A]Colt .4[E]5
Called a "Peacemaker" but I [B]didn't know [E]why
I never knew why and I [A]didn't under[E]stand
'Cause Mama said the pistol is the [B]Devil's right [E]hand

[A]I never knew why and I [E]didn't understand
[B]Mama said the pistol is the [E]Devil's right hand
The [A]Devil's right hand, the [E]Devil's right hand
[B]Mama said the pistol is the [E]Devil's right hand

I got [E]into a card game in a [A]company [E]town
Caught a minor cheatin' and I [B]shot the dog [E]down
Shot the dog down, [A]watched the dog f[E]all
Never touched his holster, never [B]had a chance to [E]draw
The Trial was in the morning and they [A]drug me out of [E]bed
Asked me how I pleaded, not [B]guilty I [E]said
Not guilty I said, you've [A]got the wrong [E]man
Nothin' touched the trigger but the [B]Devil's right [E]hand

[A]Not guilty I said, [E]you've got the wrong man
[B]Nothin' touched the trigger but the [E]Devil's right hand
The [A]Devil'sright hand, the [E]Devil's right hand
[B]Nothin' touched the trigger but the [E]Devil's right hand