Verse 1
A D
It doesn’t matter how far you’ve come or how long the
road has been
A E7
You’re as guilty as a smoking gun when the man in the
courthouse says ‘Boy what’ve you done?”
A
D
I spent my money on dime store whisky and took my chances
on the highway
A E7
I had a prayer in my heart
(riff)
But the devil knows my name
Verse 2
She was a waitress at an all-night diner who looked so
fine
I know she didn’t know me but the coffee was warm and she
treated me kind
I put my hand up her skirt, took the cash from her purse
and left her crying as I walked away
She had the face of an angel
But the devil knows my name
Middle
D C B A
I only wanted to be liked for who I am
D C B A
I only wanted to fit in
D C B A
But I look wrong, dress wrong, think the way I do
E7
It’s the sins of my father that keep me from you
Instrumental – as verse,
ending in riff
Middle (rpt)
I only wanted to be liked for who I am
I only wanted to fit in
But I look wrong, dress wrong, think the way I do
It’s the sins of my father that keep me from you
Verse 3
Somewhere in the hills of Texas where the angels of
Israel sing
The profit said I’m the last, she said that I am the
future, like she was the past
I’ll take a thousand wives, take your guns and knives and
raise an army for the end of days
A E7
The Lord is my shepherd
D
But the devil knows my name
A E7
God’s got my number
(riff)
But the devil knows…
