Thursday, 2 March 2017

The Devil Knows (words & music by Chris Stanley)

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…

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