The Devils Right Hand

title : the devil’s right hand artist : johnny cash album : unearthed ( disc 2 of 5/track 12 of 16 ) E A E well about the time my Daddy left to fight the big war B E saw my first pistol in the general store A E in the general store when i was thirteen B E thought it was the finest thing i ever had seen A E i asked if i could have one when i grew up B E mama dropped a dozen eggs and she really blew up A E she really blew up and i didn’t understand B E mama said the pistol is the devil’s right hand Chorus : A E she really blew up and i didn’t understand B E mama said the pistol is the devil’s right hand A E the devil’s right hand , the devil’s right hand B E mama said the pistol is the devil’s right hand E A E my very first pistol was a cap ’n’ ball colt B E shoots as fast as lightning but it loads a might slow A E it loads a might slow and i soon found out B E it can get you into trouble but it can’t get you out A E then i went and bought myself a colt . 45 B E called A "peacemaker" but i didn’t know why A E i never knew why and i didn’t understand B E ’cause mama said the pistol is the devil’s right hand Chorus : A E i never knew why and i didn’t understand B E mama said the pistol is the devil’s right hand A E the devil’s right hand , the devil’s right hand B E mama said the pistol is the devil’s right hand E A E i got into a card game in a company town B E caught a minor cheatin’ and i shot the dog down A E shot the dog down , watched the dog fall B E never touched his holster , never had a chance to draw A E the trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed B E asked me how i pleaded , not guilty i said A E not guilty i said , you’ve got the wrong man B E nothin’ touched the trigger but the devil’s right hand Chorus : A E not guilty i said , you’ve got the wrong man B E nothin’ touched the trigger but the devil’s right hand A E the devil’sright hand , the devil’s right hand B E nothin’ touched the trigger but the devil’s right hand