Verse 1
GI lit out from EmReno I was Ctrailed by twenty Am7hounds
GDidn't get to Emsleep that night till the Cmorning came Am7around
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DSet out runnin' but I take my time
a Am7friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I Dget home before daylight
I Am7just might get some Csleep toDnight
Verse 2
GRan into the Emdevil, babe, he Cloaned me twenty Am7bills
GI spent the night in EmUtah in a Ccave up in the Am7hills
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Verse 3
GRan down to the Emlevee but the Cdevil caught me Am7there
Gtook my twenty-Emdollar bill and he Cvanished in the Am7air
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DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The Am7first one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight
DSecond one is prison, baby, the sheriff’s on my trail
and Am7if he catches up with me I'll Cspend my life in Djail
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GGot a wife in EmChino, babe, and Cone in CheroAm7kee
GFirst one says she's Emgot my child, but Cit don't look like Am7me
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