Chords
The Devil Pays In Gold

Key: A

Introduction:

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Am                                                                                                 D  
Gus checked his pocket-watch it was a quarter past nine
Am                                                                                                                    G                              E  
He caught a train to Baton Rouge and bought a copy of the times.
Am                                                                                 D  
Pulled out a faded picture of a woman with coal black hair
                        F                                                      E                                              Am  
She had gone out east and he prayed he?d find her there.
Am                                                                         D  
She met a gambler who said he hailed from New Orleans
Am                                                                              G                                         E  
Gus knew he fancied her but she wanted him too it seemed
Am                                                                                                                         D  
He followed the trail of broken stories till he heard that she left town,
                     F                                                         E                                    Am  
She was packed and gone by the time he turned around
C              G            Am                    C            G              E  
Am                                                                                              D  
He talked to the man a while that had tore the ticket stubs
Am                                                                                                                 G                                         E  
If he finds that son of a b * * *h he was gonna spill that Cajun blood
Am                                                                                                    D  
There would not be a mojo man who would save him from that day
                  F                                                    E                                              Am  
He had crossed the line and there?d be hell to pay
Am                                                                                                 D  
Well the 10 o?clock from San Antone it departed right on time
Am                                                                      G                                      E  
He lit up a cigarette as the tracks began to whine
Am                                                                                              D  
The Texas heat had felt like hell without his woman there
          F                                    E                                                 Am  
The Spanish maiden with the coal black hair
         C    G    Am         C    G    E  
                                     Am                            F                                                            C                                         G  
You?re gonna live and die by the blade and you?ll reap what you sow
                  Am                                                 F                                    C                                    G  
Cause life the things that happens on our way to growing old
                     Am                                            F                                         C                                         G  
If the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover?s soul
Am                                                 E                              Am  
She knows that the devil pays in gold.
            C    G    Am         C    G    E  
Am                                                                                         D  
They pulled into the station and he packed his cap and ball
Am                                                                                    G                                                    E  
He went to check the hotels if he needed to check them all
Am                                                                                      D  
He knew all he needed to do was to find a game of card
                                  F                                      E                                                         Am  
And he could drop the ace of spades on the queen of hearts
Am                                                                                                              D  
He found the downstairs card room where the high rollers stayed
Am                                                                            G                                              E  
One chair stood empty from the last table left to play
Am                                                                                                 D  
He pulled a stool up to the bar but he could not see a thing
                  F                                            E                                    Am  
Till a loud mouth Yankee bet his lady?s ring
          C    G    Am         C    G    E  
Am                                                                                                            D  
Pulled a pistol on the desk clerk cause he would not take a bribe
Am                                              G                                                                         E  
and then he shouted Give me their number and you might walk out alive
Am                                                                                                                 D  
The next thing from the clerk?s lips was the number forty-four
                  F                                                    E                                            Am  
And he pointed upstairs and he ran on out the door
Am                                                              D  
He found the room and was ready to go inside
Am                                                                                 G                         E  
He put a boot to the door and it flung open wide
Am                                                                                                         D  
The gambler he reached for his gun but he would not get a shot
          F                                              E                                      Am  
Gus had his aim and he let that hammer drop
          C    G    Am         C    G    E  
                                     Am                            F                                                            C                                         G  
You?re gonna live and die by the blade and you?ll reap what you sow
                  Am                                                 F                                    C                                    G  
Cause life the things that happens on our way to growing old
                     Am                                            F                                         C                                         G  
If the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover?s soul
Am                                                 E                              Am  
She knows that the devil pays in gold.
C      G      Am      C      G      Am      C      G      Am              E      Am      Estrum  
Am                                                                                    D  
The gambler lay before him he was sprawled across that chair
Am                                                            G                                                 E  
But where was his maiden with the coal black hair
Am                                                                                                                 D  
He didn?t know she stood behind him, she had gone for wine and bread
        F                                                         E                                            Am  
He hit the floor when her bullet struck his head.
          C    G    Am         C    G    E  
                                     Am                            F                                                            C                                         G  
You?re gonna live and die by the blade and you?ll reap what you sow
                  Am                                                 F                                    C                                    G  
Cause life the things that happens on our way to growing old
                     Am                                            F                                         C                                         G  
If the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover?s soul
Am                                                 E                              Am  
She knows that the devil pays in gold.