The Devil Is My Running Mate

Verse Em A G Em The devil is my running mate Em A G Em This here is his favorite state Am G Am He's sorry you folks had to wait Em A G Em He always likes to show up late Em A G Em No, that ain't a rainbow, son Em A G Em It's streetlamps on petroleum Am G Am Let's pull in here and get us some Em A G Em Supplies are running out now Em A G Em It ain't the reason for the war Em A G Em That's meanness, boy, and nothing more Am G Am They tried to do this all before Em A G Em But Daddy wouldn't let them Chorus D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em Sometimes I don't know what I got into D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em And sometimes I can't stand to read my name D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em Sometimes I can only hear their voices D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Cadd9 Casting me back from where I came Verse Em A G Em The devil is my running mate Em A G Em Confusion is his favorite state Am G Am Surely you folks can relate Em A G Em I know we've gathered here to hate Em A G Em It doesn't matter who we blame Em A G Em As long as you all hear a name Am G Am All them bastards look the same Em A G Em Everyone is guilty Em A G Em Everybody look away Em A G Em Look away, look away Am G Am It doesn't matter what I say Em A G Em It's what I do that's shifty Chorus D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em Sometimes I don't know what we got into D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em Sometimes I don't think I know a thing D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em Sometimes I can't even see the trees now D Dsus2 D Am C/B C C Cadd9 Cadd9 For the flames, for the flames Verse Em A G Em The devil is my running mate Em A G Em This here is his favorite state Am G Am There ain't no other candidate Em A G Em It wouldn't matter anyway Em A G Em The devil is my running mate Em A G Em The devil is my running mate Em A G Em The devil is my running mate