Devils Right Hand

capo three chords relative to capo D ’bout the time my Daddy left to fight the big war A i saw my first pistol in the general store A in the general store , i was thirteen A D i thought it was the finest thing i ever had seen D asked if i could have it someday when i grew up A mama dropped a dozen eggs and really blew up A yeah she really blew up , i didn’t understand D mama said the pistol is the devil’s right hand Chorus : G the devil’s right hand D G D the devil’s right hand A D mama said the pistol is the devil’s right hand . my very first pistol was a cap and ball colt . shoot as fast as lightnin’ but she’d load a might slow . load a might slow . i soon found out it’ll get you into trouble , but it can’t get you out . so then i went and bought myself a colt 45 . it was called a peacemaker , but i never knew why . never knew why , i didn’t understand . mama says the pistol is the devil’s right hand . Chorus : well i got into a card game in a company town caught a miner cheatin’ and i shot the dog down i shot the dog down , i watched the man fall never touched his holster , never had a chance to draw the trial was in the morning and they drug me outta bed they asked me how i pleaded , "not guilty , " i said not guilty i said , you got the wrong man nothin’ touched the trigger but the devil’s right hand Chorus :