Friend of The Devil
1970 — The Grateful Dead
Key: G (D-DUD-DU)
Version 1 (2016-11-02)
Baritone
Chords
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
I lit out from Reno, I was
I lit out from Reno, I was
C
trailed by twenty hounds
trailed by twenty hounds
G
Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the
Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the
C
morning came around
morning came around
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Am
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
D
If I get home before daylight,
If I get home before daylight,
Am
I just might get some sleep to-
I just might get some sleep to-
D
night
night
C6
Amaj7
D
G
Ran into the Devil, babe, he
Ran into the Devil, babe, he
C
loaned me twenty bills
loaned me twenty bills
G
Spent the night in Utah in a
Spent the night in Utah in a
C
cave up in the hills
cave up in the hills
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Am
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
D
If I get home before daylight,
If I get home before daylight,
Am
I just might get some sleep to-
I just might get some sleep to-
D
night
night
C6
Amaj7
D
G
Ran down to the levee but the
Ran down to the levee but the
C
Devil caught me there
Devil caught me there
G
He took my twenty dollar bill and he
He took my twenty dollar bill and he
C
vanished in the air
vanished in the air
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Am
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
D
If I get home before daylight, I
If I get home before daylight, I
Am
just might get some sleep to-
just might get some sleep to-
D
night
night
C6
Amaj7
D
D
Got two reasons
Got two reasons
Am
why I cry a-
why I cry a-
D
way each lonely night
way each lonely night
Am
The first one's name is sweet Anne Marie,
The first one's name is sweet Anne Marie,
D
she's my heart's delight
she's my heart's delight
D
Second one is
Second one is
Am
prison, baby,
prison, baby,
D
sheriff's on my trail
sheriff's on my trail
And
Am
if he catches up with me, I'll
if he catches up with me, I'll
D
spend my life in jail
spend my life in jail
C6
Amaj7
D
Song Library - Page 2
G
Got a wife in Chino, baby, and
Got a wife in Chino, baby, and
C
one in Cherokee
one in Cherokee
G
The first one says she got my child, but
The first one says she got my child, but
C
it don't look like me
it don't look like me
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Am
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
D
If I get home before daylight, I
If I get home before daylight, I
Am
just might get some sleep to-
just might get some sleep to-
D
night
night
C6
Amaj7
D
D
Got two reasons
Got two reasons
Am
why I cry a-
why I cry a-
D
way each lonely night
way each lonely night
Am
The first one's name is sweet Anne Marie,
The first one's name is sweet Anne Marie,
D
she's my heart's delight
she's my heart's delight
D
Second one is
Second one is
Am
prison, baby,
prison, baby,
D
sheriff's on my trail
sheriff's on my trail
And
Am
if he catches up with me, I'll
if he catches up with me, I'll
D
spend my life in jail
spend my life in jail
C6
Amaj7
D
G
Got a wife in Chino, baby, and
Got a wife in Chino, baby, and
C
one in Cherokee
one in Cherokee
G
The first one says she got my child, but
The first one says she got my child, but
C
it don't look like me
it don't look like me
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Set out runnin' but I take my time, a
Am
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
D
If I get home before daylight, I
If I get home before daylight, I
Am
just might get some sleep to-
just might get some sleep to-
D
night
night