Friend of the Devil

Written by 
Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter and John Dawson
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem

Played frequently by Dylan during the late 1990s
 

Chords 
G'   xx5430
G/f# xx4030
C/e  xx2010
G/d  xx000(0)
C    x32010
C/b  x20010 (at least this is how he plays it, with the index finger
            left on the second string)
Am   x02210
G'    G/f#     C/e  G/d    C          C/b    Am
I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds
G'     G/f#   C/e        G/d         C           C/b   Am
Didn't get to sleep last night 'till the morning came around.

D
 Set out runnin' but I take my time
  Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
   D
If I get home before daylight,
  Am                  C       D
I just might get some sleep tonight.

Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills.

Set out runnin' but I take my time,
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine,
If I get home before daylight,
I just might get some sleep tonight.

I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air.

Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight,
I just might get some sleep tonight.

D
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
    Am
The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight.
D
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,
    Am                             C                D
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail.

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me.

Set out runnin' but I take my time,
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine,
If I get home before daylight,
I just might get some sleep tonight.

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