Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Difficulty: Intermediate G C G C I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds G C 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 Am D If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.
G C Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills G C I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills. D Set out runnin' but I take my time Am A friend of the devil is a friend of mine D Am D If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight. G C I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there G C He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air. D Set out runnin' but I take my time Am A friend of the devil is a friend of mine D Am D If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight. D Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night, C 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. G C Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee G C The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me. D Set out runnin' but I take my time Am A friend of the devil is a friend of mine D Am D If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight. D Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night, C 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. G C Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee G C The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me. D Set out runnin' but I take my time Am A friend of the devil is a friend of mine D Am D If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.