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Friend Of The Devil Chords by Grateful Dead

The article is about friend of the devil chords. “Friend of the Devil” is a song by the Grateful Dead. It is the second track of the Dead’s 1970 album American Beauty. In the article, we will give you the chords of the song and guide you on how to play it on guitar.

Track Info

Friend Of The Devil Chords By Grateful Dead
  • Song: Friend of the Devil
  • Artist: Grateful Dead
  • Writers: Jerry Garcia, John Dawson, Robert Hunter
  • Producers: Grateful Dead, Steve Barncard
  • Album: American Beauty

Chords Info

  • Tuning E A D G B E
  • Capo No capo
  • Chord used G C D Am

Verse 1

GI lit out from Reno

I was Ctrailed by twenty hounds

GDidn’t get to sleep that night

Till the Cmorning came around

Chorus

DSet out runnin’ but I take my time

A Amfriend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If DI get home before daylight

I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight

Verse 2

GRan into the Devil, babe

He Cloaned me twenty bills

I Gspent the night in Utah

In a Ccave up in the hills

Chorus

DSet out runnin’ but I take my time

A Amfriend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If DI get home before daylight

I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight

Verse 3

I Gran down to the levee

But the CDevil caught me there

He Gtook my twenty dollar bill

And he Cvanished in the air

Chorus

DSet out runnin’ but I take my time

A Amfriend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If DI get home before daylight

I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight

Bridge

DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

The Cfirst one’s named sweet Anne Marie and she’s my hearts delight

The Dsecond one is prison, babe, the sheriff’s on my trail

And Amif he catches up with me, I’ll Cspend my life in Djail

Verse 4

GGot a wife in Chino, babe

And Cone in Cherokee

The Gfirst one says she’s got my child

But Cit don’t look like me

Chorus

DSet out runnin’ but I take my time

A Amfriend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If DI get home before daylight

I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight

Solo

GC GC D Am DAmCD

Bridge

DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

The Cfirst one’s named sweet Anne Marie and she’s my hearts delight

The Dsecond one is prison, babe, the sheriff’s on my trail

And Amif he catches up with me, I’ll Cspend my life in Djail

Verse 4

GGot a wife in Chino, babe

And Cone in Cherokee

The Gfirst one says she’s got my child

But Cit don’t look like me

Chorus

DSet out runnin’ but I take my time

A Amfriend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If DI get home before daylight

I Amjust might get some Csleep toDnight

Above are the Friend of the Devil chords and lyrics. Pick up you guitar, practice struming the song by following this tab, and enjoy it. We hope this tab sounds right to you. Check out our Chords blog to explore how to play many other cool songs and extend your song repertoire.