Live performance played on organ:
https://youtu.be/BMkFi3yGjmQ
Capo 5th fret
[Intro]
G C G
G C G
D C G
[Verse 1]
G C G
Don't play cards with Satan, he'll deal you an awful hand
C G
Don't play cards with Satan, he'll deal you an awful hand
D C G C G D
Did I ever stop to tell you I am a desperate man, desperate man
[Verse 2]
G C G
I thought I saw a bluebird sitting on a post
C G
I thought I saw a bluebird sitting on a post
D C G C G D
Shiver down my spine, I thought it was the Holy Ghost
[Verse 3]
G C G
I heard the word before and I knew that it was good
C G
I heard the word before and I knew that it was good
D C G C G D
Somebody oughta do like the Good Book should
[Verse 4]
G C G
I heard the voice of Satan crying in the woods
C G
I heard the voice of Satan crying in the woods
D C G
I saw my own heart laying black with blood
[Verse 5]
G C G
Don't play cards with Satan, he'll deal you an awful hand
C G
Don't play cards with Satan, he'll deal you an awful hand
D C G
Did I ever stop to tell you I am a desperate man
G C G
G C G
D C