Tune half-step down
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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 and tell you I am a desperate man
[Verse 2]
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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
Shiver down my spine, I thought it was the Holy Ghost
[Verse 3]
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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
Somebody oughta do like the Good Book should
[Verse 4]
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
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 and tell you I am a desperate man
D
A desperate man