Friend of the Devil Grateful Dead

[G] [G/F#] [G/E] [G/D] [C] [C/B] [C/A] [C/G]

[G]I lit o[G/F#]ut from R[G/E]eno I [G/D]was tra[C]iled by t[C/B]wenty hound[C/A]s[C/G]

[G]Didn't g[G/F#]et to sleep t[G/E]hat n[G/D]ight till the mo[C]rning c[C/B]ame aro[C/A]und[C/G]

CHORUS:

[D]Set out runnin' but I take my time

a [Am]friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If [D]I get home before day light

Am D riff 1 (as D - G)

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 ...CHORUS

Ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there

took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air ...CHORUS

BRIDGE:

riff 2 D

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

The [C/G]first one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight

[D]Second one is prison, baby, the shefiff's on my trail

Am C D riff 3 (D - G)

and if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee

First one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me

...CHORUS

G: x x x 0 0 3 strum= base note, \\ (downstroke), / (upstroke)

G/F#: x x 4 0 0 3 \\ /

G/E: x x 2 0 0 3 \\ /

G/D: x x 0 0 0 3

 
 riff 1: D -0-------0-\\-/---\\-/---0-4--- riff 2: D -0---------
 A -----0-2---\\-/-0-\\-/-4------- A -------0---
 E ---2-------\\-/---\\-/--------- E ---0-2-----
 riff 3: D ---0-------0-\\-/---\\-/-0---0-4-
 A -0-----0-2---\\-/-0-\\-/---4-----
 E -----2-------\\-/---\\-/---------

(from American Beauty, 1970)

(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

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{t:Friend of the Devil}
 {st:Grateful Dead}
 
 [G] [G/F#] [G/E] [G/D] [C] [C/B] [C/A] [C/G] 
 [G]I lit o[G/F#]ut from R[G/E]eno I [G/D]was tra[C]iled by t[C/B]wenty hound[C/A]s[C/G]
 [G]Didn't g[G/F#]et to sleep t[G/E]hat n[G/D]ight till the mo[C]rning c[C/B]ame aro[C/A]und[C/G]
 
 CHORUS:
 [D]Set out runnin' but I take my time
 a [Am]friend of the devil is a friend of mine
 If [D]I get home before day light
 Am D riff 1 (as D - G)
 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 ...CHORUS
 
 Ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
 took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air ...CHORUS
 
 BRIDGE:
 riff 2 D
 Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
 The [C/G]first one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight
 [D]Second one is prison, baby, the shefiff's on my trail
 Am C D riff 3 (D - G)
 and if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail
 
 Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
 First one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me
 ...CHORUS
 
 G: x x x 0 0 3 strum= base note, \\ (downstroke), / (upstroke)
 G/F#: x x 4 0 0 3 \\ /
 G/E: x x 2 0 0 3 \\ /
 G/D: x x 0 0 0 3
 
 
 {sot}
 riff 1: D -0-------0-\\-/---\\-/---0-4--- riff 2: D -0---------
 A -----0-2---\\-/-0-\\-/-4------- A -------0---
 E ---2-------\\-/---\\-/--------- E ---0-2-----
 riff 3: D ---0-------0-\\-/---\\-/-0---0-4-
 A -0-----0-2---\\-/-0-\\-/---4-----
 E -----2-------\\-/---\\-/---------
 {eot}
 
 (from American Beauty, 1970)
 (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

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this version I found at the Dylanchords.info site
Friend of the Devil
Garcia/Hunter/Dawson
Played frequently by Dylan during the late 1990s
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem

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Chords (and intro):

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

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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.