The Devil To Pay chords

Johnny Cash

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  			Intro Riff 
  
 Em                         Em 
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       G               Em 
Go on, girl, take your chances 
        A7                             D 
See how long you can go on from man to man 
      B7                                 Em 
I can read the lines between your stolen glances 
      A                 A7               D 
And I know it's time to fold this losing hand 
              G            D 
'Cause you're drawn to the flame 
       G              D 
By the thrill and the shame 
       G                  C                 D 
Of the cheating game they taught you how to play 
           G          B7            Em         C 
You've got nothing to lose but your soul girl 
           G             D        (Intro Riff - or just play Em) 
And you've still got the devil to pay 
  
            D                                         D7           G        D      G 
You've been flying so high you don't know that you're blind to the writing- on the wall 
        A                                             A7          D                D7 
But someday you'll look down & you'll find you've got no place to fall 
         G                 D 
When the bright lights are gone 
          G         D 
You'll be standing alone 
   G            C              D  
Forsaken in the naked light of day 
            G                  B7           Em     C 
Then you'll know that it's all over but the dying 
           G             D        (Intro Riff - or just play Em) 
And you've still got the devil to pay. 
  
Join your friends, while you got 'em 
'Cause you know you're getting fewer every day 
You can't wait to let them take you to the bottom 
And I'm getting tired of standing in your way 
But when you hit the ground 
Don't go lookin' around 
For the pieces of the love you threw away 
That's the price of the high life you're livin' 
And you've still got the devil to pay. 
  
You've been flying so high you don't know that you're blind to the writing- on the wall 
But someday you'll look down & you'll find you've got no place to fall 
  
When your bright lights are gone 
You'll be standing alone 
Forsaken in the naked light of day 
Then you'll know that it's all over but the dying 
And you've still got the devil to pay. 
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This tab transcribed by Sean Peever of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada