Friend Of The Devil by The Grateful Dead | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

The Grateful Dead had their only top charting song with Friend Of The Devil. The lyrics are another interpretation of the famous Faust myth of giving your soul to the devil. This song came from their mostly acoustic album called American Beauty. 

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Key of the Song:

The original key of Friend Of The Devil by The Grateful Dead is in G major.

Guitar Chords for Friend Of The Devil by The Grateful Dead

This song uses the extremely popular combination of G, C, and D with an Am thrown in. As with other songs that use this progression, it’s essential to plan your fingerings ahead of time. It’ll also help to have the shapes memorized, and attempt the changes with easier versions of the chords like 320XXX for G for instance.

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Friend Of The Devil by The Grateful Dead – Lyrics with Chords

G                          C
I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds
G                                        C
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                             Am                  C       D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.
 
G                            C
Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
  G                            C
I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills.
 
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
  Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
   D                             Am                  C       D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.
 
  G                             C
I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
   G                              C
He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air.
 
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
  Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
   D                             Am                  C       D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.
 
D
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
    C
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.
 
G                              C
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
    G                                      C
The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me.
 
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
  Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
   D                             Am                  C       D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.
 
[Solo]
 
G C  G C  D  Am  D Am C D
 
D
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
    C
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.
 
G                              C
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
    G                                      C
The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me.
 
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
  Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
   D                             Am                  C       D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.