Devil's Backbone Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Oh [Am]Lord, Oh Lord, what have I done?
I've fallen in love with a man on the run
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't [Dm]take that [E]sinner from [Am]me
Oh don't [Dm]take that [E]sinner from [Am]me

[Verse 2]
Oh [Am]Lord, Oh Lord, what do I do?
I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you
He's raised on the edge
of the devil's backbone
Oh [D]I just wanna t[E]ake him h[Am]ome
Oh [D]I just wanna t[E]ake him h[Am]ome

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Bm][C][Bm]
[Am][Bm][C][Bm]

[Verse 3]
Oh [Am]Lord, Oh Lord, he's somewhere between
A hangman's knot, and three mouths to feed
There wasn't a wrong or a right
he could choose
He [Dm]did what [E]he had to [Am]do
Oh he [Dm]did what h[E]e had to d[Am]o

[Interlude 2]
[Am][Bm][C][Bm]
[Am][Bm][C][Bm]

[Verse 4]
[Am]Give me the burden, [Bm]give me the blame
I'll [C]shoulder the load,
and I'll [Bm]swallow the shame
[Am]Give me the burden, [Bm]give me the blame
How [C]many, how many Hail [Bm]Marys is it gonna

[Interlude 3]
[Am](take?)[Bm][Am][Bm]

[Outro 1]
Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not
He's good and he's bad
and he's all that I've got
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't take that sinner from me
Oh don't take that sinner from me