Am D Gus checked his pocket-watch it was a quarter past nineAm G E He caught a train to Baton Rouge and bought a copy of the times.Am D Pulled out a faded picture of a woman with coal black hairF E Am She had gone out east and he prayed he’d find her there.Am D She met a gambler who said he hailed from New OrleansAm G E Gus knew he fancied her but she wanted him too it seemedAm D He followed the trail of broken stories till he heard that she left town,F E Am She was packed and gone by the time he turned around FILL:C G Am C G EAm D He talked to the man a while that had tore the ticket stubsAm G E If he finds that son of a b***h he was gonna spill that Cajun bloodAm D There would not be a mojo man who would save him from that dayF E Am He had crossed the line and there’d be hell to payAm D Well the 10 o’clock from San Antone it departed right on timeAm G E He lit up a cigarette as the tracks began to whineAm D The Texas heat had felt like hell without his woman thereF E Am The Spanish maiden with the coal black hair FILL C G Am C G ECHORUS:Am F C G You’re gonna live and die by the blade and you’ll reap what you sowAm F C G Cause life the things that happens on our way to growing oldAm F C G If the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover’s soulAm E Am She knows that the devil pays in gold. FILL C G Am C G EAm D They pulled into the station and he packed his cap and ballAm G E He went to check the hotels if he needed to check them allAm D He knew all he needed to do was to find a game of cardF E Am And he could drop the ace of spades on the queen of heartsAm D He found the downstairs card room where the high rollers stayedAm G E One chair stood empty from the last table left to playAm D He pulled a stool up to the bar but he could not see a thingF E Am Till a loud mouth Yankee bet his lady’s ring FILL C G Am C G EAm D Pulled a pistol on the desk clerk cause he would not take a bribeAm G E and then he shouted Give me their number and you might walk out aliveAm D The next thing from the clerk’s lips was the number forty-fourF E Am And he pointed upstairs and he ran on out the doorAm D He found the room and was ready to go insideAm G E He put a boot to the door and it flung open wideAm D The gambler he reached for his gun but he would not get a shotF E Am Gus had his aim and he let that hammer drop FILL C G Am C G E CHORUS:Am F C G You’re gonna live and die by the blade and you’ll reap what you sowAm F C G Cause life the things that happens on our way to growing oldAm F C G If the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover’s soulAm E Am She knows that the devil pays in gold. C G Am C G Am C G Am Am E Am E strum onceAm D The gambler lay before him he was sprawled across that chairAm G E But where was his maiden with the coal black hairAm D He didn’t know she stood behind him, she had gone for wine and breadF E Am He hit the floor when her bullet struck his head. FILL C G Am C G E CHORUS:Am F C G You’re gonna live and die by the blade and you’ll reap what you sowAm F C G Cause life the things that happens on our way to growing oldAm F C G If the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover’s soulAm E Am She knows that the devil pays in gold.
The Devil Pays In Gold
Jason Boland
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