Conversation With The Devil Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
I had a [G]dream last night I was
cast into Hell by a jealous God
The Devil walked up and said,
"You don't need no lightning rod
It [C]hardly ever rains down here,
I can't recall the last storm
You [G]ain't gonna need that leather jacket,
it gets kinda warm
But there's [D]one way in there's no way out
It looks like you're here to stay
The [G]place is a mess, it's overcrowded,
more are coming in everyday"
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[Verse 2]
I said, [G]"Oh man, wait a minute there's
gotta be something wrong
I ain't a bad guy, just write these little songs
I [C]always pay my union dues,
I don't stay in the passing lane"
And he [G]said, "What about all that
whiskey and the cocaine"
I said, [D]"Well, yeah, but that's no
reason to throw me in Hell
'Cause I [G]didn't use the cocaine to get high
I just liked the way it smelled"
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[Verse 3]
He said, [G]"Come on over here son,
let me show you around
Over there's where we put the preachers,
I never liked those clowns
They're [C]always blaming me
for everything wrong under the sun
It [G]ain't that harder to do what's right,
it's just maybe not as much fun
[D]Then they walk around thinking
they're better than me and you
And then [G]they get caught in a motel room
Doing what they said not to do"
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[Verse 4]
"Now [G]the murderers and the rapists they
go in this fiery lake
As well as most of the politician
and the cops on the take
[C]And all the mothers who wait till they get to
K-Mart to spank their kids
[G]And instead of showing what to
do what's right
They just hit 'em for what they did
[D]And all the daddy's who run off and abandon
their daughters and sons
Oh, [G]anybody who hurts a child is
gonna burn until it's done"
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[Verse 5]
"Every[G]body is down here", I said
"Who's up in Heaven with God and the Son"
Oh, some saints and mystics and
students of metaphysics one O one
[C]People who care and share and love and
try to do what's right
Beautiful [G]old souls who read a little stories to
their babies every night
What you [D]won't find up in Heaven are
Christian Coalition Right Wing Conservatives
[G]Country program directors and Nashville
record executives
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[Verse 6]
Now I [G]said, "I've made some mistakes,
but I'm not as bad as those guys
How can God do this to me or can't
He sympathize
He [C]said, "You're wrong about God
being cruel and mean
Oh, [G]God is the most loving thing
that's never been seen"
I said, [D]"Hotshot tell me this which
religion is the truest"
He said, "There all a[G]bout the same
Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus woulda
made a good buddist"
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[Verse 7]
Well, I [G]thought about my future,
I didn't seem to have much of one
I looked around to leave but there was
no place to run
I [C]said, "I don't suppose I could go
back and try living again
You know [G]like reincarnation, I hear
that's the way it's always been"
"I [D]can't answer that", he said
"You're gonna have to wait for that response
But it's [G]not any more unusual to be born
twice than it is to be born once"
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[Verse 8]
Well, it [G]looked like I was gonna be stuck
here as far as I could tell
I thought I might as well suck up,
you know what the hell
I [C]said "You know that song that
Charlie Daniels did
About [G]how you went down to Georgia
and played fiddle against that kid"
He said, [D]"Yeah it broke my heart but
you know what are you gonna do
I said, "To tell you the truth
I thought [G]your solo was the better of the two"
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[Verse 9]
Well, [G]then I woke up and I was lying in my bed
I ran upstairs and kissed my little boy
on his sleeping head
I [C]took this dream as a sign from God,
so I thought I'd better pray
I [G]said, "Don't ever speak to me directly
and thanks anyway"
Now so [D]much has changed about me
Besides me just giving up red meat
Some get [G]spiritual, 'cause they see the light
And some, 'cause they feel the heat
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