Slim and The Devil Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]Slim
Greer went to heaven
St. [C]Peter said
You been a good right boy Slim
But now you're [G]dead
[C]Been [G]a travelin' rascal

[Verse 2]
[C]In your day
You can roam once more
Then you come to stay
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[Verse 3]
Put these wings on your shoulders
And [C]save your feet
Slim spoke up and said
Thank you [G]Pete

[Verse 4]
Then [G]Peter said go
To [C]hell and see
All that they're doin'
Tell it back to me

[Verse 5]
But [G]be sure to remember
How everything [C]goes
Slim said
I'll see you on [G]the late watch boy

[Verse 6]
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So he got to covortin'
[C]Swell as you choose
Like Lindy in the spirit
Of the St. [G]Louis blues

[Verse 7]
He flew and he [G]flew
Till [C]at last he hit
A hangar with a sign
Readin' This is it
[G]So he parked his wings

[Verse 8]
And [C]he strolled around
Gettin' used to his feet
Back on [G]solid [C]ground
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[Verse 9]
Then he come to a mansion
And [C]walked right in
Up looked the Devil
With [G]a sickly grin

[Verse 10]
No I [G]didn't think to look for you
[C]Mr. Greer
Tell me how could it be
That you come by here
[G]He said I just

[Verse 11]
dropped by
For a [C]little spell
Make yourself at home
Here's the keys to [G]hell
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[Verse 12]
Said the Devil to Slim
Let's [C]go downtown
He took the Devil's hand
And he showed him [G]around

[Verse 13]
Showed him [G]bawdy houses
And [C]cabarets
Made him think of New Orleans
And Memph[G]is days

[Verse 14]
Showed him [G]folks all fightin'
Round the [C]roulette wheel
Like Rampart street
In the south of Beale

[Verse 15]
Then [G]he took him round the corner
Where [C]Slim did see
A preacher with a woman
Sittin' on each knee
[G]Showed him

[Verse 16]
whiskey stills
Goin' [C]everywhere
With a passel of Devils
Stretched dead drunk there

[Verse 17]
Then he [G]took him to a furnace
That some [C]devils was firin'
Hot as hell
Slim's a-mean perspirin'
[G]White [C]White dev[G]ils with pitchforks
Threw [C]black devils on
Slim thought he'd better
Get movin' [G]along

[Verse 18]
[G]Said Slim this makes
Me [C]think of home
Vicksburg, Little Rock,
Jackson, and [G]Rome

[Verse 19]
Then the Devil gave [G]Slim
[C]The big Ha-ha
Turned Turned into a cracker
With a sheriff's [Em]star
[C]So he [G]ran for his wings

[Verse 20]
Lit [C]out from the ground
Hauled it back to Peter
He was heaven bound
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[Verse 21]
Said Peter to Slim
Man you [C]got back quick
Tell me how's the Devil,
What's his latest trick?
[G]Oh no

[Verse 22]
said Slim
I can[C]'t really tell
That place was Dixie
That I took for [G]Hell"

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