The Devil To Pay Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

CAPO 5. FRET

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Go on, [G]girl, take your [Em]chances

See how [A7]long you can go on from man to [D]man

I can [B7]read the lines between your stolen [Em]glances

And I [A]know it's time to [A7]fold this losing [D]hand

'Cause you're [G]drawn to the [D]flame

By the [G]thrill and the [D]shame

Of the [G]cheating game they [C]taught you how to [D]play

You've got [G]nothing to [B7]lose but your [Em]soul girl [C]

And you've [G]still got the [D]devil to pay

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You've been [D]flying so high you don't know that you're [D7]blind to the [G]

writing- [D]on the [G]wall

[D]But someday you'll [D7]look down & you'll find you've got no place to fall

When the [G]bright lights are [D]gone

You'll be [G]standing a[D]lone

For[G]saken in the [C]naked light of [D]day

Then you'll [G]know that it's all [B7]over but the [Em]dying [C]

And you've [G]still got the [D]devil to pay.

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Join your friends, while you got 'em
'Cause you know you're getting fewer every day
You can't wait to let them take you to the bottom
And I'm getting tired of standing in your way
But when you hit the ground
Don't go lookin' around
For the pieces of the love you threw away
That's the price of the high life you're livin'
And you've still got the devil to pay.

You've been flying so high you don't know that you're blind to the writing- on the wall
But someday you'll look down & you'll find you've got no place to fall

When your bright lights are gone
You'll be standing alone
Forsaken in the naked light of day
Then you'll know that it's all over but the dying
And you've still got the devil to pay.