The Civil Wars – Devils Backbone (Ukulele)

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    Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what have I done?
I've fallen in love with a man on the run
    Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please

       Dm                   Am
Don't take that sinner from me

         Dm                   Am
Oh don't take that sinner from me

    Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what do I do?

       G                                   Am
I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you

       Am
He's raised on the edge of the devil's backbone

     Dm                     Am
Oh I just want to take him home

     Dm                     Am
Oh I just want to take him home

Am   G  Dm  Am
Oooooooooh

Am   G  Dm  Am
Oooooooooh

    Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, he's somewhere between

     G                                 Am
a hangman's knot, and three mouths to feed

        Am
There wasn't a wrong or a right he could choose

   Dm                 Am
He did what he had to do

   Dm                 Am
He did what he had to do

Am   G  Dm  Am
Oooooooooh

Am   G  Dm  Am
Oooooooooh

Am                  G
Give me the burden, give me the blame

      Dm                          F
I'll shoulder the load, and I'll swallow the shame

Am                   G
Give me the burden, give me the blame

     Dm                   F
How many, how many Hail Mary's is it gonna take?

       Am
Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not

       G                                        Am
He's good and he's bad, and he's all that I've got

    Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please

      Dm                    Am
Don't take that sinner from me

         Dm                   Am
Oh don't take that sinner from me