Devil In The Details

Intro-spoken
CmOut On The Frontier, Folks Said Justice Rode With A Badge-Or A Rope
Most Believed That Was Enough—So Did I

Verse 1
CmI Earned A Reputation With A Colt's Revolver By My Side
FmFolks All Knew My Name, CmA Texas Ranger's Pride
CmI Chose To Ride With Strangers Through The Bitter Prairie Wind
Said FmThey Were Rough Men, But They Still Acted As My CmFriends

Verse 2
CmI Told Myself They'd Change Before The Journey's End
My FmSteady Hand Beside Them Was My CmDuty As A Friend
CmI Leaned Upon My Reputation But Never Stopped To Pray
Never FmSaw The Crooked Trail BeCmneath My Horse That Day

Pre-Chorus
A#Necessity, Pride, Fear Were All With Me To The ECmnd   Cm​

Chorus 1
CmThe Devil's In The Details, Whispering Soft And D#Low
Wearing Pride And A#Certainty On Every Trail We GCmo
Fear And Self-Preservation Can Blind A Faithful D#Soul
The Devil's In The A#Details, One Step And Then You'll KCmnow

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Verse 3
CmThen I Saw The Truth Beneath A Campfire's Dying Light
An FmOld Man Left For Dead Because He CmDared To Do What's Right
I Reached Down For My Six-Gun, Then Slowly Let It Fall  Fm​
Fear Can Sound Like A Reason When The CmDarkness Starts To Fall

Verse 4
CmI Will Ride Away Tomorrow But Tomorrow Never Came
Each A#Sunrise Found An Excuse To SCmhelter Me From My Shame
CmI Never Fired A Shot, Never Helped To Plan Their Crimes
But With A#Every Silent Moment I Helped Them Cross That LCmine

Instrumental
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Verse 5
CmThe Law Came Riding Underneath A Blistering Blood-Red Sky
Our FmTrail Had Run Out As CmWe All Tried To Hide
CmThe Rope Was Waiting Quietly Where The Cottonwoods Held Sway
And Every Fm Choice I'd Justified Stood BeCmside Me There That Day

Bridge
CmNot A#One Man Had Forced My Hand, No OCmne Had Chained My Soul
I A#Traded Truth For Safety, I Now PGmay The Price With My Soul

Pre-Chorus
A#Necessity, Pride, Fear Were All With Me To The ECmnd

Chorus 2
CmThe Devil's In The Details, Whispering Soft And D#Low
Wearing Pride And A#Certainty On Every Trail We GCmo
Fear And Self-Preservation Can Blind A Faithful D#Soul
The Devil's In The A#Details, Until We Face The Gallows PCmole   Cm​

Outro-spoken
CmI Spent My Life Believing I Knew The Difference
CmBetween Justice And Righteousness
CmLord, I Have No Excuse

Thank You For Bearing The Weight That I Never Could
CmMmm--D#Mm    MA#mmmm
Christ Bore The CmWeight I Could Not D#Bear
His Mercy A#Found Me Waiting TCmhere
Mmmm  D#Mmmmm  MA#mmm--MmCm​

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