If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets) Joe Diffie
If The Devil Danced In Empty Pockets
By George Jones
C7 032310
A7 X02020
G/D 320033
C#dim 002323
D7 XX0212
A/C# 043330
B7/D# 021202
G/B X20003
Em 022000
B7 021202
G#dim XX0101
G6 3X0000
DIA[C7]BLO MOTORS HAD A HELL OF A SALE, DOWNTOWN YESTERDAY[G],
WORD [C7]GOT AROUND, NO MONEY DOWN, TAKE Y[A7]EARS AND YEARS TO PAY.[D]
WHEN I [C7]GOT THERE THE LOT WAS BARE, BUT THE SALESMAN SAID HOLD O[G]N.
FOR A [C7]LITTLE CASH,[C#dim] I GOTTA T[G/D]WO-TONE[B7/D#] NASH [E] [A7]OUT BE[D7]HIND THE BARN.[G]
CHORUS
[G]IF THE DEVIL DANCED IN EMPTY POCKETS, [A7]HE'D HAVE A BALL IN MINE.
WITH A [D]NINE FOOT GRAND, A TEN PIECE BAND AND A [G6]TWELVE GIRL [G#dim]CHORUS LINE[Am].
[D]I'D RAISE[G] SOME LOOT IN A THREE PIECE SUIT, GIVE 'EM [A]ONE DANCE FOR A DIME,
IF [G/B]THE [C]DEVIL DA[A/C#]NCED IN EMP[G/D]TY [B/D#]POCKE[E7]TS, [A]HE'D HAVE A BAL[D7]L IN MINE.[G]
WELL [C7]HE SAID FRIEND IT AIN'T THE END LET'S SEE WHAT I CAN DO[G].
IF YOU [C7]OWN A HOME, I'VE GOT A LOAN, [A7]TAILOR MADE FOR YOU[D].
THEN [C7]ABOVE THE RACKET A VOICE IN MY JACKET SAID, "I'LL TOTE THE NOTE[G]."
THE [C7]DEVIL MADE ME [C#dim]DO IT, TALKED [G/D]ME [B7/D#]IN [E]TO IT, AND [A7]THAT WAS AL[D7]L SHE WROT[G]E.
CHORUS
BRIDGE
[Em]THEY SAY DEBT IS A BOTTOMLESS PIT WHERE THE [B7]DEVIL LIKES TO PLAY[Em].
I'D SELL MY SOUL TO GET OUT OF THIS HOLE, BUT THER[A7]E'D BE HELL TO PA[D]Y.
CHORUS
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