G5                     C5            D5 
I laid up from Reno I was trailed by 20 hounds 
G5                            C5              D5 
Didn?t get to sleep last night till the morning came around 
 
Chorus: 
      D5 
      Set out running but I?ll take my time 
          A5 
      A friend of the devil is a friend of mine 
         D5                          A5                      D5 
      If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight 
 

G5                          C5                   D5 
Well, I ran into the levee but devil caught me there 
G5                           C5            D5 
Took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air 
 
Chorus 
 
Instrumental 
D5                A5              D5 
I got two reasons why I cry each lonely night 
A5 
First one?s named sweet Anne Marie, she?s my heart?s delight 
D5                        A5 
Second one is person with the sheriff on my trail 
      D5 
And if he catches me I?ll spend my life in jail 
 

G5                           C5            D5 
I?ve got a wife in Chino Bay and one in Cherokee 
G5                            C5                   D5 
First one says she got my child but it don?t look like me 
 
Chorus