The Devil Aint A Lonely Womans Friend - Red Steagall Chords
Chords: G, C, Am, F, A7, D, A, Bm, B7, E
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Genre: country, folk, blues
Key G
[Intro]
C G Am C G Am F G C
[Verse]
C Am C Am
Barely past fourteen Ginger Mae met up with Shane
F G C
Carrying a child without a name
Am C Am
The only thing she had was a love forsaken past
F G C A7
And a song that caused a shiver when she sang (when she sang)
[chorus]
D G D
That old Mississippi river ain’t the Jordan
G A D
And the state of Tennessee ain’t the promised land
G D A Bm
Memphis ain’t the city of Jeru-salem
G A D D
And the devil ain’t a lonely woman’s friend
[Verse]
D Bm D Bm
Looking middle aged twenty-one found Ginger Mae
G A D
Shackled by the demons of cocaine
Bm D Bm
Destitute and weak the pusher kept her on the street
G A D B7
When a daughter of misfortune cried insane (and she sang)
[chorus]
E A E
That old Mississippi river ain’t the Jordan
A B7 E
And the state of Tennessee ain’t the promised land
A E B C#m
Memphis ain’t the city of Jeru-salem
A B E E
And the devil ain’t a lonely woman’s friend
[Verse]
E C#m E C#m
Almost forty three Ginger Mae gave up her dream
A B7 E
She could hear the river call her name
C#m E C#m
Standing on the edge of that big ol' lonely bridge
A B E C#7
She cried forgive me Lord and then she sang (and she sang)
[chorus]
F Bb F
That old Mississippi river ain't the Jordan
Bb C7 F
And the state of Tennessee ain't the promised land
Bb F C Dm
Memphis ain't the city of Jeru-salem
Bb C F D
And the devil ain't a lonely woman's friend
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