The Devil Is My Running Mate Em Am Em The Devil is my running mate Am Em And this here is his favorite state Am I'm sorry you folks had to wait Em Am Em He always likes to show up late
No that ain't a rainbow, son Street lamps on petrolium Let's pull in here and get us some Supplies are runnin' out now It ain't the reason for the war That's meanness, boy and nothing more They tried to do this all before But Daddy wouldn't let them CHORUS: D Am C Em Sometimes I don't know what I got into D Am C Em And sometimes I can't stand to read my name D Am C Em And sometimes I can only hear their voices D Am C Casting me back from where I came The Devil is my running mate Confusion is his favorite state Surely you folks can relate I know we've gathered here to hate It doesn't matter who we blame As long as you all hear a name All them bastards look the same Everyone is guilty Everybody look away Look away, look away It doesn't matter what I say It's what I do that's shifty CHORUS: And sometimes I don't know what we got into And sometimes I don't think I know a thing And sometimes I can't even see the trees now For the flames, for the flames The Devil is my runnin' mate And this here is his favorite state There ain't no other candidate It wouldn't matter anyway Em Am Em The Devil is my runnin' mate Em Am Em The Devil is my runnin' mate Em Am Em The Devil is my runnin' mate