The Cowboy and the Devil's Guitar (Soulful Rasp Remix)

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(Verse 1) dust in the midnight air
Stood at the four-way stop with a heart full of despair
Shadow stepped out, smelling like ash and pine
Said, "I’ll give you fingers that can make a guitar whine." He handed me a six-string black as charcoal stone
Said, [in the Devils deep voice] "You’ll play like a legend, but your soul ain't your own. Thirty-six months, boy, the clock begins to run— I’m coming for your spirit when the three years are done." (Chorus) Oh, the Mississippi blues, it’s a heavy-handed toll
Trading three short years just to make a guitar roll
Got a fire in my fingers, but a shadow on my spine
And the devil’s coming back to take what’s mine.
(Verse 2) I tore up every juke joint, every neon-lighted hall
Made the whole state listen when I made that guitar call
Then a young cowgirl walked in with a angels shine
Caught me mid-chorus, and she stole this heart of mine.
Riding through the timber, holding hands beneath the stars
Suddenly three years felt way too short by far
ahe said, "I love you, darlin', but there's a darkness in your eyes" I looked her in the face and stopped telling her my lies.
(Chorus) Oh, the Mississippi blues, it’s a heavy-handed toll
Trading three short years just to make a guitar roll
Got a fire in my fingers, but a shadow on my spine
And the devil’s coming back to take what’s mine.
(Bridge) When the midnight chime struck the final deadline night
I took that dark guitar and walked into the pale moonlight
Devil stepped out with a grin upon his jaw
Said,[ in the devils deep voice] "Time's up, boy, hand over what I saw." My cowgirl stood beside me, held her hand out strong
I slammed a bottleneck slide into a high-country song
I didn't play for glory, didn't play for fame
I played with all the love that was burning in my name!
(Guitar Solo - Upbeat Country Blues Pickin') (Verse 3) I bend them steel strings till the red dirt shook
Poured out every heartbreak in the devil's black book
Playin' country-fried rhythm with a low-down blues
Told the devil, "Keep your bargain, 'cause I got too much to lose!" The demon choked on fire, couldn't match that sacred sound
Dropped his smoky head and sank back into the ground.
(Chorus) Oh, no more Mississippi blues, no more heavy toll
Broken every contract that was written on my soul
Got a fire in my fingers and the cowboy by my side
Left the devil at the crossroads crying out his pride.
(Outro) Yeah, left him in the dust...
Just me, my guitar, and my cowgirl riding west.
Keep that six-string ringin'...
Crossroads belong to us now.

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(Verse 1) dust in the midnight air Stood at the four-way stop with a heart full of despair Shadow stepped out, smelling like ash and pine Said, "I’ll give you fingers that can make a guitar whine." He handed me a six-string black as charcoal stone Said, [in the Devils deep voice] "You’ll play like a legend, but your soul ain't your own. Thirty-six months, boy, the clock begins to run— I’m coming for your spirit when the three years are done." (Chorus) Oh, the Mississippi blues, it’s a heavy-handed toll Trading three short years just to make a guitar roll Got a fire in my fingers, but a shadow on my spine And the devil’s coming back to take what’s mine. (Verse 2) I tore up every juke joint, every neon-lighted hall Made the whole state listen when I made that guitar call Then a young cowgirl walked in with a angels shine Caught me mid-chorus, and she stole this heart of mine. Riding through the timber, holding hands beneath the stars Suddenly three years felt way too short by far ahe said, "I love you, darlin', but there's a darkness in your eyes" I looked her in the face and stopped telling her my lies. (Chorus) Oh, the Mississippi blues, it’s a heavy-handed toll Trading three short years just to make a guitar roll Got a fire in my fingers, but a shadow on my spine And the devil’s coming back to take what’s mine. (Bridge) When the midnight chime struck the final deadline night I took that dark guitar and walked into the pale moonlight Devil stepped out with a grin upon his jaw Said,[ in the devils deep voice] "Time's up, boy, hand over what I saw." My cowgirl stood beside me, held her hand out strong I slammed a bottleneck slide into a high-country song I didn't play for glory, didn't play for fame I played with all the love that was burning in my name! (Guitar Solo - Upbeat Country Blues Pickin') (Verse 3) I bend them steel strings till the red dirt shook Poured out every heartbreak in the devil's black book Playin' country-fried rhythm with a low-down blues Told the devil, "Keep your bargain, 'cause I got too much to lose!" The demon choked on fire, couldn't match that sacred sound Dropped his smoky head and sank back into the ground. (Chorus) Oh, no more Mississippi blues, no more heavy toll Broken every contract that was written on my soul Got a fire in my fingers and the cowboy by my side Left the devil at the crossroads crying out his pride. (Outro) Yeah, left him in the dust... Just me, my guitar, and my cowgirl riding west. Keep that six-string ringin'... Crossroads belong to us now.

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