[Verse]
Em A G Em
The devil is my running mate
Em A G Em
This here is his favorite state
Am G Am
He's sorry you folks had to wait
Em A G Em
He always likes to show up late
Em A G Em
No, that ain't a rainbow, son
Em A G Em
It's streetlamps on petroleum
Am G Am
Let's pull in here and get us some
Em A G Em
Supplies are running out now
Em A G Em
It ain't the reason for the war
Em A G Em
That's meanness, boy, and nothing more
Am G Am
They tried to do this all before
Em A G Em
But Daddy wouldn't let them
[Chorus]
D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em
Sometimes I don't know what I got into
D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em
And sometimes I can't stand to read my name
D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em
Sometimes I can only hear their voices
D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Cadd9
Casting me back from where I came
[Verse]
Em A G Em
The devil is my running mate
Em A G Em
Confusion is his favorite state
Am G Am
Surely you folks can relate
Em A G Em
I know we've gathered here to hate
Em A G Em
It doesn't matter who we blame
Em A G Em
As long as you all hear a name
Am G Am
All them bastards look the same
Em A G Em
Everyone is guilty
Em A G Em
Everybody look away
Em A G Em
Look away, look away
Am G Am
It doesn't matter what I say
Em A G Em
It's what I do that's shifty
[Chorus]
D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em
Sometimes I don't know what we got into
D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em
Sometimes I don't think I know a thing
D Dsus2 D Am C/B C Em
Sometimes I can't even see the trees now
D Dsus2 D Am C/B C C Cadd9 Cadd9
For the flames, for the flames
[Verse]
Em A G Em
The devil is my running mate
Em A G Em
This here is his favorite state
Am G Am
There ain't no other candidate
Em A G Em
It wouldn't matter anyway
Em A G Em
The devil is my running mate
Em A G Em
The devil is my running mate
Em A G Em
The devil is my running mate
The devil is my running mate.
This here is his favorite state
Sorry you folks had to wait.
He always likes to show up late.
No, that ain't a rainbow son.
It's streetlamps on petroleum
Let's pull in here and get us some.
Supplies are running 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.
Sometimes I don't what I got into.
Sometimes I can't stand to read my name.
Sometimes I can only hear their voices
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.
Sometimes I don't know what we got into.
Sometimes I don't think I know a thing.
Sometimes I can't even see the trees now
for the flames, for the flames.
The devil is my running mate,
and this here is his favorite state.
There ain't no other candidate.
It wouldn't matter anyway.
The devil is my running mate.
The devil is my running mate.
The devil is my running mate.
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