Intro: Am Dm F G Am }x2 C G So I'm sitting here with ghosts again some are women mostly men Dm F Telling me of times they have had C And I'm fantasizing about a hole in the ground G How and where I'm gonna lay myself down Am F G and still die at 27 like we planned Dm F Then she saw the look in my eyes F G And began to sing a song I won't describe Dm "In another life we'll be king and queen you and I" F G C Then she told me devil don't cry Am Dm Devil don't cry, don't cry F E I know things get tough and sometimes you wanna die Am But "God needs an enemy and I need a guy" F G Am And she told me devil don't cry Am Dm F G Am At least not tonight C And I'm sitting alone again G All my friends are with their friends Dm F Thinking of times I have had C And I'm fantasizing about a hole in the ground G How and where I'm gonna lay myself down Am F G and I find a knife in my hand Dm F Then she saw the look in my eyes F G And began to sing a song I won't describe Dm "In another life we'll be king and queen you and I" F G C Then she told me devil don't cry Am Dm Devil don't cry, don't cry F E I know things get tough and sometimes you wanna die Am But "God needs an enemy and I need a guy" F G Am Then she told me devil don't cry (x2) Am At least not tonight G F G Tonight lets pretend I'm a man Am G D F And you're a woman and we're human just bones and this skin Am G F G And I'll pretend that your touch makes everything right F E If you pretend you're not nervous that I've taken lives Am Dm Devil don't cry, don't cry F E I know things get tough and sometimes you wanna die Am But "God needs an enemy and I need a guy" F G Am And she told me devil don't cry