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Friend of the Devil (Grateful Dead)

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Submitted by Thors Apprehension on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 11:25pm
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Still that same stupid one track recording idea. Just a classic awesome song. Feedback always awesome!

 

I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn't get to sleep last night 'till the morning came around.

Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills.

Set out runnin' but I take my time, a friend of the devil is a friend of mine,
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air.

Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight.
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail.

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me.

Set out runnin' but I take my time,
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine,
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

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This is coming from a Dead Head...

Submitted by Nyx on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 7:00pm.

Your voice matched this song quite nicely. You sound a little like Jerry, actually, on some on the higher notes. It also gets better as you keep playing. I like that you kept a tempo fairly similar to the 'American Beauty' version.

Maybe do something a little different for the ending though? Just a suggestion.

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I happen to be a dead-head

Submitted by imperfect on Sun, 05/27/2012 - 4:16pm.

I happen to be a dead-head too. And this is a beautiful cover. <3 

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Thank You!

Submitted by Thors Apprehension on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 11:33am.

Thank You!

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Love your...

Submitted by ggevalt on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 12:44pm.

rendition. Really. Hope you are well and that you will be able to join us this summer and this year for some musical perspectives on words...

gg

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Thanks GG! Would love to

Submitted by Thors Apprehension on Sun, 07/01/2012 - 10:38pm.

Thanks GG! Would love to share my thoughts of the radical vibes. Lookin forward to the slam in August!