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Artist: Grateful Dead
Track: Friend of the Devil

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I lit up from Reno
I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn't get to sleep that night
Till the morning came around

Set out running but I'll take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
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 running but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
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 it vanished in the air

I set out running but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
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 heart's delight
Second one is prison, baby
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
First one says she's got my child
But it don't look like me

Set out running but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
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 heart's delight
Second one is prison, baby
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

I set out running but I took my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
Just might get some sleep tonight
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The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil
In this song, The Grateful Dead write about a life of crime and how it has affected the narrator—all contained in that beautiful downward melody with which the whole opens and
Corey Taylor – Friend of the Devil
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
The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil (Demo)
[Intro] / - "Friend of the Devil" / [Verse 1] / I set out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / I didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / I
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The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil (Live at Winterland, SF, December 31, 1978)
[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / Didn't get to sleep last night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / Set out runnin' but I take my time / A
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The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil (Live at the Palladium, NYC, April 30, 1977)
[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / Didn't get to sleep last night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / Set out runnin' but I take my time / A
The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970)
[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / Didn't get to sleep last night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / I set out runnin' but I take my time / A
The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil (Live at Springfield Civic Center Arena, Springfield, MA, May 11, 1978)
[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / Didn't get to sleep last night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / Set out runnin' but I take my time / A
The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil (Live at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, September 3, 1977)
[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / Set out runnin' but I take my time / A
The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil [Live at Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD, 9/17/72]
[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / Didn't get to sleep last night 'till the morning came around / [Chorus] / Set out runnin' but I take my time / A
The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil (Live at Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY, September 28, 1976)
[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / Set out runnin' but I take my time / A
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[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno / I was trailed by twenty hounds / Didn't get to sleep last night 'till the morning came around / [Chorus] / Set out runnin' but I take my time / A
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Ministry – Friend of the Devil
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[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by 20 hounds / Couldn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / I set out runnin', but I take my time / A
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I took off from Reno / Chased by twenty hounds / Ran me all night away / 'Til the morning came around / I started out running, gonna take my time / A friend of the devil is a
Lyle Lovett – Friend of the Devil
[Verse 1] / I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds / I didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around / [Chorus] / I set out runnin' but I take my time
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did The Grateful Dead release “Friend of the Devil”?
The Grateful Dead released “Friend of the Devil” on November 1, 1970.
Q:Who wrote “Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead?
“Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead was written by John Dawson, Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia.
Q:Who produced “Friend of the Devil (Live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, September 21, 1972)” by The Grateful Dead?
“Friend of the Devil (Live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, September 21, 1972)” by The Grateful Dead was produced by The Grateful Dead.
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