Devil Gets His Dues Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
Devil Gets His Dues
Recorded by Loretta Lynn
Written by Darrell Statler
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Well a you think you're the
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hottest thing a
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going
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way things come to you you think you're
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in
But one of these days that
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wind's a gonna start
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blowing
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may not lose but
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big boy you won't
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win
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Cause the devil gets his dues and you'll
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start
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When he collects you know you've pay your
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debt
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The devil gets his dues like I been a
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saying
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hurt just like you've
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hurt me you can
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bet
When it comes to love you've
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read the devil's
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menu
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you brag a lot that you just can't be
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hurt
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one who knows a
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trick or two
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day I might rub
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your face in the
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dirt
Well your little play house is a
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sitting on sticks of
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dynamite
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might get mad tonight and light the
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fuse
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find out that my
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dog
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know the devil's
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here collecting
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dues
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Devil Gets His Dues?
- The song Devil Gets His Dues was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
