Track 1 (Extended 1)

Intro – Slide Riff + Foot Stomp

(Moaning slide riff with steady foot stomp: boom-chak, boom-chak)

Low and dirty—set the spell.

Verse 1

She left me with the moonlight, creepin' through the trees

No goodbye, no mercy—just a ghost in the breeze

Now I sleep with the gators, and drink with the crows

My only friend’s this six-string, and Lord, she knows

Verse 2

Devil came a-creepin', through the cypress black

Said, “Boy, your soul is mine now, no one’s comin’ back.”

But I tuned up that guitar, like I load a gun

Struck a chord so mean, he started to run

Chorus

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I play these six strings from the grave, keep the devil off my land

Every note's a nail I hammer, with my broken, bleeding hand

Yeah she’s gone and left me hollow, but I ain't gonna pray

I just stomp that beat, and

I keep the devil away

Slide Interlude

(Slide guitar snarls like a rattlesnake, foot stomp grows louder—let it breathe)

Verse 3

Smoke rolls in like sorrow, thick and slow and black

But this porch is still standin’—and I ain’t lookin’ back

Got whiskey in my bloodline, dirt beneath my name

But every time I play, I burn him in the flame

Chorus – Repeat w/ More Fire

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I play these six strings from the grave, and it shakes the cypress trees

Every bend is brimstone thunder, every howl cuts through the breeze

Ain’t no priest to save me, but I play like judgment day

Yeah I stomp that dirt, and

I keep the devil away

Bridge – Spoken Over Slide Groove

“Ain’t no preacher in this swamp…

Ain’t no cross in sight…

Just me, this box of wood and wire…

And the fire I light each night.”

Final Chorus – Let It Swell

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I play these six strings from the grave, it’s the curse I chose to bear

Every riff’s a resurrection, every note a sinner’s prayer

She’s gone, and hell’s behind me, but I won’t be led astray

As long as I got this rhythm—

I keep the devil away

Outro – Fade with Slide & Stomp

(Slide echoes like a ghost call, fading into the swamp…)

Last beat hits like a coffin

Outro Extended – Slide Fades to Silence

(Slide slows, dirt under boot—each note drawn out, mournful)

Fingerprints in the mud, memories sink below

Night folds round my shadow, but I play it slow

One last moan on the steel, that old story told

Devil’s quiet in the holler—my blood runs cold

Foot stomp trails off, heart pounding thick

Swamp silent, guitar heavy—let it stick

Black water memories, drifting away

Six strings still echo—keeping the devil at bay

(Final faint slide, one last stomp—then gone)