Written by Billy Joe Shaver
INTRO: A A D Way down in Virginia A E 'mongst the tall grown sugarcane A D Lived a simple man and a dominacre hen E A And a rose of a different name Well the first time I felt lightnin' I was standin' in the drizzlin' rain With a tremblin' hand and a bottle of gin And a rose of a different nameSOLO When the devil made that woman Lord he threw the pattern away 'Cause she were built for speed with the tools you need To make a new fool every day Now way down deep and dirty On the darkest side of shame You'll find this cane-cuttin' man a-doin' it again With that rose of a different name CHORUS (2x)A D The devil made me do it the first time A E The second time I done it on my own A D Lord put a handle on this simple-headed man E A Help me leave that black rose alone