Hayden (aka The Hill Country Devil) talking sobriety, new songs and life.

Is Hayden ok?
No shows, no new music

Wishing him the best

Its a burden to know what heroin(or your drug of choice) feels like…wow…that truth will haunt us to the grave.

Hayden I hope you’re doing good!! You’re so talented and helped me through some hard times while I was getting sober. 9 years now…thank you for singing the songs that resonate with us all ❤

Good luck bro. Ive always uad to be doin something. I look at kicking dope as a huge achievement. I drink a couple beers after work to take the edge off and have been a productive member of society for 8 years now . In my experience trying to stop doing everything guarantees failure. Im rooting for you man I hope you are able to do what I can not.

Went to see Arlo at the Burl a few weeks ago. Had no idea but HCD was playing when I walked in. Made my night. I appreciate you brother.

" its a burden to know what heroin feels like" truer words never spoken

Leroy sent me 😊 🙏

New fan. Just caught you tonight in Pittsburgh. Stay up Dude. Love the writing the voice the playing. Best to you

All drugs but for me opiates yeah, the biggest issue is the burden of knowing how good they feel. Best feeling I've ever felt in my life. If you told Somone that they would obviously want to feel that and feel it every day.

fuck. yes. 100000x over

Looking extra tatted and healthy brother keep it up hayden

Capo on the 3rd fret. The song starts on a walk up to the C. Hayden uses walk ups/downs for a lot of the chord changes.

Listen to the song to get those down.

[VERSE 1]

C

Well low and behold

Am

I’m on the needle again

F

What a god dammed joke

G

Another song about dope

C

That’s how pathetic I am

C

So always do what your told

Am

Don’t ever piss in the wind

F

Don’t ever gorge upon grief

G

Don’t strip your own tree

C

Lest you end up like me

[CHORUS]

Am

Well I’ve been dreaming

Dm F

Bout a color not quite like blood

C

Fillin up my lungs

E7

Chasing death like a settin sun

Am

And I’m scheming

F C

Hocking diamonds made of glass

G

And the things that fell from trucks all help build

E

The kingdom of ash

F

Till the wheels fall off

Dm G

There’s no getting off this track

C

Guaranteed to owe your money back(?)

Am F G C

[VERSE 2]

C

Now low and behold

Am

The walls are closing in fast

F

What a god damned mess

G

On the laurels I rest

C

some make believe past

C

And all the tales I’ve sold

Am

To feed in this appetite

F

Have finally run their course

G

Depleted all of my stores

C

Last flickers of light

[CHORUS]

Am

But I been dreaming

Dm F

Bout a color not quite like blood

C/G

Fillin up my lungs

E

Chasing death like a settin sun

Am

And I’m reeling

F C

From the bile in my mouth

G E7

Repercussions spent in coughing fits with sweats that flood the ground(? This line was hard to make out)

F

If you don’t keep afloat

Dm G

You’re surely gonna drown

C

sink into the nowhere to be found

Am F G C

[VERSE 3]

C

Well low and behold

Am

I’m in the city of tents

F

And I’m trapped in the fog

G

Like a cement bog

C

Steady blowing my rent (? Hard to make out these last two lines)

C

And if you ever seen

Am

A man as hollowed out as I

F

What a god damned shame

G

The trouble sure came

C

Such an idiots price

[CHORUS]

Am

But I been dreaming

Dm F

Bout a color not quite like blood

C/G

Filling up my lungs

E

Chasing death like a setting sun

Am

And I’m leaving

F C

Once my ships at least in sight

C/G

For the golden hands of


foreign lands(?)

E7

Where no creatures prowl the night

F

When your lips go blue

Dm G

No spray will set you right

G

You just close your eyes

C

And float into the light.

I welcome any corrections!

Creative, beautiful, talented, singer, songwriter, guitar player ! Best wishes to you ! Thank you for sharing your Music !