Wanna try your hand at a melody?

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I have a new set of lyrics and I'm not fond of the melody. Want to give it a shot? i see it as a blues of some sort, but whatever you come up with, I'm looking for something simple -- three or four chords. If you come up with something I like (you'd have to send me an MP3 or something so I can hear it) I'll give you co-writing credit.

Here are the lyrics:

THE DEVIL LIVES IN TAYLORVILLE
© 2015 by David Hanners

The Devil lives in Taylorville, don't ask me how I know
Lives in the bottoms where good men seldom go
Feeds off filth and squalor and probably always will
If you're looking for the Devil, he's down in Taylorville

In Taylorville the Devil does as he'll damn-well please
Keeps company with gamblers, bootleggers, whores and thieves
A ragman's daughter, Ruby, I sought her goodwill
The Devil had his own plans down in Taylorville

Ruby sold her charms on an old houseboat
Along with working girls unfit for Terre Haute
Devil introduced her to cocaine's magic spell
And you can't refuse the Devil down in Taylorville

Pleaded with my Ruby, "Leave it behind"
But the Devil owned her flesh and coveted her mind
There's a price you pay and you always will
God help the soul whose debt comes due down in Taylorville

The Devil lives in Taylorville, he always gets his way
Found my darling Ruby cold in her bed one day
White horse took her for one last quick thrill
Devil claims his own down in Taylorville

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I think I've come up with a melody I like. Appreciate all the great responses. There's a lot of talent out there.