Chords for Bessie Smith-Devil's Gonna Get You
Tempo:
169.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
Eb
Cm
G
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Start Jamming...
[Bb] [D]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [D] [A]
[Cm] It's a long, [D]
long lane that [G] has no [Cm]
turning.
[C] [G]
There's [Cm] a fire [D] that always [G] keeps [Cm] on burning.
[C]
[G] [D] [Ab] [G] The [Cm] devil's down below, [C]
[D] [G] it's walking [Cm] his hand.
[D] [Ab] And that's [G] where you [Cm] are [G] going to [Cm]
go.
[Bb] Do [Eb] you [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] understand?
[Bb] [Eb]
The devil's gonna get you.
[Ab] The devil's gonna get you.
[Eb] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get you.
[A] Man, just as [Fm] sure as [Gm] you fall.
[C] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] The devil's gonna get you.
The [Ab] devil's gonna get you.
[Eb] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get [Cm] you.
The way [C] you're [Eb] carrying [Ab] on.
[Eb] [C]
[G] You go away, stay for a week.
[C] On your dogs gone free.
[F] Come back home, get in my bed.
[Bb] And [N] turn your back on me.
[Eb] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
I mean, [Ab] the devil's [Ebm] gonna get you.
[Eb] Man, the devil's [C] gonna get [Cm] you.
Sure [Eb]
as you fall.
[Gm] [A] [Eb]
32 -timer,
[Ab] 32 [Ebm]
[Ab]-timer, [Gm]
32-timer.
[A]
You [Eb] ain't coming.
[C] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
I [Ab] mean, the devil's gonna get you.
[Ebm]
[C] [Am] [Gm] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get [A] you.
You know [C] what [Eb] I mean.
[Fm] [Eb]
[C] [G]
I don't want no two-time stuff [C] from my regular man.
[Gm] [C]
[F] Don't want nothing that's been used.
[Bb] [A]
Cause it's [Bb] second hand.
[Eb] The devil's gonna get you.
[Ab] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
Man, [Eb] the devil's [C] gonna get you.
[G] Sure as you [Eb] burn to die.
[Dm] [C]
[G] [D] [A]
[Cm] It's a long, [D]
long lane that [G] has no [Cm]
turning.
[C] [G]
There's [Cm] a fire [D] that always [G] keeps [Cm] on burning.
[C]
[G] [D] [Ab] [G] The [Cm] devil's down below, [C]
[D] [G] it's walking [Cm] his hand.
[D] [Ab] And that's [G] where you [Cm] are [G] going to [Cm]
go.
[Bb] Do [Eb] you [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] understand?
[Bb] [Eb]
The devil's gonna get you.
[Ab] The devil's gonna get you.
[Eb] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get you.
[A] Man, just as [Fm] sure as [Gm] you fall.
[C] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] The devil's gonna get you.
The [Ab] devil's gonna get you.
[Eb] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get [Cm] you.
The way [C] you're [Eb] carrying [Ab] on.
[Eb] [C]
[G] You go away, stay for a week.
[C] On your dogs gone free.
[F] Come back home, get in my bed.
[Bb] And [N] turn your back on me.
[Eb] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
I mean, [Ab] the devil's [Ebm] gonna get you.
[Eb] Man, the devil's [C] gonna get [Cm] you.
Sure [Eb]
as you fall.
[Gm] [A] [Eb]
32 -timer,
[Ab] 32 [Ebm]
[Ab]-timer, [Gm]
32-timer.
[A]
You [Eb] ain't coming.
[C] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
I [Ab] mean, the devil's gonna get you.
[Ebm]
[C] [Am] [Gm] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get [A] you.
You know [C] what [Eb] I mean.
[Fm] [Eb]
[C] [G]
I don't want no two-time stuff [C] from my regular man.
[Gm] [C]
[F] Don't want nothing that's been used.
[Bb] [A]
Cause it's [Bb] second hand.
[Eb] The devil's gonna get you.
[Ab] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
Man, [Eb] the devil's [C] gonna get you.
[G] Sure as you [Eb] burn to die.
Key:
C
Eb
Cm
G
Ab
C
Eb
Cm
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Cm] It's a _ long, _ _ [D]
long lane that [G] has no [Cm] _
turning.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ There's [Cm] a fire _ _ [D] that always [G] keeps [Cm] on burning.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ [G] The _ _ [Cm] devil's down below, [C] _
_ [D] _ [G] it's walking _ [Cm] his hand.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Ab] And that's [G] where you [Cm] are [G] going to [Cm] _
go.
[Bb] _ Do [Eb] you _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] [Ab] understand?
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb]
The devil's gonna get you. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] The devil's gonna get you. _ _ _ _
[Eb] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get you.
[A] _ Man, just as [Fm] sure as [Gm] you fall.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] The devil's gonna get you. _ _ _ _
The [Ab] _ devil's gonna get you.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get [Cm] you.
The way [C] you're _ [Eb] carrying _ [Ab] on. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ You go away, _ stay for a week.
_ [C] _ On your dogs gone free. _ _
_ _ [F] _ Come back home, _ get in my bed.
[Bb] And _ [N] _ turn your back on me.
[Eb] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
_ _ I mean, [Ab] the devil's [Ebm] gonna get you.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Man, the devil's [C] gonna get [Cm] you.
Sure [Eb] _
as you fall. _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _
32 _ -timer, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ 32 [Ebm] _
_ [Ab]-timer, _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ 32-timer.
_ _ [A] _
You [Eb] ain't _ coming. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
_ _ _ I [Ab] mean, the devil's gonna get you.
[Ebm] _ _
_ [C] _ [Am] _ [Gm] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get [A] you.
You know [C] what [Eb] I mean.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
I don't want no two-time stuff _ [C] from my regular _ man.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ Don't want nothing _ that's been _ used.
[Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ Cause it's [Bb] second _ hand.
[Eb] The devil's gonna get you.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Oh, the devil's gonna get _ you. _ _
_ Man, [Eb] the devil's [C] gonna get you.
[G] Sure as you [Eb] burn to die. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Cm] It's a _ long, _ _ [D]
long lane that [G] has no [Cm] _
turning.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ There's [Cm] a fire _ _ [D] that always [G] keeps [Cm] on burning.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ [G] The _ _ [Cm] devil's down below, [C] _
_ [D] _ [G] it's walking _ [Cm] his hand.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Ab] And that's [G] where you [Cm] are [G] going to [Cm] _
go.
[Bb] _ Do [Eb] you _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] [Ab] understand?
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb]
The devil's gonna get you. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] The devil's gonna get you. _ _ _ _
[Eb] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get you.
[A] _ Man, just as [Fm] sure as [Gm] you fall.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] The devil's gonna get you. _ _ _ _
The [Ab] _ devil's gonna get you.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get [Cm] you.
The way [C] you're _ [Eb] carrying _ [Ab] on. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ You go away, _ stay for a week.
_ [C] _ On your dogs gone free. _ _
_ _ [F] _ Come back home, _ get in my bed.
[Bb] And _ [N] _ turn your back on me.
[Eb] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
_ _ I mean, [Ab] the devil's [Ebm] gonna get you.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Man, the devil's [C] gonna get [Cm] you.
Sure [Eb] _
as you fall. _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _
32 _ -timer, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ 32 [Ebm] _
_ [Ab]-timer, _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ 32-timer.
_ _ [A] _
You [Eb] ain't _ coming. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] Oh, the devil's gonna get you.
_ _ _ I [Ab] mean, the devil's gonna get you.
[Ebm] _ _
_ [C] _ [Am] _ [Gm] Oh, the devil's [C] gonna get [A] you.
You know [C] what [Eb] I mean.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
I don't want no two-time stuff _ [C] from my regular _ man.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ Don't want nothing _ that's been _ used.
[Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ Cause it's [Bb] second _ hand.
[Eb] The devil's gonna get you.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Oh, the devil's gonna get _ you. _ _
_ Man, [Eb] the devil's [C] gonna get you.
[G] Sure as you [Eb] burn to die. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _