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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Bessie Smith-Devil's Gonna Get You chords
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[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.
Key:  
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
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To start learning Porter Grainger, Ernest Elliott, Bob Fuller, Bessie Smith - (1927-1928) Devils Gonna Get You chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, Ab, G, Cm, D, Bb and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 84 BPM and then match the original tempo of 170 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Ab Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ [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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Featured within the album Smith, Bessie: Empty Bed Blues is this song, written by Porter Grainger.

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