Chords for Country Sisters - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (2006)
Tempo:
151.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
Dm
E
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[D]
[E] [D]
The [Gb] devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.
Little Bynum, he was waiting on you, willing to make a deal.
When he came across this young man with a fiddle and a blanket hard,
the devil told him, he could stomp the left until [A] you walk.
[D] I bet you didn't know it, I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you care to take it there, I'll make you bet this you.
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, you'll skip the devil his due.
But a fiddle's golden, ain't you so?
I'm better [Am] than you.
[D]
[Gm] Well, the boy said, [Ebm] my name is Johnny, and it might be a sin.
But I'll take your bet you're gonna regret, for I'm [D] a
Johnny, you're looking out there, [Am] Lord, I pray you feel hard.
[Gm] The devil went to Georgia, [D] and the devil needs some [Dm] hearts.
And if you're with him, you'll [Am] shine a little later on.
[A] But if you lose, never forget your song.
[Dm] [C] The devil [Gm]
[D]
opened up his gifts, and he said, I'll start a show.
And fire flew from his fingertips as he was rising up that [Ebm] boat.
They pulled the bow across the stream, and it made an evil hit.
But a band of demons joined in, and it sounded something like this.
[D] [Dm] [E]
[D] [F] [E]
[D] [F] [E]
[D] [F] [E]
[D] [Dm] [E]
[D] [Dm] [E]
[D] [Dm] [Em]
[D] [Dm]
[E] [D]
[G] [E] The [D] devil finished [Bb] Johnny, said, you're a pretty good old song.
Now sit down in that chair right there, let me show you how it's done.
[D] The dog was run, and the devil's [C] house was rising sun.
[D] He was tripping on bread, and picking on dough.
And there he [C] turned about, and he tried to mow.
[Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] [A]
[D] [Dm]
[Gm]
[D] The devil bowed his head, because he knew he'd been beaten.
And he laid that ghostly fiddle on the [Ebm] ground of Johnny's.
And Johnny said, just come on back, you ever want to try again?
And I told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best ever been.
[D] The dog was run, and the devil's [E] house was rising sun.
[C]
[D] He was tripping on bread, and picking on dough.
And [Am] there he turned about, and he tried to mow.
And there he turned about, [Dm] and he [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Am]
[Eb] [Am] [Bb]
[D] [E]
[D] tried to mow.
[N] Our fellow player, Linda.
[Gm]
[D]
[E] [D]
The [Gb] devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.
Little Bynum, he was waiting on you, willing to make a deal.
When he came across this young man with a fiddle and a blanket hard,
the devil told him, he could stomp the left until [A] you walk.
[D] I bet you didn't know it, I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you care to take it there, I'll make you bet this you.
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, you'll skip the devil his due.
But a fiddle's golden, ain't you so?
I'm better [Am] than you.
[D]
[Gm] Well, the boy said, [Ebm] my name is Johnny, and it might be a sin.
But I'll take your bet you're gonna regret, for I'm [D] a
Johnny, you're looking out there, [Am] Lord, I pray you feel hard.
[Gm] The devil went to Georgia, [D] and the devil needs some [Dm] hearts.
And if you're with him, you'll [Am] shine a little later on.
[A] But if you lose, never forget your song.
[Dm] [C] The devil [Gm]
[D]
opened up his gifts, and he said, I'll start a show.
And fire flew from his fingertips as he was rising up that [Ebm] boat.
They pulled the bow across the stream, and it made an evil hit.
But a band of demons joined in, and it sounded something like this.
[D] [Dm] [E]
[D] [F] [E]
[D] [F] [E]
[D] [F] [E]
[D] [Dm] [E]
[D] [Dm] [E]
[D] [Dm] [Em]
[D] [Dm]
[E] [D]
[G] [E] The [D] devil finished [Bb] Johnny, said, you're a pretty good old song.
Now sit down in that chair right there, let me show you how it's done.
[D] The dog was run, and the devil's [C] house was rising sun.
[D] He was tripping on bread, and picking on dough.
And there he [C] turned about, and he tried to mow.
[Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] [A]
[D] [Dm]
[Gm]
[D] The devil bowed his head, because he knew he'd been beaten.
And he laid that ghostly fiddle on the [Ebm] ground of Johnny's.
And Johnny said, just come on back, you ever want to try again?
And I told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best ever been.
[D] The dog was run, and the devil's [E] house was rising sun.
[C]
[D] He was tripping on bread, and picking on dough.
And [Am] there he turned about, and he tried to mow.
And there he turned about, [Dm] and he [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Am]
[Eb] [Am] [Bb]
[D] [E]
[D] tried to mow.
[N] Our fellow player, Linda.
Key:
D
Dm
E
C
Am
D
Dm
E
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The [Gb] devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.
Little Bynum, he was waiting on you, willing to make a deal.
When he came across this young man with a fiddle and a blanket hard,
the devil told him, he could stomp the left until [A] you walk.
[D] I bet you didn't know it, I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you care to take it there, I'll make you bet this you.
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, you'll skip the devil his due.
But a fiddle's golden, ain't you so?
I'm better [Am] than you.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] Well, the boy said, [Ebm] my name is Johnny, and it might be a sin.
But I'll take your bet you're gonna regret, for I'm _ [D] a_
Johnny, you're looking out there, [Am] Lord, I pray you feel hard.
[Gm] The devil went to Georgia, [D] and the devil needs some [Dm] hearts.
And if you're with him, you'll [Am] shine a little later on.
[A] But if you lose, never forget your song.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] The _ _ devil [Gm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ opened up his gifts, and he said, I'll start a show.
And fire flew from his fingertips as he was rising up that [Ebm] boat.
They pulled the bow across the stream, and it made an evil hit.
_ _ _ But a band of demons joined in, and it sounded something like this.
_ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ The _ _ _ _ [D] devil finished [Bb] Johnny, said, you're a pretty good old song.
Now sit down in that chair right there, let me show you how it's done.
[D] _ The dog was run, _ _ and the devil's [C] house was rising sun.
_ _ _ [D] He was tripping on bread, and picking on dough.
_ _ And there he [C] turned about, and he tried to mow.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] The devil bowed his head, because he knew he'd been beaten.
And he laid that ghostly fiddle on the [Ebm] ground of Johnny's.
And Johnny said, just come on back, you ever want to try again?
And I told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best ever been.
[D] _ The dog was run, _ _ and the devil's [E] house was rising sun.
[C] _ _
_ [D] He was tripping on bread, and picking on dough. _ _
And [Am] there he turned about, and he tried to mow.
And there he turned about, _ [Dm] and he _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ tried to mow. _
_ _ [N] Our _ _ fellow player, Linda. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The [Gb] devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.
Little Bynum, he was waiting on you, willing to make a deal.
When he came across this young man with a fiddle and a blanket hard,
the devil told him, he could stomp the left until [A] you walk.
[D] I bet you didn't know it, I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you care to take it there, I'll make you bet this you.
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, you'll skip the devil his due.
But a fiddle's golden, ain't you so?
I'm better [Am] than you.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] Well, the boy said, [Ebm] my name is Johnny, and it might be a sin.
But I'll take your bet you're gonna regret, for I'm _ [D] a_
Johnny, you're looking out there, [Am] Lord, I pray you feel hard.
[Gm] The devil went to Georgia, [D] and the devil needs some [Dm] hearts.
And if you're with him, you'll [Am] shine a little later on.
[A] But if you lose, never forget your song.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] The _ _ devil [Gm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ opened up his gifts, and he said, I'll start a show.
And fire flew from his fingertips as he was rising up that [Ebm] boat.
They pulled the bow across the stream, and it made an evil hit.
_ _ _ But a band of demons joined in, and it sounded something like this.
_ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ The _ _ _ _ [D] devil finished [Bb] Johnny, said, you're a pretty good old song.
Now sit down in that chair right there, let me show you how it's done.
[D] _ The dog was run, _ _ and the devil's [C] house was rising sun.
_ _ _ [D] He was tripping on bread, and picking on dough.
_ _ And there he [C] turned about, and he tried to mow.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] The devil bowed his head, because he knew he'd been beaten.
And he laid that ghostly fiddle on the [Ebm] ground of Johnny's.
And Johnny said, just come on back, you ever want to try again?
And I told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best ever been.
[D] _ The dog was run, _ _ and the devil's [E] house was rising sun.
[C] _ _
_ [D] He was tripping on bread, and picking on dough. _ _
And [Am] there he turned about, and he tried to mow.
And there he turned about, _ [Dm] and he _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ tried to mow. _
_ _ [N] Our _ _ fellow player, Linda. _ _ _ _ _ _