Chords for Devil's Backbone (Lyrics) - The Civil Wars

Tempo:
115.85 bpm
Chords used:

Am

B

A

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Devil's Backbone (Lyrics) - The Civil Wars chords
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Oh Lord, oh Lord, what have I done?
I've fallen in love with a man on the run
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't take that sinner from me
Oh, don't take that sinner from me
Oh [Am] Lord, [E] oh Lord, what do I do?
I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you
He's raised on the edge of the devil's backbone
Oh, I just wanna take him on
Oh, I just wanna take him [Am]
on
Hmm, [Bm]
[C] [B]
[E] ooh
[Am] [B]
[C] [G]
[Am] Oh Lord, oh Lord, [B] he's somewhere between
[Am] A hangman's knife [A] and three master feet
[Am] He was in a row, right he could choose
He [Dm] did what he [Am] had to do
Oh, [D] he did what he [A] had to do
Ooh, [B]
[Am] [B]
[Am] ooh
Give me a burden, [B]
give me a blame
[C] A shoulder to load and [Bm] a sweat of [Am] shame
Give me a burden, [A]
give me a [Am] blame
How many, how many, [B] how many sisters [Am] won't you take?
[A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not
He's good [A] and he's bad and he's all that I've got
[Am] Oh Lord, oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't take that sinner [A] from me
[G] Oh, don't take that sinner [C] from me
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
C
3211
E
2311
Am
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn The Civil Wars - Devils Backbone chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, Am, D, Am, Bm, A, Bm, C, Am and E. Start with a comfortable 56 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 113. With an eye on the song's key A Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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Oh Lord, oh Lord, what have I done?
I've fallen in love with a man on the run
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't take that sinner from me
Oh, don't take that sinner from me
Oh [Am] Lord, [E] oh Lord, what do I do?
I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you
He's raised on the edge of the devil's backbone
Oh, I just wanna take him on
Oh, I just wanna take him [Am] _
on
_ Hmm, _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ ooh
[Am] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ Oh Lord, oh Lord, [B] he's somewhere between
[Am] A hangman's knife [A] and three master feet
[Am] He was in a row, right he could choose
He [Dm] did what he [Am] had to do
Oh, [D] he did what he [A] had to _ _ do
Ooh, _ _ [B] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ ooh _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Give me a burden, [B]
give me a blame
[C] A shoulder to load and [Bm] a sweat of [Am] shame
Give me a burden, [A]
give me a [Am] blame
How many, how many, [B] how many sisters [Am] won't you take?
_ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not
He's good [A] and he's bad and he's all that I've got
[Am] Oh Lord, oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't take that sinner [A] from me
[G] Oh, don't take that sinner _ [C] from me _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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