Chords for The Devil Went Down To Washington
Tempo:
129.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Dm
Bb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Eb]
[B] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[Eb] [E] The devil went down to [Eb] Washington.
He was looking for a throne [B] to steal.
[Fm] He wanted to bind his frame of [Gb] mind to America's New Deal.
When [Bb] he came upon this [E] patriot on Guitar Planet [Bb] Hot, Obama jumped up a political stump and said,
Joe, I'll tell you what.
[D] I'll bet you hadn't heard that I'm a guitar player too.
And if you care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with [B] you.
Now you play a pretty good guitar, boy, [Bb] but give Obama his due.
I'll bet the nation sold [F] whose throne I stole I'm [Gb] a better player than you.
[D] Joe said, my name's not boy, man, and I'm ready to rebel.
But I'll [Gb] take your bet and your veiled threat if it'll break your evil spell.
[Dm] Joe, grab your Stratocaster and [C] play your faders [G] hard.
Because hell's broke loose in D.C. and [Bb] Obama holds the cards.
And if he [Dm] wins the minds of [Gm] men, the damage is [A] untold.
But if you win, the devil could be unthrown.
[Dm]
[C] [D]
[Dm] Obama grabbed his Telecaster and said, I'll start this [B] test.
A blast of fire flew from his fingertips as he unbuttoned his president's vest.
Then he kissed his magic guitar pick and it made an evil hiss.
And a band of [Eb] politicians joined [E] in and it sounded something like this.
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[Am] [E] [Dm]
[Am] [G] [Bb] [Gm]
[F]
[G] [Bb]
[F] [G] [F]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
When Obama finished, Joe said, [E] well, you're pretty good, Hussein.
[Eb] But sit right there with that arrogant [Bb] glare till I've finished up my play.
And he [D] played.
Obama's in D.C.,. run, boys, run. [C] Rebel in the White House ain't no fun. [D] Chickens in Congress taking our dog. [C] Granny got Medicare, no child, no. [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Bb] Well, Obama bowed his head because he [Eb] knew that he'd been found. And he laid his silly rubber [E] mask before Joe upon the [Bb] ground. Joe said, [B] Obama, please get lost and [Bb] don't you ever come back again. We done told you once, you socialist pawn, you ain't our nation's [D] friend. He played. Obama's in D.C.,. run, boys, run. [C] Rebel in the White House ain't no fun. [D] Chickens in Congress taking our dog. [C] Granny got Medicare, no child, no. [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[D] [C]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm]
[B] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[Eb] [E] The devil went down to [Eb] Washington.
He was looking for a throne [B] to steal.
[Fm] He wanted to bind his frame of [Gb] mind to America's New Deal.
When [Bb] he came upon this [E] patriot on Guitar Planet [Bb] Hot, Obama jumped up a political stump and said,
Joe, I'll tell you what.
[D] I'll bet you hadn't heard that I'm a guitar player too.
And if you care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with [B] you.
Now you play a pretty good guitar, boy, [Bb] but give Obama his due.
I'll bet the nation sold [F] whose throne I stole I'm [Gb] a better player than you.
[D] Joe said, my name's not boy, man, and I'm ready to rebel.
But I'll [Gb] take your bet and your veiled threat if it'll break your evil spell.
[Dm] Joe, grab your Stratocaster and [C] play your faders [G] hard.
Because hell's broke loose in D.C. and [Bb] Obama holds the cards.
And if he [Dm] wins the minds of [Gm] men, the damage is [A] untold.
But if you win, the devil could be unthrown.
[Dm]
[C] [D]
[Dm] Obama grabbed his Telecaster and said, I'll start this [B] test.
A blast of fire flew from his fingertips as he unbuttoned his president's vest.
Then he kissed his magic guitar pick and it made an evil hiss.
And a band of [Eb] politicians joined [E] in and it sounded something like this.
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[Am] [E] [Dm]
[Am] [G] [Bb] [Gm]
[F]
[G] [Bb]
[F] [G] [F]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
When Obama finished, Joe said, [E] well, you're pretty good, Hussein.
[Eb] But sit right there with that arrogant [Bb] glare till I've finished up my play.
And he [D] played.
Obama's in D.C.,. run, boys, run. [C] Rebel in the White House ain't no fun. [D] Chickens in Congress taking our dog. [C] Granny got Medicare, no child, no. [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Bb] Well, Obama bowed his head because he [Eb] knew that he'd been found. And he laid his silly rubber [E] mask before Joe upon the [Bb] ground. Joe said, [B] Obama, please get lost and [Bb] don't you ever come back again. We done told you once, you socialist pawn, you ain't our nation's [D] friend. He played. Obama's in D.C.,. run, boys, run. [C] Rebel in the White House ain't no fun. [D] Chickens in Congress taking our dog. [C] Granny got Medicare, no child, no. [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[D] [C]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm]
Key:
C
D
Dm
Bb
Eb
C
D
Dm
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] The devil went down to [Eb] Washington.
He was looking for a throne [B] to steal.
[Fm] He wanted to bind his frame of [Gb] mind to America's New Deal.
When [Bb] he came upon this [E] patriot on Guitar Planet [Bb] Hot, Obama jumped up a political stump and said,
Joe, I'll tell you what.
[D] I'll bet you hadn't heard that I'm a guitar player too.
And if you care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with [B] you.
Now you play a pretty good guitar, boy, [Bb] but give Obama his due.
I'll bet the nation sold [F] whose throne I stole I'm [Gb] a better player than you.
[D] Joe said, my name's not boy, man, and I'm ready to rebel.
But I'll [Gb] take your bet and your veiled threat if it'll break your evil spell.
[Dm] Joe, grab your Stratocaster and [C] play your faders [G] hard.
Because hell's broke loose in D.C. and [Bb] Obama holds the cards.
And if he [Dm] wins the minds of [Gm] men, the damage is [A] untold.
But if you win, the devil could be unthrown.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Obama grabbed his Telecaster and said, I'll start this [B] test.
A blast of fire flew from his fingertips as he unbuttoned his president's vest.
Then he kissed his magic guitar pick and it made an evil hiss.
And a band of [Eb] politicians joined [E] in and it sounded something like this.
[Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
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[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ When Obama finished, Joe said, [E] well, you're pretty good, Hussein.
[Eb] But sit right there with that arrogant [Bb] glare till I've finished up my play.
And he [D] played.
Obama's in D.C.,. run, boys, run. _ _ _ [C] Rebel in the White House ain't no fun. _ _ _ [D] Chickens in Congress taking our dog. _ _ _ [C] Granny got Medicare, no child, no. _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Well, Obama bowed his head because he [Eb] knew that he'd been found. And he laid his silly rubber [E] mask before Joe upon the [Bb] ground. Joe said, [B] Obama, please get lost and [Bb] don't you ever come back again. We done told you once, you socialist pawn, you ain't our nation's [D] friend. He played. Obama's in D.C.,. run, boys, run. _ _ [C] Rebel in the White House ain't no fun. _ _ [D] _ Chickens in Congress taking our dog. _ _ [C] _ Granny got Medicare, no child, no. _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] The devil went down to [Eb] Washington.
He was looking for a throne [B] to steal.
[Fm] He wanted to bind his frame of [Gb] mind to America's New Deal.
When [Bb] he came upon this [E] patriot on Guitar Planet [Bb] Hot, Obama jumped up a political stump and said,
Joe, I'll tell you what.
[D] I'll bet you hadn't heard that I'm a guitar player too.
And if you care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with [B] you.
Now you play a pretty good guitar, boy, [Bb] but give Obama his due.
I'll bet the nation sold [F] whose throne I stole I'm [Gb] a better player than you.
[D] Joe said, my name's not boy, man, and I'm ready to rebel.
But I'll [Gb] take your bet and your veiled threat if it'll break your evil spell.
[Dm] Joe, grab your Stratocaster and [C] play your faders [G] hard.
Because hell's broke loose in D.C. and [Bb] Obama holds the cards.
And if he [Dm] wins the minds of [Gm] men, the damage is [A] untold.
But if you win, the devil could be unthrown.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Obama grabbed his Telecaster and said, I'll start this [B] test.
A blast of fire flew from his fingertips as he unbuttoned his president's vest.
Then he kissed his magic guitar pick and it made an evil hiss.
And a band of [Eb] politicians joined [E] in and it sounded something like this.
[Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
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[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ When Obama finished, Joe said, [E] well, you're pretty good, Hussein.
[Eb] But sit right there with that arrogant [Bb] glare till I've finished up my play.
And he [D] played.
Obama's in D.C.,. run, boys, run. _ _ _ [C] Rebel in the White House ain't no fun. _ _ _ [D] Chickens in Congress taking our dog. _ _ _ [C] Granny got Medicare, no child, no. _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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_ [Bb] Well, Obama bowed his head because he [Eb] knew that he'd been found. And he laid his silly rubber [E] mask before Joe upon the [Bb] ground. Joe said, [B] Obama, please get lost and [Bb] don't you ever come back again. We done told you once, you socialist pawn, you ain't our nation's [D] friend. He played. Obama's in D.C.,. run, boys, run. _ _ [C] Rebel in the White House ain't no fun. _ _ [D] _ Chickens in Congress taking our dog. _ _ [C] _ Granny got Medicare, no child, no. _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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