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"Devil with the Green Eyes"
Chords: Bm (x24432) Bsus2 (x24422) G(320033) A (x02220) E7 (022130)
E(022100) A* (x02220); A* is intended to played with index
finger only
Intro: Bm, Bsus2, G, A (x 3)
Bm, A, G, E7, E7
Bm Bsus2 G A Bm
I can un-der-stand you're living in a prison
Bsus2 G A Bm
I know you can only see me as a vision
Bsus2 G A Bm
I might fade away with the coming of a new dawn
A G E E7
And your heart is breaking.
Bm
What are you gonna do now
A G E E7
That you're tired of fak - ing it?
Bm
A G E E7
Well, it's hard to take it
Bm A
When you know what hap - pens each time.
G A Bm Bsus2 A*
The devil with the green eyes
G A Bm
said you were never meant to be mine
Bsus2 A* G A Bm A
'cause I came up from a dark world.
G E7 Bm
And every love I've ever know is dead.
Bsus2 G A Bm
If you come close enough to see I am inhuman
Bsus2 G A Bm
I will tell you why you're feeling so uncertain
Bsus2 G A Bm A
Every word I say has a way of turning evil in you
G E E7
And your heart is breaking.
Bm
What are you gonna do now
A G E E7
That you're tired of fak - ing it?
Bm
A G E E7
Well, it's hard to take it
Bm A
When you know what hap - pens each time.
G A Bm Bsus2 A*
The devil with the green eyes
G A Bm
said you were never meant to be mine
Bsus2 A* G A Bm A
'cause I came up from a dark world.
G E7 Bm
And every love I've ever know is dead.
{Solo}
{Chords Bsus2 G A
over Bm Bsus2 G A
solo: Bm Bsus2 G A
Bm A }
G E E7
And your heart is breaking.
Bm
What are you gonna do now
A G E E7
That you're tired of fak - ing it?
Bm
A G E E7
Well, it's hard to take it
Bm A
When you know what hap - pens each time.
G A Bm Bsus2 A*
The devil with the green eyes
G A Bm
said you were never meant to be mine
Bsus2 A* G A Bm A
'cause I came up from a dark world.
G E7
And every love I've ever known,
G E7
every love I've ever known,
G E7 Bm
every love I've ever know is dead.
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Intro:
Bm Bsus2 G
e---2---------------------------------2-2-2------------3------------------|
b---3------3----------3---------------3-2-2----------------3--------------|
g---4-----------4----------4----------4-4-4--0-------------------0--------|
d---4-------------4-----------4-------4-4-4--0------0---------0-----------|
a---2---2------------------------2----2-2-2-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
A Bm Bsus2
e------------------------|---------------2----------------------2-2-2-----|
b----------2-------------|---------2-/-3--------3---------------3-2-2-----|
g--0/2----------2-----2--|---------------------------4----------4-4-4--0--|
d-------2----------2-----|------4------------4-------------4----4-4-4--0--|
a------------------------|--2---------------------------2-------2-2-2-----|
E------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A Bm A
e-------------------------|--------------2--------------------------------|
b------------2------------|-------2-/-3--------3-------2---0------0-------|
g--0-/-2----------2-----2-|----------------------------------2------------|
d--------2-----------2----|-----4-----------4--------2---2-----2----------|
a-------------------------|--2---------------------0----------------------|
E-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G E7
e-------3-----------------------0---------0-------0-0-0-0-----------------|
b----------3----------------3---------3------3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------|
g---------------0---------1------------------1-1--1-1-1-1-----------------|
d----0--------0--------------------2---------2-2--2-2-2-2-----------------|
a----------------------2--------------------------2-2-2-2-----------------|
E--3----------------0-----------------------------0-0-0-0-----------------|
Verse:
Bm Bsus2 G A
e-----2------2----------2--------2-2-2----------3-----------------------------|
b-------3--------2-/-3-----3-----3-2-2--------------3---------------2---------|
g-----------------------------4--4-2-2-0-----------------0--0-/-2------2---2--|
d--------------------------------4-4-4-0----0---------0-----------2------2----|
a--2-----------------------------2-2-2----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
repeat intro, second Bm through A
Bm A G E E7
e----------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
b---------2-/-3--------3---------2-----0--------0--------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
d------4------------4---------2-----2--------2-----------------------------|
a--2-----------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
Bm | A | G |E E7 || Bm | A|
Chorus:
G A Bm
e---------3-------------------------------------------------2-------------|
b-------------3-----------------2-------------------2-/-3--------3--------|
g------------------0---0-/-2----------2-----2-----------------------------|
d------0--------0-------------2----------2--------4------------4----------|
a---------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
E--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bsus2 A* A
e-----------2-2-2-----| ----------------------|
b--0--------3-2-2--2--| -------2-----0-----0--|
g-----------4-4-4--2--| repeat previous ---------------2------|
d--------4--4-4-4--2--| G, A, Bm tabs ----2-----2------2----| (con't)
a-----2-----2-2-2--0--| replacing Bsus2/A* --0-------------------|
E---------------------| with.... ----------------------|
G (to coda)E7
e---------3---------------------------0----------0-------0-0---|
b-------------3------------------3----------3--------3-3-3-3---|
(con't) g-------------------0---------1----------------------1-1-1-1---|
d----------------0-----------------------2-----------2-2-2-2---|
a------0------------------2--------------------------2-2-2-2---|
E--3-------------------0---------------------------------0-0---|
Coda:
E7 G E7
e-----------------0----------------3----------------------------0-------|
b------------3----------3---------------3-------------------3---------3-|
g---------1-----------------------------------0----------1--------------|
d--------------------2---------0-----------0------------------------2---|
a-----2---------------------------------------------2-------------------|
E--0-----------------------3---------------------0----------------------|
G E7 Bm
e----------3----------------------------0-----------0--------0-0----2-----|
b---------------3------------------3-------------------------3-3----3-----|
g--------------------0----------1---------------3---------3--1-1----4-----|
d------0-----------0-------------------------2---------2-----2-2----4-----|
a---------------------------2--------------------------------2-2----2-----|
E--3---------------------0-----------------------------------0-0----------|
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