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Devil Went Down

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Capo on 8 
Capo on 8 
GA small town a little Clong in the Gtooth
Old testament CfirepEmroof
GNew York City's got Cnothing on Gyou
Except the Cglitter and the Gcharm
And the Cmoney and the Emview
Then the CDevil came Garound
GMother Courage Cwhere are you Gnow
Sister Mercy Crun out of Emtown
GFather Confessor Cdrowning in the Gcrowd
Oh, Cbrothers in Garms, 
There werCen't nobody Emaround
And then Cthe Devil cGame down
Oh, the CDevil came Gdown on Dyou
You little Csuffering Gtown
[continue the chord progression throughout .....]
A double shift, a birth and a death
Four hundred dollars of crystal-meth
Nobody thinks they'll end up here
But the Devil's got a way of whispering in your ear
And then the devil comes down
Oh man, look at you go
A yellow taxi's taking you home
The kind you know you're gonna make
When the Devil goes down
Oh, the Devil went down on you
And you're suffering now
Three bars and a video store
A gas station and a funeral home
Some days you're cold to the bone 
Even when you're not alone
Get Jesus on the phone
Because the Devil came down
Oh, the Devil came down on you 
And your suffering town

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Devil Went Down

by Ron Hawkins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 8 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 8

G C G

A small town a little long in the tooth

C Em

Old testament fireproof

G C G

New York City's got nothing on you

C G

Except the glitter and the charm

C Em

And the money and the view

C G

Then the Devil came around

G C G

Mother Courage where are you now

C Em

Sister Mercy run out of town

G C G

Father Confessor drowning in the crowd

C G

Oh, brothers in arms,

C Em

There weren't nobody around

C G

And then the Devil came down

C G D

Oh, the Devil came down on you

C G

You little suffering town

[continue the chord progression throughout .....]

A double shift, a birth and a death

Four hundred dollars of crystal-meth

Nobody thinks they'll end up here

But the Devil's got a way of whispering in your ear

And then the devil comes down

Oh man, look at you go

A yellow taxi's taking you home

The kind you know you're gonna make

When the Devil goes down

Oh, the Devil went down on you

And you're suffering now

Three bars and a video store

A gas station and a funeral home

Some days you're cold to the bone

Even when you're not alone

Get Jesus on the phone

Because the Devil came down

Oh, the Devil came down on you

And your suffering town

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