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Lindisfarne - Devil Of The North
[Intro] 
      G  C  F  C
Ah ha GhaC  F  C  
Ah ha GhaC  F  C  
Wooo GhooCoF  C  
[Verse 1]
He ain't Gmade out of Ciron or Fmade out of Csteel
He ain't Gno work of Cart, but he Fsure as hell is Creal
He Gain't got a Cpedestal Fup on the Chill
He's the GDevil of the North and he don't stand still
[Instrumental]   G    C    F    C    G    C    F  C  
[Verse 2]
Well, he was Gthere when the Cunderdog Fgot to win the Crace
He was Gthere when the CRent Collector Flanded on his Cface
He was Gthere when the CLandlord Fdidn't call Ctime
The GDevil put the ball across the CSunderland Gline
[Chorus]
CShout it from the pulpit, Embang it on a drum
DCall for your momma, but Cshe ain't gonna Gcome
CNo use hiding when Emhe rides forth
You're Dgonna have to level with the Devil of the North
[Instrumental]   G    C    F    C    G    C    F  C  
[Verse 3]
He makes the Gweeds grow Ctall in the Ffactory Cyard
He puts the Gcoal on the Cbeaches when the Fliving gets Chard
You Gtouch your Chat and give the FDevil his Cdue
'Cause he's Glooking out for me and he's Clooking out for Gyou
[Chorus]
CShout it from the pulpit, Embang it on a drum
DCall for your momma, but Cshe ain't gonna Gcome
CNo use hiding when Emhe rides forth
You're Dgonna have to level with the Devil of the North
[Instrumental]   G    C    F    C    G    C    F    C    G    C    F    C    G    C    F  C  
               G  C  F  C  G  C  F  C  G  C  F  C  G  C  F  C
[Verse 4]
When the Gmist's on the Criver and the Ffeeling's Cfine
He's in a Gsnack bar Csitting with a Ffriend of Cmine
When the Gshutters go Cdown and the Flights come Con
You'll be Gwaiting on the Ccorner, but he's Falready Cgone
[Instrumental]   G    C    F    C    G    C    F  C  
[Verse 5]
GSome say Cwrong, Fsome say Cright
It's a Glittle bit Cblack and a Flittle bit Cwhite
From the Gbanks of the CTyne to the Fshores of the CForth
We've aGll got a little of the Devil of the North
Chorus:
CShout it from the pulpit, Embang it on a drum
DCall for your momma, but Cshe ain't gonna Gcome
CNo use hiding when Emwe ride forth
You're Dgonna have to level with the Devil of the North
CNo use hiding when Emwe ride forth
You're Dgonna have to level with the Devil of the North
[Outro]
G  C  F  C  G  C  F  C  G  C  F  C
You're Ggonna have to level with the Devil of the North

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Devil Of The North

by Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne - Devil Of The North

[Intro]

G C F C

Ah ha ha

G C F C

Ah ha ha

G C F C

Wooo hooo

[Verse 1]

G C F C

He ain't made out of iron or made out of steel

G C F C

He ain't no work of art, but he sure as hell is real

G C F C

He ain't got a pedestal up on the hill

He's the Devil of the North and he don't stand still

G C F C G C F C

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]

G C F C

Well, he was there when the underdog got to win the race

G C F C

He was there when the Rent Collector landed on his face

G C F C

He was there when the Landlord didn't call time

G C G

The Devil put the ball across the Sunderland line

[Chorus]

C Em

Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum

D C G

Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come

C Em

No use hiding when he rides forth

You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North

G C F C G C F C

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

G C F C

He makes the weeds grow tall in the factory yard

G C F C

He puts the coal on the beaches when the living gets hard

G C F C

You touch your hat and give the Devil his due

G C G

'Cause he's looking out for me and he's looking out for you

[Chorus]

C Em

Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum

D C G

Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come

C Em

No use hiding when he rides forth

You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North

G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C

[Instrumental]

G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C

[Verse 4]

G C F C

When the mist's on the river and the feeling's fine

G C F C

He's in a snack bar sitting with a friend of mine

G C F C

When the shutters go down and the lights come on

G C F C

You'll be waiting on the corner, but he's already gone

G C F C G C F C

[Instrumental]

[Verse 5]

G C F C

Some say wrong, some say right

G C F C

It's a little bit black and a little bit white

G C F C

From the banks of the Tyne to the shores of the Forth

We've all got a little of the Devil of the North

Chorus:

C Em

Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum

D C G

Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come

C Em

No use hiding when we ride forth

You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North

C Em

No use hiding when we ride forth

You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North

[Outro]

G C F C G C F C G C F C

You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North

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