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Devil Baby

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Capo 7th fret
Time signature is mixed 4/4 and 6/4
[Intro]
G (4x)
[Verse] 1
The Gfreaks'll stay together, They're a tight old cCrew
D/F#You look at them, And they look at youG  
GI love the ballyhoo girl, But she don't cCare
CIt's hard to find love aD/F#nywhereEm, HarCd to find love anywD/F#hereG  D/F#  
[Verse] 2
The Gprofessor is the talker, He's the talking Cman
D/F#And if he can't clean a midway, Nobody cGan
GHe'll get the tip on in, From the midway Cmud
CYou gotta have the sawdust D/F#in the blEmood, CGotta have the sawdust D/F#in the blGoodD/F#  
[Chorus]
See the Gpig-faced man and the monkey gCirl
D/F#Come see the big fat lGady
Em'Gator slim with the Amalligator skin
D/F#Come see the devil bGaby
[Solo]
| 6/4 G      | 4/4 C  | 4/4 C  | 6/4 D/F#   | 4/4 G | 4/4 G | 6/4 G    | 4/4 C    | 4/4 C 
| 6/4 C D/F# | 4/4 Em | 4/4 Em | 6/4 C D/F# | 4/4 G | 4/4 G | 4/4 D/F# | 4/4 D/F# | 4/4 D/F# | D/F#
[Verse] 3
SpGringer is the talker, He's the talking Cman
D/F#He's got the whole studio, Eating out of his hGand
GYou can be on too, With the nuts and the Cgeeks
CCall 1-800-D/F#Ima frEmeak, C1-800-D/F#Ima frGeakD/F#  
[Chorus] 
Be the pGig-faced man or the monkey gCirl
D/F#Come be the big fat lGady
Em'Gator slim with the Amalligator skin
D/F#Come be the devil bGaby
Be the pGig-faced man or the monkey gCirl
D/F#Come be the big fat lGady
Em'Gator slim with the Amalligator skin
D/F#Come be the devil bGabyD/F#  
[Solo]
G C D/F# G C D/F# Em C D/F# G D/F#

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Devil Baby

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo 7th fret

Time signature is mixed 4/4 and 6/4

[Intro]

G (4x)

[Verse] 1

G C

The freaks'll stay together, They're a tight old crew

D/F# G

You look at them, And they look at you

G C

I love the ballyhoo girl, But she don't care

C D/F# Em C D/F# G D/F#

It's hard to find love anywhere, Hard to find love anywhere

[Verse] 2

G C

The professor is the talker, He's the talking man

D/F# G

And if he can't clean a midway, Nobody can

G C

He'll get the tip on in, From the midway mud

C D/F# Em C D/F# G D/F#

You gotta have the sawdust in the blood, Gotta have the sawdust in the blood

[Chorus]

G C

See the pig-faced man and the monkey girl

D/F# G

Come see the big fat lady

Em Am

'Gator slim with the alligator skin

D/F# G

Come see the devil baby

[Solo]

| 6/4 G | 4/4 C | 4/4 C | 6/4 D/F# | 4/4 G | 4/4 G | 6/4 G | 4/4 C | 4/4 C

| 6/4 C D/F# | 4/4 Em | 4/4 Em | 6/4 C D/F# | 4/4 G | 4/4 G | 4/4 D/F# | 4/4 D/F# | 4/4 D/F# | D/F#

[Verse] 3

G C

Springer is the talker, He's the talking man

D/F# G

He's got the whole studio, Eating out of his hand

G C

You can be on too, With the nuts and the geeks

C D/F# Em C D/F# G D/F#

Call 1-800-Ima freak, 1-800-Ima freak

[Chorus]

G C

Be the pig-faced man or the monkey girl

D/F# G

Come be the big fat lady

Em Am

'Gator slim with the alligator skin

D/F# G

Come be the devil baby

G C

Be the pig-faced man or the monkey girl

D/F# G

Come be the big fat lady

Em Am

'Gator slim with the alligator skin

D/F# G D/F#

Come be the devil baby

[Solo]

G C D/F# G C D/F# Em C D/F# G D/F#

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