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[Intro]
    G    C     G    C    Dx2
[Verse]
When you Gthink I'm doing nothing
And you feel up for a Cfight
It's Gme you should be trusting
'Cause you Cknow I'll get it Dright
[Verse]
Won't you Glisten to my story
How the Devil took my Chand
And Gled me to a bench and vise
CWhere I made my Dstand
[Chorus]
DI'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day
Shoring up this house of god, while Clife it slips aDway
DI'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day
Shoring up this house of god, while Clife it slips aDway
[Instrumental]
    G    C     G    C    Dx2
[Verse]
Well, I Gcould have been a builder
With muscles for a Cheart
I'm Gmaking straight lines for you
Or Cdigging turf and Dsod
[Verse]
Just Glook at that musician
How soft his hands must Cbe
There Gis no intuition
PerCform it too like Dme
[Chorus]
DI'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day
Shoring up this house of god, while Clife it slips aDway
DI'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day
Shoring up this house of god, while Clife it slips aDway
[Verse]
Oh, the Gpower and the glory
The pleasure and the Cpain
That GScandinavian's got it made
I'm Cbuying stuff for Ddebt
[Verse]
When you Gthink I'm doing nothing
I'm still up for a Cfight
It's Gme you should be trusting
'Cause you Cknow I'll get it Dright
[Verse]
Won't you Glisten to my story
How the Devil took my Chand
And Gled me to a bench and vise
CWhere I made my Dstand
[Chorus]
DI'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day
Shoring up this house of god, while Clife it slips aDway
Yes, DI'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day
Shoring up this house of god, while Clife it slips aDway
[Outro]
G  C  G  D
G  C  G D G

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Devils Work

by Fairport Convention

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C D

[Verse]

When you think I'm doing nothing

And you feel up for a fight

It's me you should be trusting

C D

'Cause you know I'll get it right

[Verse]

Won't you listen to my story

How the Devil took my hand

And led me to a bench and vise

C D

Where I made my stand

[Chorus]

I'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day

C D

Shoring up this house of god, while life it slips away

I'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day

C D

Shoring up this house of god, while life it slips away

[Instrumental]

G C G C D

[Verse]

Well, I could have been a builder

With muscles for a heart

I'm making straight lines for you

C D

Or digging turf and sod

[Verse]

Just look at that musician

How soft his hands must be

There is no intuition

C D

Perform it too like me

[Chorus]

I'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day

C D

Shoring up this house of god, while life it slips away

I'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day

C D

Shoring up this house of god, while life it slips away

[Verse]

Oh, the power and the glory

The pleasure and the pain

That Scandinavian's got it made

C D

I'm buying stuff for debt

[Verse]

When you think I'm doing nothing

I'm still up for a fight

It's me you should be trusting

C D

'Cause you know I'll get it right

[Verse]

Won't you listen to my story

How the Devil took my hand

And led me to a bench and vise

C D

Where I made my stand

[Chorus]

I'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day

C D

Shoring up this house of god, while life it slips away

Yes, I'm doing the deed I like, finish it some day

C D

Shoring up this house of god, while life it slips away

[Outro]

G C G D

G C G D G

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