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Devil Boy

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Chords:
G  D5/ A  Dsus2  
----- ----- --0--
----- ----- --3--
--4-- --7-- --2--
--5-- --7-- --0--
--5-- --5-- -----
--3-- --5-- -----
Intro: 0:00- 0:08
Rhy. Fig. 1
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----------------|----------------| * Repeat 2 times for intro *
----9-------9---|----7-------7---|
--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
9-------9-------|7-------7-------|
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Verse: Play with Rhy. Fig. 1
0:09- 0:42
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
I slept through Easter yesterday
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#  Em7  
right through Christmas just the same
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
the priest came up to me all up in arms
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#  Em7  
he said, "devil boy what have you done?"
Pre-Chorus: 0:43- 0:59
G------------------|Dsus2------0--------|
------------------|----3-----3---3|
-----11--12----11-|--2---------2--|
---0--------------|0--------------|
10----------------|---------------|
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GHey Dsus2devil boy
GWe're gonna to Dsus2blow you're house in
Ghey Dsus2devil boy
Gwhat do you Dsus2think of that?
Chorus: 1:00- 1:16
G  D5/A  
for heaven's sake
G  D5/A  
it's only been 2000 years
G  D5/ A  
and I can't wait any
G  D5/A  
longer for you
Rhy. Fig. 1 1:17- 1:25
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----------------|----------------| * Repeat 2 times for intro *
----9-------9---|----7-------7---|
--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
9-------9-------|7-------7-------|
----------------|----------------|
Verse: Play with Rhy. Fig. 1
1:26- 1:58
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
the Jesuits rolled in their tanks to my front door
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
while the Capuchins held a love-in on my front porch
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
the Augustinians kept to themselves, stuck their tongues out in a row
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
they said, "devil boy, it's off to Hell you go!"
Pre-Chorus: 1:59- 2:16
G------------------|Dsus2------0--------|
------------------|----3-----3---3|
-----11--12----11-|--2---------2--|
---0--------------|0--------------|
10----------------|---------------|
------------------|---------------|
GHey Dsus2devil boy
GWe're gonna to Dsus2blow you're house in
Ghey Dsus2devil boy
Gwhat do you Dsus2think of that?
Chorus: 2:17- 2:32
G  D5/A  
for heaven's sake
G  D5/A  
it's only been 2000 years
G  D5/ A  
and I can't wait any
G  D5/A  
longer for you
Rhy. Fig. 1 2:33- 2:41
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----------------|----------------| * Repeat 2 times for intro *
----9-------9---|----7-------7---|
--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
9-------9-------|7-------7-------|
----------------|----------------|
Verse: Play with Rhy. Fig. 1
2:42- 3:15
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
and so I'll sit and pray for her to call me there
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
and I'll burn that bridge a 1000 times, on the cross I bear
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
just to wonder if you're listening from a soap box in the sky
Dadd9/ F#   Em7  Dadd9/ F#   Em7  
to finally realize my price, was it you or I?
Pre-Chorus: 3:16- 3:31
G------------------|Dsus2------0--------|
------------------|----3-----3---3|
-----11--12----11-|--2---------2--|
---0--------------|0--------------|
10----------------|---------------|
------------------|---------------|
GHey Dsus2devil boy
GWe're gonna to Dsus2blow you're house in
Ghey Dsus2devil boy
Gwhat do you Dsus2think of that?
Chorus: 3:32- end
G  D5/A  
for heaven's sake
G  D5/A  
it's only been 2000 years
G  D5/ A  
and I can't wait any
G  D5/A  
longer for you
G  D5/A  
for heaven's sake
G  D5/A  
I'd give away eternity
G  D5/A  
If you would come back to me
G  D5/A  
If you would come back to me
G  D5/A  
If you would come back to me
G  D5/A  
If you would come back to me
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