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The Devils Been Busy

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[Verse 1]
DWhile you're strolling down the fairway
GShowing no reDmorse
DGlowing from the poisons
They've sGprayed on G/F#your golf EmcourseA  
DWhile you're busy sinking bD7irdies
And Bmkeeping your scorecGmard
The Fdevil's been Cbusy in Gyour backyDard
[Verse 2]
DSteaming down the highway
With your Gtrucks of toxic wDaste
DWhere you gonna hide it
GMaybe G/F#outer sEmpace?A  
DYou don't know what you're D7doing
Or Gwhat you have to Gmguard
The Fdevil's been Cbusy in Gyour Dbackyard
[Chorus]
ASometimes you think you're crazy
But you Dknow you're only mad
SomeBmtimes you're better off not knowing
How much Ayou've been had
[Verse 3]
DYou see your second cousin
GWasted in a Dfight
DYou say he had it coming
He Gcouldn't G/F#do it EmrightA  
DYou're in a western D7movie
GPlaying the Gmpart
The Fdevil's been Cbusy in Gyour bDackyard
[Solo]
D G D G D Em A Bm A# F C G D
[Chorus]
ASometimes they say you're wicked
But you Dknow that can't be bad
SomeBmtimes you're better off not knowing
It'll only make you Asad
[Verse4]
DThey're coming down Picadilly
GDripping at the dDash
DWasting sticky willy
GCovering him G/F#with their EmcashA  
They Djust might not have nD7oticed
They've been Gbeating him so hGmard
And the dFevil's been Cbusy in Gyour back yDard
FDevil's been bCusy in yGour back Dyard
FDevil's been bCusy in Gyour back Dyard

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The Devils Been Busy

by Traveling Wilburys

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G/F#

[Verse 1]

While you're strolling down the fairway

G D

Showing no remorse

Glowing from the poisons

G G/F# Em A

They've sprayed on your golf course

D D7

While you're busy sinking birdies

Bm Gm

And keeping your scorecard

F C G D

The devil's been busy in your backyard

[Verse 2]

Steaming down the highway

G D

With your trucks of toxic waste

Where you gonna hide it

G G/F# Em A

Maybe outer space?

D D7

You don't know what you're doing

G Gm

Or what you have to guard

F C G D

The devil's been busy in your backyard

[Chorus]

Sometimes you think you're crazy

But you know you're only mad

Sometimes you're better off not knowing

How much you've been had

[Verse 3]

You see your second cousin

G D

Wasted in a fight

You say he had it coming

G G/F# Em A

He couldn't do it right

D D7

You're in a western movie

G Gm

Playing the part

F C G D

The devil's been busy in your backyard

[Solo]

D G D G D Em A Bm A# F C G D

[Chorus]

Sometimes they say you're wicked

But you know that can't be bad

Sometimes you're better off not knowing

It'll only make you sad

[Verse4]

They're coming down Picadilly

G D

Dripping at the dash

Wasting sticky willy

G G/F# Em A

Covering him with their cash

D D7

They just might not have noticed

G Gm

They've been beating him so hard

F C G D

And the devil's been busy in your back yard

F C G D

Devil's been busy in your back yard

F C G D

Devil's been busy in your back yard

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