Chords for Devil Got My Woman by Skip James
Tempo:
127.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Em
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A] [E] [B]
[E]
[G] [C#m] [C]
[E] [C#] [E]
You know that [Em] I've been a devil,
[E] [Bm]
devil,
failed to be that [B] [E] woman's man.
[B] Because the way that I was,
you know I'm so [A] scantiless and [E] ashamed.
Believe [Em] what
[E]
[B] [Bm] I know,
I sold her for [A] my [E] best friend.
But [B] you know he ain't got no luck,
he ain't got no back [E]
again.
[Em] You know
[E] [Bm] that I'm [B] blind,
and I couldn't take [E] no risk.
Me [B] ain't no [Bm] man, man.
Skip me here, I'll go [E] out of my [G] head.
[C#m] Take a [C] sobering [E] ride.
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
You know I caught that [Em] woman's killer,
[E] [Bm] you caught all her killers.
You know I made [A] that woman [E] some fun,
and I will [B] kill all her lovers,
wherever from the [E] body parts.
[B] [A] [E]
[B] [E]
You know [Em] I'm so sorry,
[E]
[G] you [E] know so [B] sorry, sorry,
[Bm] [E] I will fall in love with you.
Because [B] woman you know you will treat me
only like you [E] used to do.
You know [Em] my baby don't drink whiskey,
my [E]
baby [Bm] she don't drink no whiskey,
and I know she ain't [E] crazy about wine.
[B] I think that the devil,
[Bm] he done changed my [E] baby's mind.
You know I could be [Em] right,
[E] you [B] know I could be right,
then again I [E] could be wrong.
[B] The devil, he done got my baby [E] and he done gone.
[Em] [B] [G] [C#m] [E]
[B] [Em]
[F#] [B] [E]
[G]
[E]
[G] [C#m] [C]
[E] [C#] [E]
You know that [Em] I've been a devil,
[E] [Bm]
devil,
failed to be that [B] [E] woman's man.
[B] Because the way that I was,
you know I'm so [A] scantiless and [E] ashamed.
Believe [Em] what
[E]
[B] [Bm] I know,
I sold her for [A] my [E] best friend.
But [B] you know he ain't got no luck,
he ain't got no back [E]
again.
[Em] You know
[E] [Bm] that I'm [B] blind,
and I couldn't take [E] no risk.
Me [B] ain't no [Bm] man, man.
Skip me here, I'll go [E] out of my [G] head.
[C#m] Take a [C] sobering [E] ride.
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
You know I caught that [Em] woman's killer,
[E] [Bm] you caught all her killers.
You know I made [A] that woman [E] some fun,
and I will [B] kill all her lovers,
wherever from the [E] body parts.
[B] [A] [E]
[B] [E]
You know [Em] I'm so sorry,
[E]
[G] you [E] know so [B] sorry, sorry,
[Bm] [E] I will fall in love with you.
Because [B] woman you know you will treat me
only like you [E] used to do.
You know [Em] my baby don't drink whiskey,
my [E]
baby [Bm] she don't drink no whiskey,
and I know she ain't [E] crazy about wine.
[B] I think that the devil,
[Bm] he done changed my [E] baby's mind.
You know I could be [Em] right,
[E] you [B] know I could be right,
then again I [E] could be wrong.
[B] The devil, he done got my baby [E] and he done gone.
[Em] [B] [G] [C#m] [E]
[B] [Em]
[F#] [B] [E]
[G]
Key:
E
B
Em
Bm
A
E
B
Em
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _
_ [E] _ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know that [Em] I've been a devil, _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ devil,
_ _ failed to be that [B] [E] woman's man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Because the way that I was,
_ you know I'm so [A] scantiless and [E] ashamed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Believe [Em] what _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Bm] _ I know,
I sold her for [A] my [E] best friend. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But [B] you know he ain't got no luck,
_ he ain't got no back [E]
again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] You know
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] that I'm [B] blind,
_ and I couldn't take [E] no risk. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Me [B] ain't no [Bm] _ _ man, man.
Skip me here, I'll go [E] out of my [G] head.
[C#m] Take a [C] sobering [E] ride.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know I caught that [Em] woman's killer, _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] you caught all her killers.
_ You know I made [A] that woman [E] some fun, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ and I will [B] kill all her lovers, _ _
wherever from the [E] body parts. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know [Em] I'm so sorry, _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] you [E] know so [B] sorry, sorry, _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ I will fall in love with you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Because [B] woman you know you will treat me
only like you [E] used to do. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You know [Em] my baby don't drink whiskey,
my _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
baby [Bm] she don't drink no whiskey, _
and I know she ain't [E] crazy about wine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] I think that the devil,
_ [Bm] he done changed my [E] baby's mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I could be [Em] right, _ _
_ _ [E] _ you [B] know I could be right,
_ then again I [E] could be wrong.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ The devil, _ he done got my baby [E] and he done gone. _
[Em] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _
_ [E] _ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know that [Em] I've been a devil, _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ devil,
_ _ failed to be that [B] [E] woman's man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Because the way that I was,
_ you know I'm so [A] scantiless and [E] ashamed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Believe [Em] what _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Bm] _ I know,
I sold her for [A] my [E] best friend. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But [B] you know he ain't got no luck,
_ he ain't got no back [E]
again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] You know
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] that I'm [B] blind,
_ and I couldn't take [E] no risk. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Me [B] ain't no [Bm] _ _ man, man.
Skip me here, I'll go [E] out of my [G] head.
[C#m] Take a [C] sobering [E] ride.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know I caught that [Em] woman's killer, _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] you caught all her killers.
_ You know I made [A] that woman [E] some fun, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ and I will [B] kill all her lovers, _ _
wherever from the [E] body parts. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know [Em] I'm so sorry, _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] you [E] know so [B] sorry, sorry, _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ I will fall in love with you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Because [B] woman you know you will treat me
only like you [E] used to do. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You know [Em] my baby don't drink whiskey,
my _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
baby [Bm] she don't drink no whiskey, _
and I know she ain't [E] crazy about wine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] I think that the devil,
_ [Bm] he done changed my [E] baby's mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know I could be [Em] right, _ _
_ _ [E] _ you [B] know I could be right,
_ then again I [E] could be wrong.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ The devil, _ he done got my baby [E] and he done gone. _
[Em] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]