Chords for John Martyn - I'd Rather Be The Devil (1973) live at the bbc (excellent quality audio and video)
Tempo:
117.05 bpm
Chords used:
B
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E
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [B] Now this is a song called I'd rather be the devil
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#]
[B]
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[E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [E] [B]
I'd rather [F#] be the devil
I
[B] was trying to take my rest
I [F#] was [B]
trying to take my rest
But [F#] my mind starts rambling [E] like a [B] wild geese
[F#] But my mind [C#m] starts rambling like [E] a wild [B] geese
[F#] And my mind starts rambling like [E] a [Bm] wild geese in the rain
[D] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] [F#m]
[Em]
[B]
The only [F#m] woman I know
[B] She's evil all the time
The only [F#] woman I know
[B] She's evil all the time
I've done [F#] so much [C#] [E] evil just to [F#] have it all
I've done so much [B] evil just to have it [F#] all
I've done so much evil [Em] just to have [B] it all
[F#m] Stole [B]
her from my best friend
The only [F#] woman I [B] know
I stole her from my best friend
[F#] But I know he'll get lucky
[E] And [B] steal her back
[F#] I know he'll get [C#] lucky
[E] Try to steal her back
I [F#] know he'll get lucky
[E]
And steal her [Bm] back
[B]
[D]
[C#] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Em]
[Am] [Em]
[F#m]
[B]
[F#m]
[F#]
[E]
[B]
[F#m] [Bm]
[D#m]
[G#] [F#] [E] I [B]
[F#m]
[B] [F#m] [F#]
[B] [D#m] [F#] [B]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[G]
[F#] [B]
[G]
[B] [G#m]
[G#] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[G] [F#m]
[Em] know he'll get lucky
[A]
[D#m] [G#m]
[F#] [D#m]
[G] [B]
[D#] [A#m] [A#] [B]
[C#m] [F#] [B]
[E] [F#] [C#m]
[Bm]
[F#] [B] [C#]
[G#] [A]
[B]
[F#]
I've [Bm] done so much evil [F#] just to have it all
I'm so tired of Japanese
You are my one [B] man, you are my one man.
[F#] There's nothing but [C#m] a dove, [B] oh no it's [F#] not deep.
There's nothing but a dove, [E] oh [Bm] no it's not [F#] deep.
There's nothing [G#] but a dove, [Em] oh
[B]
[Bm]
Oh, there's no [B] life without a dove.
[Bm] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [E] [B]
I'd rather [F#] be the devil
I
[B] was trying to take my rest
I [F#] was [B]
trying to take my rest
But [F#] my mind starts rambling [E] like a [B] wild geese
[F#] But my mind [C#m] starts rambling like [E] a wild [B] geese
[F#] And my mind starts rambling like [E] a [Bm] wild geese in the rain
[D] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] [F#m]
[Em]
[B]
The only [F#m] woman I know
[B] She's evil all the time
The only [F#] woman I know
[B] She's evil all the time
I've done [F#] so much [C#] [E] evil just to [F#] have it all
I've done so much [B] evil just to have it [F#] all
I've done so much evil [Em] just to have [B] it all
[F#m] Stole [B]
her from my best friend
The only [F#] woman I [B] know
I stole her from my best friend
[F#] But I know he'll get lucky
[E] And [B] steal her back
[F#] I know he'll get [C#] lucky
[E] Try to steal her back
I [F#] know he'll get lucky
[E]
And steal her [Bm] back
[B]
[D]
[C#] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Em]
[Am] [Em]
[F#m]
[B]
[F#m]
[F#]
[E]
[B]
[F#m] [Bm]
[D#m]
[G#] [F#] [E] I [B]
[F#m]
[B] [F#m] [F#]
[B] [D#m] [F#] [B]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[G]
[F#] [B]
[G]
[B] [G#m]
[G#] [F#m]
[G] [A]
[G] [F#m]
[Em] know he'll get lucky
[A]
[D#m] [G#m]
[F#] [D#m]
[G] [B]
[D#] [A#m] [A#] [B]
[C#m] [F#] [B]
[E] [F#] [C#m]
[Bm]
[F#] [B] [C#]
[G#] [A]
[B]
[F#]
I've [Bm] done so much evil [F#] just to have it all
I'm so tired of Japanese
You are my one [B] man, you are my one man.
[F#] There's nothing but [C#m] a dove, [B] oh no it's [F#] not deep.
There's nothing but a dove, [E] oh [Bm] no it's not [F#] deep.
There's nothing [G#] but a dove, [Em] oh
[B]
[Bm]
Oh, there's no [B] life without a dove.
[Bm] [B]
Key:
B
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E
Bm
F#m
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[G] _ _ _ [B] Now this is a song called I'd rather be the devil
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ I'd rather _ _ _ [F#] be _ the devil
_ I _
[B] _ was trying to take my rest
I [F#] _ _ _ _ was [B] _
_ trying to take my _ rest
But [F#] my mind starts rambling [E] like a [B] wild geese
[F#] But my mind [C#m] starts rambling like [E] a wild [B] geese
[F#] And my mind starts rambling like [E] a [Bm] wild geese in the _ _ _ rain _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The only [F#m] woman I know _ _
_ [B] _ _ She's evil all the time
The only [F#] woman I know _ _
_ [B] _ She's evil _ all the time
I've done [F#] so much [C#] [E] evil just to [F#] have it all
I've done so much [B] evil just to have it [F#] all
I've done so much evil [Em] just to have [B] it all _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Stole _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ her from my best friend
The only [F#] _ woman I [B] know
I _ _ stole her from my best friend
[F#] But I know he'll get lucky
[E] And [B] steal her back
[F#] I know he'll get [C#] lucky
[E] Try to steal her back
I [F#] know he'll get lucky
_ [E]
And steal her [Bm] back
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] I _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Em] know he'll get lucky
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
I've _ _ _ _ [Bm] done _ so much evil _ _ _ _ _ [F#] just to have it _ all
I'm so tired of Japanese
You are my one [B] man, you are my one man.
_ [F#] There's nothing but [C#m] a dove, [B] oh no it's [F#] not deep.
There's nothing but a dove, [E] oh [Bm] no it's not [F#] deep.
There's nothing [G#] but a dove, _ [Em] _ oh_
[B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ there's no [B] life without a dove. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ I'd rather _ _ _ [F#] be _ the devil
_ I _
[B] _ was trying to take my rest
I [F#] _ _ _ _ was [B] _
_ trying to take my _ rest
But [F#] my mind starts rambling [E] like a [B] wild geese
[F#] But my mind [C#m] starts rambling like [E] a wild [B] geese
[F#] And my mind starts rambling like [E] a [Bm] wild geese in the _ _ _ rain _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The only [F#m] woman I know _ _
_ [B] _ _ She's evil all the time
The only [F#] woman I know _ _
_ [B] _ She's evil _ all the time
I've done [F#] so much [C#] [E] evil just to [F#] have it all
I've done so much [B] evil just to have it [F#] all
I've done so much evil [Em] just to have [B] it all _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Stole _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ her from my best friend
The only [F#] _ woman I [B] know
I _ _ stole her from my best friend
[F#] But I know he'll get lucky
[E] And [B] steal her back
[F#] I know he'll get [C#] lucky
[E] Try to steal her back
I [F#] know he'll get lucky
_ [E]
And steal her [Bm] back
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] I _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Em] know he'll get lucky
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
I've _ _ _ _ [Bm] done _ so much evil _ _ _ _ _ [F#] just to have it _ all
I'm so tired of Japanese
You are my one [B] man, you are my one man.
_ [F#] There's nothing but [C#m] a dove, [B] oh no it's [F#] not deep.
There's nothing but a dove, [E] oh [Bm] no it's not [F#] deep.
There's nothing [G#] but a dove, _ [Em] _ oh_
[B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ there's no [B] life without a dove. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _