Devil Got My Woman Chords by Skip James

Tempo:
108.6 bpm
Chords used:

Am

D

A

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Skip James - Devil Got My Woman chords
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[G#] [D] [Bm]
[Gm]
[Dm] [D]
[Gm] [Am] [Dm]
[A] [Dm] [Am]
I'd rather be the devil than be that [D] woman's man.
[Am] I'd rather be the devil than be [D] that woman's man.
[Am]
[F] [A] [Dm] [Am]
Nothing but the [A] devil [Am] changed [A] my [D] baby's mind.
[A] [D]
[Am] Nothing but the devil changed [D] my baby's mind.
[Am] I [Dm] last night, [A] I lived that last night, I [Am] lived that [A] last night,
[Am] shot to [D] a tick's my rate.
[Am] My mind [A] got to revelin' [Am] like a white geese [D] from the west, from the west.
[Am] The woman [F] I [Dm] loved, woman that I [A]
loved, [Am] told her for [D] my best friend.
But [A]
he got lucky, told her back [D] again.
[A] [D] [A]
But [Am] he got [A] lucky, [Am] told her [D] back again.
[Dm]
[A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[F#]
Key:  
Am
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Am
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of Skip James - Devil Got My Woman chords, with this master sequence: Am, D, Am, A, Am, D and A. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 54 BPM before aiming for the song's 109 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Minor.

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[G#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
I'd rather be the devil _ than be that [D] woman's _ man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] I'd rather be the devil _ than be [D] that woman's man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
Nothing but the [A] devil [Am] _ _ changed [A] my [D] baby's _ mind. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Nothing but the devil _ _ changed [D] my baby's _ _ mind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] I _ _ [Dm] last night, [A] I lived that last night, I [Am] lived that [A] last night,
[Am] shot to [D] a tick's my _ rate. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] My mind [A] got to revelin' [Am] like a white geese [D] from the west, from the west. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] The woman [F] I [Dm] loved, woman that I _ [A] _ _
_ loved, _ [Am] told her for [D] my best friend. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ But [A] _
he got lucky, _ told her back [D] again. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
But [Am] he got [A] lucky, _ [Am] told her [D] back again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The Mississippi Blues album includes this song.

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