The Devil Went Down to Georgia

The Devil Went Down to Georgia: Chords

Intro:
REm      DO      REm DO SIb LAm SOL LA REm 

LA DO REm        DO LA REm         

          REm
Well, the Devil went down to Georgia

He was lookin' for a soul to steal

He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind

And he was willing to make a deal

When he came across this young man

Sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot
                        
And the Devil jumped up on a hickory stump
                                     LA DO
And said "Boy, let me tell you what"
     REm
"You probably didn't even know it, 

but I am a fiddle player too

And if you'd care to take a dare, 

I'll just make a bet with you

Now you're playin' pretty good fiddle, boy, 

but give the Devil his due

I'll bet a fiddle o' gold against your soul, 
                             LA DO
I think I'm better than you"
    REm
The boy said, "My name's Johnny and it might be a sin

But I'm gon' take your bet and you're gonna regret

I'm the best there's ever been"

REm                            DO
Johnny, rosin' up your bow and play your fiddle hard
       SOLm
'Cause Hell's broke loose in Georgia 
        REm
and the Devil deals the cards

And if you win, 
                   SOLm
you get this shiny fiddle made of gold
    LA                               LA7
But if you lose, the Devil gets your soul

REm      DO      REm DO SIb LAm SOL LA REm

LA DO   REm
    The Devil opened up his case and he said, 

"I'll start this show"

And fire flew from his fingertips 

as he rosined up his bow

And then he pulled his bow across the strings 

and it made a evil hiss

And then a band of demons joined in 
                                   LA DO REm
and it sounded something like this

RE5  FA5  MI5  RE5

RE5  FA5  MI5  RE5

RE5  FA5  MI5  RE5

RE5  FA5  MI5  RE5

RE5  FA5  MI5  RE5

RE5  FA5  MI5  RE5

RE5  FA5  MI5  RE5

SOL5 LAm SIb DO REm       LA5 DO5 REm

         
...When the Devil finished, Johnny said

"You know, you're pretty good ol' son

But you just flop down in that chair right there

I'm gon' show you how this stuff's done"

RE
Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run
    DO
The Devil's in the house of the risin' sun
    RE
The chicken in the bread-pan pickin' out dough
DO                                
Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no

REm      DO      REm      DO

REm      DO      LA               LA DO REm


...Well, that ol' Devil bowed his head 

because he knew that he'd been beat

And he laid that golden fiddle down 

on the ground at Johnny's feet

Johnny said, "Devil, come on back 

if you ever wanna try again

I done told you once, you son of a gun, 

I'm the best there's ever been"

And he played

RE
Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run
    DO
The Devil's in the house of the risin' sun
    RE
The chicken in the bread-pan pickin' out dough
DO 
Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no

REm      DO      REm      DO

REm      DO REm MI5 SOL5 REm DO SIb LAm

REm DO SIb LAm  REm DO SIb LAm

REm DO SIb LAm SOL FA  REm

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The Devil Went Down to Georgia è un brano scritto e interpretato da Charlie Daniels, contenuto nell'album Million Mile Reflections pubblicato nel 1979. Decimo lavoro in studio per il cantautore del North Carolina, prende spunto nel titolo dai milioni di miglia percorsi insieme alla sua band per rincorrere un qualsiasi tipo di palcoscenico! La canzone è il pezzo più conosciuto del disco e del suo repertorio: racconta il celebre patto col diavolo di un certo Johhny.

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L'autore del post

Alberto Moneti

36 anni, polistrumentista: pianoforte, chitarra, batteria, clarinetto. Ha conseguito la licenza in teoria musicale e solfeggio presso il Conservatorio Cherubini di Firenze. Dal 1997 è organista presso la Basilica di Santa Maria del Sasso, a Bibbiena (AR).