Devil in a midnight mass Chords
by Billy Talent
Devil in a midnight mass by Billy Talent is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop D Tuning
Intro:
e|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------|-5-----------8---|-7---------------|-5-----------8---|-7---7-3-0-5-7-8-|
D|-5h7-8-|---0-8p0-7p0---0-|---0-7p3p0h5h7-8-|---0-8p0-7p0---0-|---0-7-3-0-5-7-8-|
| x4|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----------8---|-7---7-3-0-5-7-8-|
D|---0-8p0-7p0---0-|---0-7-3-0-5-7-8-|
Verse:
| x4|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---------------|-----7-3-0-5-7-8-|
D|-0---------------|-----7-3-0-5-7-8-|
1.A devil in a midnight mass
2.He prayed behind stained glass
3.A memory of sunday class
4.Ressurected from the past
PreChorus:
| x2|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-11--------------|-10--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-10--------------|-9---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-------------5---|
A|-8---------------|-7---------------|-----------8---7-|---7-5-3-5-7-3---|
D|-8---------------|-7-------------0-|---8p0-7p0---0---|-0-7-5-3-5-7-----|
1.Hold your breath and count to four
2.Pinky swears don't work no more
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-11--------------|-10--------------|-3---------------|-6---------------|
G|-10--------------|-9---------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
D|-8---------------|-7---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|
A|-8---------------|-7---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|
D|-8---------------|-7---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|
1.Footsteps down my hallway floor, getting closer to my door
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-11--------------|-10--------------|-----------------|
G|-10--------------|-9---------------|-----------------|
D|-8---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
A|-8---------------|-7---------------|-----7-5-3-5-7-8-|
D|-8---------------|-7---------------|-----7-5-3-5-7-8-|
1.I was alive, but now I'm singing
Chorus:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-6-----6---6-----|-6-----6---6-6-6-|
G|-7-----7---7-----|-7-----7---7-7-7-|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-5-5-|
D|-0-----0---0-----|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-3-----3---3-----|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
A|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-5-5-|-3-----3---3-----|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
D|-0-----0---0-----|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-3-----3---3-----|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
1.Silent Night for the rest of my life, Silent night for the rest of my life
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-----7---7-----|-7-----7---7-7-7-|-10----10--1010--|-9---------------|
D|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-5-5-|-8-----8---8-8---|-7---------------|
A|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-5-5-|-8-----8---8-8---|-7---7-3-0-5-7-8-|
D|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-5-5-|-8-----8---8-8---|-7---7-3-0-5-7-8-|
1.Silent Night at the edge of your knife, (Guilty guilty) Won't make it right
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-6-----6---6-----|-6-----6---6-6-6-|
G|-7-----7---7-----|-7-----7---7-7-7-|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-5-5-|
D|-0-----0---0-----|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-3-----3---3-----|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
A|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-5-5-|-3-----3---3-----|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
D|-0-----0---0-----|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-3-----3---3-----|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
1.Silent Night for the rest of my life, Silent night at the edge of your knife
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-10--10--9---9---|-7---7---5---5---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-------------|
D|-8---8---7---7---|-5---5---3---3---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-------------|
A|-8---8---7---7---|-5---5---3---3---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-3-0-5-7-8-|
D|-8---8---7---7---|-5---5---3---3---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-3-0-5-7-8-|
1.You're guilty
Preverse:
| x2|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----------8---|-7---7-3-0-5-7-8-|
D|---0-8p0-7p0---0-|---0-7-3-0-5-7-8-|
Bridge 1:
| x7|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----------8---|-7---------------|-5-----------8---|-7---------------|
D|---0-8p0-7p0---0-|---0-7p3p0h5h7-8-|---0-8p0-7p0---0-|-----------------|
5.7. Whisper, whisper, don't make a sound
6.8. Your bed is made and it's in the ground
Bridge 2:
| x8|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----------8---|-7---7-3-0-5-7-8-|
D|---0-8p0-7p0---0-|---0-7-3-0-5-7-8-|
1.3.5.7. Whisper, whisper, don't make a sound
2.4.6.8. Your bed is made and it's in the ground
Order:
Intro
Verse
PreChorus
Chorus
Preverse
Verse
PreChorus
Chorus
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Additional Lyrics:
Verse 2
A Devil in a Midnight Mass
Killed the boy inside the man
The holy water in his hands
Can never wash away his sins
PreChorus 2
Hold you breathe and count to 4
Pinky swears don?t work no more
Put my trust in God that day
Not the man who taught his way
I was alive, but now I?m singing
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note