Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music chords

Larry Norman

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I want the people to know that he saved my soul 
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But I still like to listen to the radio 
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They say rock-n-roll is wrong, we'll give you one more chance 
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I say, "I feel so good I've gotta get up and dance." 
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I know what's right, I know what's wrong, I don't confuse it 
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All I'm really trying to say is, "Why should the devil have all the good music?" 
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I feel good every day, 'cause Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away 
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They say to cut my hair, they're driving me insane 
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I grew it out long to make room for my brain 
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But sometimes people don't understand 
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What's a good boy doing in a rock-n-roll band 
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There's nothing wrong with playing blues licks 
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But if you've got a reason tell me to my face, "Why should the devil have all the good music?" 
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There's nothing wrong with what I play, 'cause Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away 
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I ain't knocking the hymns, just give me a song that has a beat 
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I ain't knocking the hymns, just give me a song that moves my feet 
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I don't like none of those funeral marches, I ain't dead yet! 
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Jesus told the truth, and Jesus showed the way 
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There's one more thing I'd like to say 
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They nailed him to the cross and they laid him in the ground 
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But they should have known you can't keep a good man down 
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I feel good every day I don't want to lose it 
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All I wanna, all I wanna know is, "Why should the devil have all the good music?" 
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I've been filled I feel okay 
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Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues 
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Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues 
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Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away