Me and the devil Blues Chords

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Me and the devil Blues by Robert Johnson is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Me and the devil Blues: Robert Johnson 
 
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INTRO: 
 
e -|-9-9-9-9-9----|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-5----5-5--5-5--5-5--5------ 
B -|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-6-6-6-6-6----|-5-------------------------- 
G -|-9-9-9-9-9----|-8-8-8-8-8----|-7-7-7-7-7----|-6-------------------------- 
D -|--------------|--------------|--------------|------5-5--4-4--3-3--2------ 
A -|--------------|--------------|--------------|---0--------------------2-2- 
E -|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------0-0- 
 
FIRST VERSE: 
 
e -|-8/9---------------------|---|- 
B -|-7/8---------------------|---|- 
G -|-8/9---------------------|---|- 
D -|-------------------------|---|- 
A -|-------------------------|---|- 
E -|-------------------------|---|- 
 
    Early this morning         
     
e -|-8/9~------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-9-|- 
B -|-7/8~------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-|- 
G -|-8/9~------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-9-|- 
D -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|- 
A -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|- 
E -|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|- 
    
    when you knocked upon my door 
 
e -|-2-----------------------|---|- 
B -|-1-----------------------|---|- 
G -|-2----2----2----2--------|---|- 
D -|-------------------------|---|- 
A -|-------------------------|---|- 
E -|------2----2----2--------|---|- 
 
    Early this morning          
     
e -|-------------------------|------------------|- 
B -|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|- 
G -|--2-----2-----2----2-----|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|- 
D -|-------------------------|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|- 
A -|-------------------------|------------------|- 
E -|--2-----2-----2----2-----|------------------|- 
     
    when you knocked upon my door 
 
e -|-------------------------|-------------------------|- 
B -|-------------------------|-------------------------|- 
G -|-------------------------|-------------------------|- 
D -|--0----0----0----0-------|--0----0----0----0-------|- 
A -|--2----2----2----2-------|--0----0----0----0-------|- 
E -|--0----0----0----0-------|--2----2----2----2-------|- 
 
    And I said "Hello Satan    I believe it's time to go" 
     
e -|-------5-5--5-5--5-5--|-----|- 
B -|--2-------------------|-3-3-|- 
G -|--2-------------------|-1-1-|- 
D -|--2----5-5--4-4--3-3--|-2-2-|- 
A -|----------------------|-----|- 
E -|----------------------|-----|-   
 
    turnaround 
     
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Me and the Devil was walking side by side 
Me and the Devil was walking side by side 
I'm goin' to beat my woman until I get satisfied 
 
She say you don't see why that I will dog her 'round 
She say you don't see why that I will dog her 'round 
It must be that ol' evil spirit so deep down in the ground 
 
You my burn my body down by the highway side 
You my burn my body down by the highway side 
So my old evil spirit can get a Greyhound bus and ride 
 
 

    	

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