Devil's Backbone Chords
Devil's Backbone by The Civil Wars is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Dm, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what have I done?
I've fallen in love with a man on the run
Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Dm Am
Don't take that sinner from me
Dm Am
Oh don't take that sinner from me
Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what do I do?
G Am
I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you
Am
He's raised on the edge of the devil's backbone
Dm Am
Oh I just want to take him home
Dm Am
Oh I just want to take him home
Am G Dm Am
Oooooooooh
Am G Dm Am
Oooooooooh
Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, he's somewhere between
G Am
A hangman's knot, and three mouths to feed
Am
There wasn't a wrong or a right he could choose
Dm Am
He did what he had to do
Dm Am
He did what he had to do
Am G Dm Am
Oooooooooh
Am G Dm Am
Oooooooooh
Am G
Give me the burden, give me the blame
Dm F
I'll shoulder the load, and I'll swallow the shame
Am G
Give me the burden, give me the blame
Dm F
How many, how many Hail Mary's is it gonna take?
Am
Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not
G Am
He's good and he's bad, and he's all that I've got
Am
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Dm Am
Don't take that sinner from me
Dm Am
Oh don't take that sinner from me