Blue Devil
Recorded by, Hank Williams III
Written by, Shelton Williams
From the CD, Risin' Outlaw
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also note: the CD recording is in the key of F#, but I hate using so many
barre chords.
It hurts the back of my hand! So, I transcribed it to G.
G
I use to have a nice life. (the lick, shown in the intro above, is
repeated here and after all other lines.)
And I used to live by the right.
But I strayed from the good side of the lord.
D G
And I flirted with the devil, and he delt me a card.
chorus:
C G
And he told me, that you will never win.
D G
And he told me that I was his best friend.
C G
I had no friend (faith?) to go home to.
D G
So, I sold my sole to the devil; now I'm blue.
Instrumental:
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G
Never thought it could be this bad.
Hurtin' like this oh it's killin' me bad.
C G
Now I'm stuck in a life of pain.
D G
And I got the devil takin' me away.
Repeat chorus:
note: sing "only friend" this time.
Authors note: There you have it, friends. My first song submitted. It's also
my first attempt at tabulator. While not 100% accurate, you should be able to
play it after listening to the CD a couple of times. I welcome any and all
comments (especially on the tabs). My email is twms123@aol.com.