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Devil Came A-Calling - Prefab Sprout
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Written by: Paddy McAloon
From: "Crimson/Red" (2013)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-E
Em(add9) 0-2-4-0-0-0
Em7(add11) 0-2-2-2-3-3
A7sus4 x-0-2-2-3-3
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
Am6 x-0-2-2-1-2
Am7 x-0-2-2-1-3
Am x-0-7-5-5-5 (MIDDLE 8)
Asus4/E 0-7-7-7-5-5
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INTRO
Emadd9
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VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
The Devil came a-calling, we took a midnight stroll
A7sus4 Emadd9
I asked him what he wanted, he said, Your immortal soul
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
For fifty years Ill spoil you, like the only man alive
A7sus4 Emadd9
With power, wealth, a mansion on Fellatio Drive
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
The Devil came a-calling, all smiles and flattery
A7sus4 Emadd9
In his hands a contract, exclusively for me.
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
When the fifty years are over, I asked what happens then.
A7sus4 Emadd9 [break]
He pretended not to hear me, but he offered me his pen.
MIDDLE 8
Am Am6 Am7
He showed me a house, it was as big as a star
Am Asus4/E Am
He said to me, Patrick, what dyou think so far
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
The Devil came a-calling, no brimstone fire or rain.
A7sus4 Emadd9
In fact, I found him charming, articulate, urbane.
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
The Devil came a-calling, charisma all the way.
A7sus4 Emadd9 [break]
Imagine being master of all that youd survey
MIDDLE 8
Am Am6 Am7
He showed me his world, hell, he threw me the keys,
Am Asus4/E Am
Introduced me to women, they were down on their knees.
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
The Devil came a-calling, we took a midnight stroll
A7sus4 Emadd9
I asked him what he wanted, he said, Your immortal soul
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
In his hands were papers, he told me they were signed.
A7sus4 Emadd9
My memory is hazy, Im sure that I declined.
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
The Devil came a-calling, no brimstone fire or rain.
A7sus4 Emadd9
In fact, I found him charming, articulate, urbane.
VERSE
Emadd9 Em7 add11
In his hands were papers, he showed me they were signed.
A7sus4 Emadd9
My memory is hazy, I thought that I declined.
A7sus4 Emadd9
My memory is hazy, Im sure that I declined.
CODA
Emadd9
The Devil came a-calling
Emadd9 Em7 add11 A7sus4 Emadd9
The Devil came a-calling