The Devil Went Down To Georgia
The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The Devil Went Down To Georgia chords by The Charlie Daniels Band

1973Country
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 5

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • E

  • D

  • Dm

  • C

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • A

  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • E

  • D

  • Dm

  • C

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • A

  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    The 
    devil 
    went 
    down 
    to 
    Georgia, 

    he 
    was 
    lookin' 
    for 
    soul 
    to 
    steal 

    He 
    was 
    in 
    bind 
    'cause 
    he 
    was 
    way 
    behind 

    And 
    he 
    was 
    willin' 
    to 
    make 
    deal 

    When 
    he 
    came 
    across 
    this 
    young 
    man 

    sawin' 
    on 
    fiddle 
    and 
    playin' 
    it 
    hot 

    And 
    the 
    devil 
    jumped 
    up 
    on 
    hickory 
    stump 

    And 
    said, 
    "boy, 
    let 
    me 
    tell 
    you 
    what" 

    Verse 2
    "I 
    guess 
    you 
    didn't 
    know 
    it 

    but 
    I'm 
    fiddle 
    player 
    too 

    And 
    if 
    you'd 
    care 
    to 
    take 
    dare, 

    I'll 
    make 
    bet 
    with 
    you 

    Now 
    you 
    play 
    pretty 
    good 
    fiddle, 
    boy 

    But 
    give 
    the 
    devil 
    his 
    due 

    I'll 
    bet 
    fiddle 
    of 
    gold 
    against 
    your 
    soul 

    'Cause 
    think 
    I'm 
    better 
    than 
    you" 

    The 
    boy 
    said, 

    "my 
    name's 
    Johnny 
    and 
    it 
    might 
    be 
    sin 

    But 
    I'll 
    take 
    your 
    bet, 
    you're 
    gonna 
    regret 

    'Cause 
    I'm 
    the 
    best 
    there's 
    ever 
    been" 

    Bridge 1
    Johnny, 
    rosin 
    up 
    your 
    bow 

    and 
    play 
    your 
    fiddle 
    hard 

    'Cause 
    Hell's 
    broke 
    loose 
    in 
    Georgia, 

    and 
    the 
    devil 
    deals 
    the 
    cards 

    And 
    if 
    you 
    win, 
    you 
    get 
    this 
    shiny 

    fiddle 
    made 
    of 
    gold 

    But 
    if 
    you 
    lose, 

    the 
    devil 
    gets 
    your 
    soul 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 3
    The 
    devil 
    opened 
    up 
    his 
    case 
    and 
    he 
    said, 

    "I'll 
    start 
    this 
    show" 

    And 
    fire 
    flew 
    from 
    his 
    fingertips 

    as 
    he 
    rosined 
    up 
    his 
    bow 

    And 
    he 
    pulled 
    the 
    bow 
    across 
    the 
    strings 

    And 
    it 
    made 
    evil 
    hiss 

    Then 
    band 
    of 
    demons 
    joined 
    in 

    And 
    it 
    sounded 
    something 
    like 
    this 

    Solo 1










    Verse 4
    When 
    the 
    devil 
    finished, 
    Johnny 
    said, 

    "well, 
    you're 
    pretty 
    good, 
    ol' 
    son 

    But 
    sit 
    down 
    in 
    that 
    chair 
    right 
    there 

    Chorus 1
    And 
    let 
    me 
    show 
    you 
    how 
    it's 
    done" 

    "Fire 
    on 
    the 
    Mountain" 
    run, 
    boys 
    run 

    The 
    devil's 
    in 
    the 
    House 
    of 
    the 
    Rising 
    sun 

    Chicken 
    in 
    the 
    bread 
    pan 
    pickin' 
    out 
    dough 

    Granny, 
    will 
    your 
    dog 
    bite? 
    No, 
    child, 
    no 

    Interlude 2



    Verse 5
    The 
    devil 
    bowed 
    his 
    head 

    because 
    he 
    knew 
    that 
    he'd 
    been 
    beat 

    And 
    he 
    laid 
    that 
    golden 
    fiddle 

    on 
    the 
    ground 
    at 
    Johnny's 
    feet 

    Johnny 
    said, 
    "Devil, 
    just 
    come 
    on 
    back 

    if 
    you 
    ever 
    wanna 
    try 
    again 

    done 
    told 
    you 
    once 
    you 
    son 
    of 
    bitch, 

    I'm 
    the 
    best 
    that's 
    ever 
    been" 

    Chorus 2
    He 
    played 
    "Fire 
    on 
    the 
    Mountain" 

    run, 
    boys 
    run 

    The 
    devil's 
    in 
    the 
    House 
    of 
    the 
    Rising 
    sun 

    Chicken 
    in 
    the 
    bread 
    pan 
    pickin' 
    out 
    dough 

    Granny, 
    will 
    your 
    dog 
    bite? 
    No, 
    child, 
    no 

    Outro 1





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