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Devil With the Green Eyes

Matthew Sweet
Tab
★4.8(17)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Bm Bsus2 G A (x3)

Bm A G E7 E7

Bm Bsus2 G A Bm

I can understand you're living in a prison

Bsus2 G A Bm

I know you can only see me as a vision

Bsus2 G A Bm

I might fade away with the coming of a new dawn

A G E E7

And your heart is breaking

Bm

What are you gonna do now

A G E E7

That you're tired of faking it?

Bm

What are you gonna do now

A G E E7

Well, it's hard to take it

Bm A

When you know what happens each time

G A Bm Bsus2 A*

The devil with the green eyes

G A Bm

said you were never meant to be mine

Bsus2 A* G A Bm A

'cause I came up from a dark world

G E7 Bm

And every love I've ever known is dead

Bsus2 G A Bm

If you come close enough to see I am inhuman

Bsus2 G A Bm

I will tell you why you're feeling so uncertain

Bsus2 G A Bm A

Every word I say has a way of turning evil in you

G E E7

And your heart is breaking

Bm

What are you gonna do now

A G E E7

That you're tired of faking it?

Bm

What are you gonna do now

A G E E7

Well, it's hard to take it

Bm A

When you know what happens each time

G A Bm Bsus2 A*

The devil with the green eyes

G A Bm

said you were never meant to be mine

Bsus2 A* G A Bm A

'cause I came up from a dark world

G E7 Bm

And every love I've ever known is dead

Solo

{Chords Bsus2 G A

over Bm Bsus2 G A

solo: Bm Bsus2 G A

Bm A }

G E E7

And your heart is breaking

Bm

What are you gonna do now

A G E E7

That you're tired of faking it?

Bm

What are you gonna do now

A G E E7

Well, it's hard to take it

Bm A

When you know what happens each time

G A Bm Bsus2 A*

The devil with the green eyes

G A Bm

said you were never meant to be mine

Bsus2 A* G A Bm A

'cause I came up from a dark world

G E7

And every love I've ever known,

G E7

every love I've ever known,

G E7 Bm

every love I've ever known ... is dead

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TAB:

Intro

Bm Bsus2 G

e|---2---------------------------------2-2-2------------3------------------|
B|---3------3----------3---------------3-2-2----------------3--------------|
G|---4-----------4----------4----------4-4-4--0-------------------0--------|
D|---4-------------4-----------4-------4-4-4--0------0---------0-----------|
A|---2---2------------------------2----2-2-2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3-------------------------|

A Bm Bsus2

e|------------------------|---------------2----------------------2-2-2-----|
B|----------2-------------|---------2-/-3--------3---------------3-2-2-----|
G|--0/2----------2-----2--|---------------------------4----------4-4-4--0--|
D|-------2----------2-----|------4------------4-------------4----4-4-4--0--|
A|------------------------|--2---------------------------2-------2-2-2-----|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

A Bm A

e|-------------------------|--------------2--------------------------------|
B|------------2------------|-------2-/-3--------3-------2---0------0-------|
G|--0-/-2----------2-----2-|----------------------------------2------------|
D|--------2-----------2----|-----4-----------4--------2---2-----2----------|
A|-------------------------|--2---------------------0----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

G E7

e|-------3-----------------------0---------0-------0-0-0-0-----------------|
B|----------3----------------3---------3------3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------|
G|---------------0---------1------------------1-1--1-1-1-1-----------------|
D|----0--------0--------------------2---------2-2--2-2-2-2-----------------|
A|----------------------2--------------------------2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|--3----------------0-----------------------------0-0-0-0-----------------|

Verse

Bm Bsus2 G A

e|-----2------2----------2--------2-2-2----------3-----------------------------|
B|-------3--------2-/-3-----3-----3-2-2--------------3---------------2---------|
G|-----------------------------4--4-2-2-0-----------------0--0-/-2------2---2--|
D|--------------------------------4-4-4-0----0---------0-----------2------2----|
A|--2-----------------------------2-2-2----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|

Repeat intro, second Bm through A

Bm A G E E7

e|----------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------2-/-3--------3---------2-----0--------0--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
D|------4------------4---------2-----2--------2-----------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-chorus

Bm | A | G |E E7 || Bm | A|

Chorus

G A Bm

e|---------3-------------------------------------------------2-------------|
B|-------------3-----------------2-------------------2-/-3--------3--------|
G|------------------0---0-/-2----------2-----2-----------------------------|
D|------0--------0-------------2----------2--------4------------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bsus2 A* A

e|-----------2-2-2-----|                      ----------------------|
B|--0--------3-2-2--2--|                      -------2-----0-----0--|
G|-----------4-4-4--2--| repeat previous      ---------------2------|
D|--------4--4-4-4--2--| G, A, Bm tabs        ----2-----2------2----| (cont)
A|-----2-----2-2-2--0--| replacing Bsus2/A*   --0-------------------|
E|---------------------| with....             ----------------------|

G (to coda) E7

        e|---------3---------------------------0----------0-------0-0---|
        B|-------------3------------------3----------3--------3-3-3-3---|
(cont)  G|-------------------0---------1----------------------1-1-1-1---|
        D|----------------0-----------------------2-----------2-2-2-2---|
        A|------0------------------2--------------------------2-2-2-2---|
        E|--3-------------------0---------------------------------0-0---|

Coda

E7 G E7

e|-----------------0----------------3----------------------------0-------|
B|------------3----------3---------------3-------------------3---------3-|
G|---------1-----------------------------------0----------1--------------|
D|--------------------2---------0-----------0------------------------2---|
A|-----2---------------------------------------------2-------------------|
E|--0-----------------------3---------------------0----------------------|

G E7 Bm

e|----------3----------------------------0-----------0--------0-0----2-----|
B|---------------3------------------3-------------------------3-3----3-----|
G|--------------------0----------1---------------3---------3--1-1----4-----|
D|------0-----------0-------------------------2---------2-----2-2----4-----|
A|---------------------------2--------------------------------2-2----2-----|
E|--3---------------------0-----------------------------------0-0----------|

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