title: The Devil Went Down To Georgia
key: Rock
harp type: Chromatic
genre: F
skill: Any

By: Charlie Daniels
Key: Dm, D
2/4 time
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The devil went down to Georgia
He was lookin’ for a soul to steal
He was in a bind
‘Cause he was way behind
And he was willin’ to make a deal
When he came upon this young man
Sawin’ on a fiddle and playin’ it hot
And the devil jumped
Up on a hickory stump
And said boy let me tell you what
I guess you didn’t know it
but I’m a fiddle player too
And if you care to take a dare
I’ll make a bet with you
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy
But give the devil his due
I’ll bet a fiddle of gold
Against your soul
‘Cause I think I’m better than you
The boy said my name’s Johnny
And it might be a sin
But I’ll take your bet
And you’re gonna regret
‘Cause I’m the best there’s ever been
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John-ny ros-in up your bow
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and play your fid-dle hard
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Cause hell’s broke loose in Geor-gia
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and the dev-il deals the cards
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And if you win you get this
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Shin-y fid-dle made of gold
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But if you lose the dev-il gets your soul.
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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
Then he pulled the bow across the strings
And it made a [sic] evil hiss
And a band of demons joined in
And it sounded something like this:
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When the dev-il fin-ished
John-ny said well you’re pret-ty good old son
Just sit right in that chair right there
And let me show you how it’s done
He played
Key: D
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Fire on the Mount-ain
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Run boys, run
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The dev-il’s in the House of the Ris-ing Sun
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Chick-en in the bread pan pick-en’ out dough
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Gran-ny does your dog bite
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No child, no
Key: Dm
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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
I done told you once you son of a bitch
I’m the best there’s ever been
He played
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Fire on the Mount-ain
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Run boys, run
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The dev-il’s in the House of the Ris-ing Sun
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Chick-en in the bread pan pick-en’ out dough
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Gran-ny does your dog bite
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No child, no
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