Blue Devil Hank Williams III
Recorded by, Hank Williams III
Written by, Shelton Williams
From the CD, Risin' Outlaw
intro: play 2x
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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]And I flirted with the devil, and he delt me a card. [G]
chorus:
And he told me, that yo[C]u will never win.[G]
And he told me that I [D]was his best friend.[G]
I had no friend [C](faith?) to go home to.[G]
So, I sold[D] my sole to the devil; now I'm blue.[G]
Instrumental:
Play 2x-------------
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bend
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bend
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[G]Never thought it could be this bad.
Hurtin' like this oh it's killin' me bad.
Now I'm stuck in[C] a life of pain.[G]
And I got t[D]he devil takin' me away.[G]
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.
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