Friend Of The Devil guitar tab
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FRIEND OF THE DEVIL 100bpm
Here is one of the grate ones. put as much dead on here as it can handle but do
|-Gtr 1------|-------------------|-Gtr 2-comes|-in-----------------| |----------
|------------|-------------------|------------|--------------------| |--------1/
|------------|-------------------|------------|--------------------| |-----0--2/
|-5--4--2--0-|-------------------|------------|-------0--0h2---0---| |-0h2------
|------------|-3-----2--0--------|------------|-0h1h2--------2-----| |----------
|------------|----------------3--|------------|--------------------| |----------
----------------------0--|---------------------| |--------------------|--0------
|-----—--0h1h3------3----|--3--1-0--1-0--------| |-----—--0h1h3--3----|--1-3-0-1
|-0--0-0--0--------0-----|--0-------2---2p0----| |-0--0-0--0------0-0-|--------2
|-5--4----2------0-------|--2-------2-------2--| |-5--4----2------0---|--------2
|------------------------|---------------------| |----------------2---|---------
|------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------
G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/G
1. I lit out from Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds
G G/F# G/E G/D C C/B C/A C/G
Didn't get to sleep that night till the morning came around
Gtr 1 & 2 – take from intro 2 & 3
CHORUS 1:
D Am
Set out runnin' but I take my time a friend of the devil is a friend of mine
|-D-----------| |-Am------------------------------|-D----|
|-----------3-| |---------------------------------|------|
|-------------| |---------------------2-4-5-4-2---|------|
|-0---2-3-4---| |---------2-4-5-2-4-5-----------5-|-4----|
|---0---------| |---2-3-5-------------------------|---5--|
|-------------| |-5-------------------------------|------|
D Am D
If I get home before day light I just might get some sleep to-night
|-D-----------| |------------------------|-------10--------------
|-----------3-| |------------------------|-----------------------
|-------------| |-------5--------5-------|-10/11-----------------
|-0---2-3-4---| |-----5----7p5-----7p5---|--------------------0--
|---0---------| |-6h7----------7-------7-|----------------0-2---0
|-------------| |------------------------|-night------1/2--------
2. Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
|-G----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------5-|------------------|
|-------7----4-5-7---7---|--7-5-4---4-------|
|-----5------------------|--------7---7-5---|
|-5h7--------------------|----------------7-|
|------------------------|--C-----Am--------|
Spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills ...
|-G--------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-5---------------|
|-------7----4-5-7---5-|---7-4---4-------|
|-----5----------------|-------7---7-5---|
|-5h7------------------|---------------7-|
|----------------------|-C-----Am--------|
CHORUS 2
|-Am------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------7---------7-6h7p5---|
|-5-6-7-----5-6-7---------7-|
|---------------------------|
|-Just-------------------|-------10---------------14----14-|--------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------|
|-------5--------5-------|-10h11------12-12-12/14----14----|------------7-|
|-----5----7p5-----7p5---|---------------------------------|-0--------7---|
|-6h7----------7-------7-|---------------------------------|---0—8h9-----|
|------------------------|-night---------------------------|--------------|
3. I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air ...
|-7---7h10-----|--8-----8----|
|-8---8--------|--8-----8h10-|
|-7---7--------|--9-----9----|
|-9---9--------|-10----10----|
|--------------|-------------|
|-Mandolin-sim-|-------------|
CHORUS – 3
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
Am
a friend of the devil is a friend of mine
|-Am------------------------| |-Just-------------------|
|---------------------------| |------------------------|
|---------------------------| |-------5--------5-------|
|-------7---------7-6h7p5---| |-----5----7p5-----7p5---|
|-5-6-7-----5-6-7---------7-| |-6h7----------7-------7-|
|---------------------------| |------------------------|
Bridge Lead-in
|-------10--------14-17p14---------------------------------------------|
|-----------15-17----------17p15------------------------------------15-|
|-10h11--------------------------16-14-16--14--------------------14----|
|---------------------------------------------17-16-14-----14h16-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------17-------------|
|-night----------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE 1
D
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
|-Jerry-------|-8/10-10-10-10-|-8/10-10----10-12-10----10-|
|--------7-7--|-8/10-10-10-10-|-8/10-10-13-10-10----13-10-|
|--------7-7--|-------v--^--v-|-------v--^--v ------------|
|--------7-7--|---------------|---------------------------|
|-----5--^-v--|---------------|---------------------------|
|-//5-Got-----|-D-------------|---------------------------|
C/G
The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight
|----11/12—15-15---15-------|-15--15-------15------------------|
|----12/13—13-13------15h17-|--------15h17----------8-----8----|
|----------------------------|-------------------8h9---8h9---9--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----named-------------------|----------------------------------|
D
Second one is prison, baby, the sheriff's on my trail
|-8/10-10-10-10-|-------|-trail-----|--Am--|
|-8/10-10-10-10-|-------|-----------|------|
|-------v--^--v-|-%-x2--|-----------|------|
|---------------|-%-----|-0---0-2-0-|------|
|---------------|-------|---4-------|---3--|
|---------------|-------|-----------|------|
Am C D riff 3 (D -> G)
and if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail
|-15-----------------|------------------|--Lick DP11-------------------|
|-15h17--17-17p15----|-8----8-8-------7-|------------------7-7---6b7~--|
|-----------------17-|-7h9--9-9p7-----7-|----------7-------7-7---------|
|--------------------|------------10--7-|------7h9-7h9p7---------------|
|--C-----------------|------------------|--8h9-----------9-------------|
|-up-----------------|----------------D-|------------------------------|
AFTER A BRIDGE COMES A VERSE!
4. Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
First one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me...
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-------------------------------------------8-----------------8------|
|-----9-7h9p7-------------------------------7-9---9-7---------7-9---9----|
|-------------10-9----7-9----7-9----10-9h10-----------10-9h10---------10-|
|------------------10-----10-----10--------------------------------------|
|-G----------------------------------C-----------------------------------|
e--------7-10p7-------------7-10p7----|
b-8-8-10--------10-8p7h8-10--------8--|
e|-17-15----15-------15----15-------------|----|
b|-------17----17-15----17----17-17-1513-|-15-|
CHORUS 4
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
Am
a friend of the devil is a friend of mine
|-----------|-Am--------------7-8-10/12-10-----------|
|-----------|--------------10--------------13-12-10--|
|---------7-|------------9---------------------------|
|-----------|-----7-9-10-----------------------------|
|---7-8-9---|---7------------------------------------|
|-----------|-8----------------------------------D---|
D
If I get home before day light
|-12-------------------------------------------|
|----13----------------------------------------|
|-------14-13-1211----------------------------|
|-------------------12-1110---------------12--|
|----------------------------12-11-109--------|
|-D-------------------------------------10-----|
Am D
I just might get some sleep to-night
|-Am---------------------------|-D---|-Lick DP11-------------------|
|----------------------5-------|-----|-----------------7-7---6b7~--|
|-------5-4---------5-----7p5-|--7--|---------7-------7-7---------|
|-----5-----7p5----5-----------|--7--|-----7h9-7h9p7---------------|
|-6h7------------7-------------|-----|-8h9-----------9-------------|
|------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|
SOLO
|-/10---7------7--------|-------------------------|
|---------10-8---10-8---|-8-------5---------------|
|---------------------9-|---9p75---7p5---5-------|
|-----------------------|---------------7---7p5---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------7-|
|-G---------------------|-C-----------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------8-------8---8-----8-|-----8------------8--------|
|------7---7---7---7---7-----|-9-9---9p7----7h9---9p7----|
|-/9-9-------9-----------9---|-----------10-----------10-|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-G--------------------------|-C-------------------------|
|----5-----------7---|------------------------------|----5-----------7---|
|----5h7-87-5---5h7-|--5-5h8p5------5--------------|----5h7-87-5---5h7-|
|-7--7---------7-7---|--5-------7p5--5-7p5-----5----|-7--7---------7-7---|
|--------------------|---------------------5h7---7--|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-D------------------|-Am---------------------------|-D------------------|
|-5-------------------------|-D-----10---------------14----14-|--14----14--|
|-5--5-----------------5----|---------------------------------|------------|
|-5----7p5-----------5---5--|-10h11------12-12-12/14----14----|-----14-----|
|----------7p5---5h7--------|---------------------------------|------------|
|--------------7------------|---------------------------------|------------|
|-Am------------------------|-Solo Culmination----------------|------------|
BRIDGE 2
|-DP11-----------------------------| |-DP11---------------------------------|
|--6/7-7--6/7-7--6/7-76/7-8-7-6/7-| |--7/8-8-8p7p6p5-----------------------|
|----------------------------------| |----------------5-5-----5-------------|
|--6/7-7--6/7-7--6/7-76/7-7-7-6/7-| |--------------------5h7---5h7-7-----7-|
|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------8h9---|
|----------------------------------| |-First one’s--------------------------|
|-Emphasis change--------------------| |--------------------------------|
|----6/7-7--6/7-7--6/7-76/7-8-7-6/7-| |-8-----8-------8-----8-------7--|
|------------------------------------| |-7h9-9-9p7-----7h9-9-9p7-----7--|
|----6/7-7--6/7-7--6/7-76/7-7-7-6/7-| |-----------10------------10--7--|
|-5----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
|-10----10---------------------------------------10---|
|-10h12p10---10-------------------------------10------|
|-------------9h11p9-----------------------11---------|
|--------------------12-11h12--12-12-12-12------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-Bridge 2 end----------------------------------------|
VERSE 5 V4 REPEAT (Play basic groove from V1 or use DP11)
5. Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
First one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me...
|-DP11--------------------|------------------------|
|----8---8---8------------|---5--------------------|
|----7---7h9p7------7-----|---5--------------------|
|----9----------8h9---9/7-|-5------------5---7p5---|
|-10----------------------|--------5h6h7---7-----7-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|----8------8--------8----8---|
|----8---8---8----------|----8------8h10p8---8h10-8---|
|----7---7h9p7------7---|----9-------------9--------9-|
|----9----------8h9---9/|-10-----10-------------------|
|-10--------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
CHORUS 5Alternate
|-Am---------------------------|-D---| |-Chorus end--------------|
|----------------------5-------|--7--| |-------3-----------------|
|-------5-4---------5-----7p5-|--7--| |-----------2-5-4-2h4p2---|
|-----5-----7p5----5-----------|--7--| |-2h3h4-----------------4-|
|-6h7------------7-------------|-----| |-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----| |-------------------------|
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