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Devil Came A-Calling by Prefab Sprout 




                             Devil Came A-Calling 






Tuning: Standard

CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS

           E-A-D-G-B-E
Em(add9)   0-2-4-0-0-0
Em7(add11) 0-2-2-2-3-3
A7sus4     x-0-2-2-3-3
Am         x-0-2-2-1-0
Am6        x-0-2-2-1-2
Am7        x-0-2-2-1-3
Am         x-0-7-5-5-5 (MIDDLE 8)
Asus4/E    0-7-7-7-5-5

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INTRO
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VERSE
    Emadd9                                   Em7 add11    
The Devil came a-calling, we took a midnight stroll
  A7sus4                                           Emadd9  
I asked him what he wanted, he said, Your immortal soul


VERSE
    Emadd9                                         Em7 add11    
For fifty years Ill spoil you, like the only man alive
     A7sus4                               Emadd9  
With power, wealth, a mansion on Fellatio Drive


VERSE
    Emadd9                                     Em7 add11    
The Devil came a-calling, all smiles and flattery
A7sus4                                   Emadd9  
In his hands a contract, exclusively for me.


VERSE
         Emadd9                                     Em7 add11    
When the fifty years are over, I asked what happens then.
      A7sus4                                       Emadd9   [break]
He pretended not to hear me, but he offered me his pen.


MIDDLE 8
               Am    Am6                 Am7
He showed me a house, it was as big as a star
Am                Asus4/E                      Am 
  He said to me, Patrick, what dyou think so far


VERSE
    Emadd9                                     Em7 add11    
The Devil came a-calling, no brimstone fire or rain.
   A7sus4                                    Emadd9  
In fact, I found him charming, articulate, urbane.


VERSE
    Emadd9                                 Em7 add11    
The Devil came a-calling, charisma all the way.
 A7sus4                                   Emadd9   [break]
Imagine being master of all that youd survey


MIDDLE 8
                 Am    Am6                    Am7
He showed me his world, hell, he threw me the keys,
Am                 Asus4/E                        Am 
  Introduced me to women, they were down on their knees.


VERSE
    Emadd9                                   Em7 add11    
The Devil came a-calling, we took a midnight stroll
  A7sus4                                            Emadd9  
I asked him what he wanted, he said, Your immortal soul


VERSE
Emadd9                                         Em7 add11    
In his hands were papers, he told me they were signed.
   A7sus4                            Emadd9  
 My memory is hazy, Im sure that I declined.


VERSE
    Emadd9                                     Em7 add11    
The Devil came a-calling, no brimstone fire or rain.
   A7sus4                                    Emadd9   
In fact, I found him charming, articulate, urbane.


VERSE
Emadd9                                           Em7 add11    
In his hands were papers, he showed me they were signed.
   A7sus4                             Emadd9   
My memory is hazy, I thought that I declined.
   A7sus4                             Emadd9   
My memory is hazy, Im sure that I declined.


CODA
    Emadd9  
The Devil came a-calling
    Emadd9                  Em7 add11      A7sus4  Emadd9  
The Devil came a-calling 










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