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Devil Is Watching You by Lightnin' Hopkins
Devil Is Watching You
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Tuning is not exactly in E, somewhere between E and Eb. Some lyrics are approximate or undecipherable.
Solos are mostly feel, thumpy dead notes here and there--that's the blues, make it your own.
[Intro]
e|-----7-----7--10----7-----7---------------------------2-2--|
B|---/9----/9-------/9----/9--5-3-----------------------0-0--|
G|------9-----9--------9----------4-2-0-----------------2-2--|
D|--------------------------------------2-0-------------1-1--|
A|------------------------------------------2-0-----2-2-2-2--|
E|-0--------------------------------------------3-0----------|
[Verse 1]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-------2------2----------|
D|------------2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--4p2--2------2----------|
A|------------2--2--4-2-2-2-4--2-2-4-2----------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--------0-0-0-0--0----0------0----------|
E|------------0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------------------------------|
You better be careful bout what you do I just wanna mind the devil's watching
e|-----------------------------------------2----2------2-2-2-2---------------------------------0--|
B|-----------------------------------------0----0------0-0-0-0---2----2---2------2-----2-------0--|
G|-----------------------------------------2----2------2-2-2-2---2----2---2------2-----2-------1--|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-------2--2-----2-----------1----1------1-1-1-1---2----2---2------2-----2-------2--|
A|-2-2-4-2--2-2-4p2---2--2--4--2-----------2----2------2-2-2-2---0----0---0------0-----0-------2--|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------0--|
you yes you better be careful woman bout every lil thing that you do
e|-------3-3-3------------------2--2---2---2---2-------------------------------------------|
B|---3-5-3-3-3-3----------------0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------|
G|-/4----------4-3-2p0----------2--2---2---2---2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2-0-------1--1---1---1---1-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0-1/2------2---2---2-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
you may go make
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-------2-2----2--2----2-2----2---|
D|----2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2--4p2--2-2-4--2--2----2-2--4-2---|
A|----2--2--4-2-2-2-4--2-2-4-2----------2-2-4-2----2-2-4-2----2-2-0-0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0--0----0-0--0-0---|
E|----0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-----------------------------------------|
groceries in a grocery store but I wanna tell ya devil's gonna watch you
d u d u d u d u
e|------------------------2--2----------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
B|------------------------0--0----------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
G|-2----2-----2-----------2--2--------------------2----2-----2------2--------2----1--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6|
D|-2----2-----2--2-2------1--1-(several strums)---2----2-----2------2--------2----2--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
A|-0----0-----0--2-2-4----2--2--------------------0----0-----0------0--------0----2--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7|
E|---------------0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------0-----------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
everywhere you go you better be careful you know the devil is watching you
[Verse 2]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-3-4----------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-------2------2---2------2-|
D|-2-5-----2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------2-2----2-2-2-2--4p2--2------2---2------2-|
A|---------2--2--4-2-2-2-4--2-2-4-2----------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-------2-2----0-0-0-0--0----0------0---0------0-|
E|---------0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0-0--------------------------------------|
you can beg cheat and borrow, may steal a little too you may hide a little from me but the devil
e|--------------------------2--------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5-3-5-5p3-------------|
B|--------------------------0-------------------2--2--2---2---2-------/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5p3--3----------|
G|-2-2----------------------2-(up/down strums)--2--2--2---2---2-----1----------------------4--4-3-2-0--|
D|-2-2---4p2--2--2----------1-------------------2--2--2---2---2-----2---------------------------------2|
A|-0-0---0----2--2--4p2-----2-------------------0--0--0---0---0-----2----------------------------------|
E|------------0--0--0-----------------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
is watching you oooooh the devil is watching you
[Solo 1]
e|------7------------7---------------------------7--------------------------------------10-------------------|
B|---/10-10b-10b-10b--10p8-----8-10-10b---8-10---10-8-10-8-10p8----------8-10-10b--10b---10brp8---10b-10-8---|
G|------------------------9-/9----------/9---------------------9-7-9---/9-----------------------9---------9-9|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------0------------------------------------------0---------------------------0----------|
yeah that's what I said
e|----------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2--|
B|-------------3--------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--|
G|-----0-2-3-4--4p3-2p0----------0-2p0-----3p2p0--0---------------2-2-2-2--|
D|--0h2----------------2-----0-2----------0-----2--0-2------------1-1-1-1--|
A|------------------------0h2----------0h2---------------0--1--2--2-2-2-2--|
E|-0----------------------------------------------------3------------------|
[Verse 3]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-------2------2----------|
D|------------2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2--4p2--2------2----------|
A|------------2--2--4-2-2-2-4--2-2-4-2----------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2---------0-0-0-0--0----0------0----------|
E|------------0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
you may take my money go have some fun too but you better be careful the devil
e|--------------------------2-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-5-5-3-5-5p3--------------|
B|--------------------------0-------------------2----------------------------/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5p3------------|
G|-2-2----------------------2-(up/down strums)--2---------------------------------------4-4-4----2-0---------|
D|-2-2---4p2--2--2----------1-------------------2---------------------------------------------------2-0------|
A|-0-0---0----2--2--4p2-----2-------------------0-------------------------------------------------------0-1-2|
E|------------0--0--0-----------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
is watching you he's gonna bring it back just like you take it from me the devil is watching you
e|-2-2-2-2-------12-10------------------------------12-10-------------10------------3-----3-3-3--------------|
B|-0-0-0-0----/12------12-11-10\8-------8-8\0----/12-----12-10-8-8-10b--10r-8-8-8\0---5p3-3-3---5p3----------|
G|-2-2-2-2----------------------------/9-/9\0-------------------9------------9-----------4---------4-3-2-0---|
D|-1-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0|
A|-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------0-0-0---------------------------3-0-----------------------------2-2-2-2-|
B|-/3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3----------3-5-3---------------3-0--------------------------0-0-0-0-|
G|-/4-4-4-4-4-4-2----2-2-2---0-2-3-4-----4-3-2--2-2--------2-0-------0--2--2/4-2-0---2-2-2-2-|
D|2---------------------------------------------1-1------------2---2--------------2--1-1-1-1-|
A|----------------------------------------------2-2----------------------------------2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------3p0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------2-2---2-2-2---------------2-2---2--2-2----------|
A|-----2--2--4-2-2-2-4--2-2-4-2------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-----------2-2-4-2--2-2-4--------|
E|-----0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--------|
you had a mind to do something ain't one to tell you don't you do That ain't nothin
e|-------------------------------------------------------2--2--2--2---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------3--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------|
G|-------2--2-----2---2--2--2--2----------------------4--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--2--4--2---2--2--4--2--2-2---2----2-2---2-----1--1--1--1---------------------------------------|
A|-2-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--2-2-4-2----2-2-4-2-----2--2--2--2---------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
but the devil he keep watching you the devil is busy there ain't nothing devil can't do
[Solo 2]
e|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-------2-2-2-2-------/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------|
B|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-------0-0-0-0---3---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--8-------8|
G|--------------------2-2-2-2-/4-2------------------------------------------9-7-9--|
D|--------------------1-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------0-1/2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
E|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------3-3-3-----3--3-3p0------------------------------------|
B|--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---8--8-8-------5-5------2--------3h5p3p0------------0------0------0-|
G|---------------------------------------/9--9-9--9--------------2---------------2p0----0-2/4--0-2/4--0-2/4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------2-------------------2-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------0--------0-0--------------------------------------------|
E|0----------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
e|5-3p0----------------3p0-3p0-3p0-0-0-----3-5p3p0------------------------2-2-3p2p0--0-0--3-3--2-2---0-0--|
B|-----5p3p0--------/5-5---5----5--5-3---/5-------3p0---------------------0-0------3------2-2--1-1---0-0--|
G|-----------2p0---------------------2----------------2p0-----------------2-2-------------2-2--2-2---1-1--|
D|---------------2----------------------------------------2--0------------1-1-------------2-2--1-1--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------2p0---0-1-2-2-2------------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------2-2---2-2-2---------------2-2---2--2-2----------|
A|-----2--2--4-2-2-2-4--2-2-4-2------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-----------2-2-4-2--2-2-4--------|
E|-----0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--------|
The devil's getting wury n go home to his wife he'll hug and make
e|-----------------------------------------------------------2--2--2--2------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------3--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|
G|-------2--2-----2---2--2--2--2--------------------------4--2--2--2--2------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--2--4--2---2--2--4--2------2-2---2----2-2---2-----1--1--1--1------------------------------------|
A|-2-----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0------2-2-4-2----2-2-4-2-----2--2--2--2------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
her kiss him say I got em going twice you know there ain't nothing unpossible
N.C
Nah for the devil
e|-----------------------------------------3-5-3-5/12-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-3-2-2-0-0---3-5-3-5/12-----------------------------|
G|------------------------/4-4-4-3-3-2-2-/4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2-2-4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
to do
You better be careful
'Bout what you do
I just wanna' mind
The devil is watching you
Yes, you better be careful, woman
'Bout everything you do
You may go make groceries
In a grocery store
But I wanna tell you, "the devil go watching you
Everywhere you go
You better be careful
You know, the devil is watching you"
You may be cheating on me
You may steal a little two
You may've had it from me, but
The devil is watching you
Oh
Devil is watching you
(Yeah. That's what I said)
You may take my money
Go have some fun too
But you better be careful
The devil is watchin' you
He is going to bring it back
Just like you took it from me
You have in mind to do something
In one take, don't you do?
That ain't nothing but the devil
He keep on watching you
The devil is busy
There ain't nothing the devil can't do
The devil get you worried
Then go home to his wife
They just hugging, giving kisses, he says
I got them going twice!
You know, there's nothing impossible
Not for the Devil to do
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| r Release
| \ Slide down
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