Beat The Devil's Tattoo chords by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E5 
You have forsaken all the love you've taken
A5 
Sleepin' on a razor
E5 
There‘s nowhere left to fall
E5 
Your body's aching, every bone is breakin'
A5 
Nothin' seems to shake it
E5 
It just keeps holdin' on

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Chorus 1

Aah- aah

Aah- aah- aah

Aah- aah

Aah- aah- aah

Verse 2
E5 
Your soul is able, death is all you cradle
A5 
Sleepin' on the nails,
E5 
There‘s nowhere left to fall
E5 
You have admired, every man desires
A5 
Everyone is king
E5 
when there's no one left to pawn

Chorus 2

Aah- aah

Aah- aah- aah

Aah- aah

Aah- aah- aah

Bridge 1

Am6

Aah- aah- aah

Am6

Aah- aah- aah

Am6

Aah- aah- aah

Verse 3
E5 
There is no peace here,
war is never cheap dear
A5 
Love will never meet here,
E5 
it just gets sold for parts
E5 
You cannot fight it, all the world denies it
A5 
Open up your eyelids,
E5 
let your demons run

Chorus 3

Aah- aah

Aah- aah- aah

Aah- aah

Aah- aah- aah

Outro 1
E5 
Aah- aah, aah- aah
E5 
Aah- aah, aah- aah
E5 
I thread the needle through,
you beat the devil‘s tattoo
I thread the needle through,
you beat the devil‘s tattoo
E5 
I thread the needle through,
you beat the devil‘s tattoo
I thread the needle through,
you beat the devil‘s tattoo
E5 
I bled the needle through,
you beat the devil‘s tattoo
I thread the needle through,
you beat the devil‘s tattoo
E5 
I bled the needle through,
you beat the devil‘s tattoo
I thread the needle through,
you beat the devil‘s tattoo
E5 
Aah

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E minorBPM: 96

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
Am6: x-0-2-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Beat The Devil's Tattoo by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Beat The Devil's Tattoo the way Black Rebel Motorcycle Club intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.