Devil's Backbone chords by The Civil Wars (Official Version)
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Verse 1
Oh (A minor) Lord, Oh Lord, what have I done?
I've fallen in love with a man on the run
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't (D minor) take that (E major) sinner from (A minor) me
Oh don't (D minor) take that (E major) sinner from (A minor) me
Verse 2
Oh (A minor) Lord, Oh Lord, what do I do?
I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you
He's raised on the edge
of the devil's backbone
Oh I (D major) just wanna (E major) take him (A minor) home
Oh I (D major) just wanna (E major) take him (A minor) home
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Interlude 1
(A minor) (B minor) (C major) (B minor)
(A minor) (B minor) (C major) (B minor)
Verse 3
Oh (A minor) Lord, Oh Lord, he's somewhere between
A hangman's knot, and three mouths to feed
There wasn't a wrong or a right
he could choose
He (D minor) did what (E major) he had to do (A minor)
Oh he (D minor) did what (E major) he had to do (A minor)
Interlude 2
(A minor) (B minor) (C major) (B minor)
(A minor) (B minor) (C major) (B minor)
Verse 4
(A minor) Give me the burden, (B minor) give me the blame
I'll (C major) shoulder the load,
and I'll (B minor) swallow the shame
(A minor) Give me the burden, (B minor) give me the blame
How (C major) many, how many Hail (B minor) Marys is it gonna
Interlude 3
(A minor) (take?) (B minor) (A minor) (B minor)
Outro 1
Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not
He's good and he's bad
and he's all that I've got
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please
Don't take that sinner from me
Oh don't take that sinner from me
Devil's Backbone
The Civil Wars
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