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The Devil That You Know chords by
Rick Springfield
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Am
Am

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I'm the devil that you know
Interlude 1

Baby, I know what you want
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B
B
2

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I know
Verse 2

you ask for miracles
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You people are good at that
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You're waiting for the man
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To pull a rabbit from his hat
D
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But I can get you off

Yeah, bad boys are an aph
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rodisiac
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Am

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B
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I promise baby,
Bb
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Em
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that I can be anything you want
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I'm the devil that you know
Verse 3

Or the devil that you don't
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You all like the familiar
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You all like the routine
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You all wish you knew what you know
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And still be seventeen
D
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I had a talk with Jesus

I said, "Man, you're just part
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of the machine"
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B
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2

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He unfriended me on Facebook
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I said, "oh, no you don't"
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I'm the devil that you know
Interlude 2

Baby, I know what you want
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D
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D
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D
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Am
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D
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Verse 4
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Em
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Now, people loosen up
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Em
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He may have loved you once
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But why you think God quit

Performing all his stunts?
D
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You like the burning bush
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His badass victors on the
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battlefronts
Verse 5
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B
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2

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Where's that angry guy smitin'
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Heathens and sending plagues?
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God has left the building

You can raise the barricades
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Sing it for me, baby
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Sing your solemn song
Verse 6

Listen to me
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Everything you do and say is wrong
D
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Your very best interest at heart

You know I've had them
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all along
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B
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Everyone gets nervous
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When they face the great unknown
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Do you want the devil that you know
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Am
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Or the devil that you don't?
Interlude 3
D
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D
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Em
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D
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D
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Verse 7
Em
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used to like you better
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When you had that diamond smile
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You close your knees, tossed the keys
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And joined the rank and file
D
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Your pretty pink Ferrari

Don't give joy rides
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in exile
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B
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Come back to me, baby
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Em
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Just lose that chaperone
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I'm the devil that you know
C
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Not the devil that you don't
Verse 8
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You're looking up to heaven
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Dreaming on a star

You can't reach it, baby
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Not from where you are
D
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You stopped drinking

double bloody mary's
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At the airport bar
B
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You're scared to make a move
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It's so not what you want
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You're caught between the

devil that you know
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And the devil that you don't!

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Chords

  • Am

  • Em

  • F

  • B

    2

  • Bb

  • D

  • C

Capo: No capo

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The original key of The Devil That You Know by Rick Springfield is E minor.

The primary chords used in The Devil That You Know are Am, Em, F, B, Bb, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, Em, F, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Devil That You Know is approximately 146 beats per minute.

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