The Devil Went Down To Georgia original guitar chords by 
The Charlie Daniels Band 
Key: D minor•
Intro 1
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C
Dm
C
Bb
A
G
A
Dm
A
C
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A
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Verse 1
he was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind
And he was willin' to make a deal
When he came across this young man
sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot
And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump
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C
And said, "boy, let me tell you what"
Verse 2
but I'm a fiddle player too
And if you'd care to take a dare,
I'll make a bet with you
Now you play pretty good fiddle, boy
But give the devil his due
I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul
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C
'Cause I think I'm better than you"
"my name's Johnny and it might be a sin
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret
Bridge 1
And if you win, you get this shiny
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F
A/E
the devil gets your soul
Interlude 1
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C
Dm
C
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C
Dm
Verse 3
Dm
The devil opened up his case and he said,
"I'll start this show"
And fire flew from his fingertips
as he rosined up his bow
And he pulled the bow across the strings
And it made a evil hiss
Then a band of demons joined in
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C
And it sounded something like this
Solo 1
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F
Em
Dm
Dm
F
Em
Dm
Dm
F
Em
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F
Em
Dm
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F
Em
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Gm
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Am
Bb
C
Dm
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C
A
Dm
Dm
Verse 4
"well, you're pretty good, ol' son
But sit down in that chair right there
Chorus 1
And let me show you how it's done"
D
G/D
D
"Fire on the Mountain" run, boys run
C
F/C
C
The devil's in the House of the Rising sun
D
G/D
D
Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough
C
F/C
C
Granny, will your dog bite? No, child, no
Interlude 2
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C
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C
Dm
C
A
A
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C
Dm
Dm
Verse 5
because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden fiddle
on the ground at Johnny's feet
Johnny said, "Devil, just come on back
if you ever wanna try again
I done told you once you son of a bitch,
I'm the best that's ever been"
Chorus 2
G/D
D
run, boys run
C
F/C
C
The devil's in the House of the Rising sun
D
G/D
D
Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough
C
F/C
C
Granny, will your dog bite? No, child, no
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
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