the devil you know chords by Split Enz

SimplifiedD · Bm · G · A · C …

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D
Bm
G
A
C
F#m
Gm
F
Eb
Ab
Dm
B
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E

Verse 1
D 
Bm 
G 
A 
 (D major) I  long to see the  (B minor) other side  (G major) of  (A major) things
D 
A 
Hung on  (D major)  (A major) the cliff,
D 
Bm 
G 
D 
A 
 (D major) in  (B minor) search of something  (G major)  (D major) big  (A major) 
D 
A 
I can (D major) 't  (A major) look down,
D 
Bm 
G 
D 
 (D major) I  (B minor) can only  (G major)  (D major) re treat
A 
D 
 (A major) Who knows  (D major) one day I'll
Bm 
G 
D 
A 
 (B minor) dive into  (G major)  (D major) the sea  (A major) 

Verse 2
G 
C 
 (G major) Here we all are  (C major) sitting like fools
Bm 
F#m 
Stuck by the rules  (B minor) of fate  (F sharp minor) 
G 
 (G major) Is what we are what
C 
we've grown  (C major) to believe
Bm 
F#m 
A 
Better the devil  (B minor) you know  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 

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Verse 3

Live for the day we throw

caution to the wind

All we need is the courage to begin

I might get hurt but never be scared again

At once to feel the pleasure and the pain

Verse 4
Gm 
 (G minor) 
F 
Gm 
F 
Gm 
Into the  (F major) city,  (G minor)  (F major)  (G minor) into the
F 
Gm 
city every  (F major) day  (G minor) 
F 
Eb 
Into the  (F major) city,  (E flat major) piling through the
Ab 
Gm 
 (A flat major) factory gates  (G minor) 
F 
Gm 
F 
It's not  (F major) easy,  (G minor) it's not easy  (F major) to escape
Gm 
F 
Eb 
 (G minor) All the de (F major) cisions  (E flat major) 
Ab 
that you've already  (A flat major) made
Dm 
 (D minor) 

Verse 5
D 
 (D major) 
Bm 
G 
A 
I long to see the  (B minor) other side  (G major) of things  (A major) 
D 
Bm 
G 
A 
Hung  (D major) on the cliff, in  (B minor) search of something  (G major) big  (A major) 
D 
I  (D major) can't look down,
Bm 
G 
A 
I  (B minor) can  (G major) only retreat  (A major) 
D 
Who knows  (D major) one day I'll
Bm 
G 
 (B minor) dive into  (G major) the sea

Verse 6
A 
G 
A 
G 
C 
 (A major) Here  (G major)  (A major) we  (G major) all are  (C major) sitting like fools
Bm 
F#m 
Stuck by the rules  (B minor) of fate  (F sharp minor) 
G 
 (G major) Is what we are what
C 
we've grown  (C major) to believe
Bm 
Better the  (B minor) devil you know