Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
E minorEm
I was standing by the river watching my bridge burn down
E minorEm
I was standing by the river watching my bridge burn down
E minorEm
Cause I done a bad thing and I'm paying it for all right now
E minorEm
Oh I've done a bad thing and I'm paying it for all right now
Verse 2:
E minorEm
Hey there doctor, tell me what do you see?
E minorEm
Cause I got a bad disease and need of your remedy
E minorEm
And I've been aching from my head to my toes
E minorEm
I've been aching so much that I just don't ache no more
B7B7 C7C7 B7B7
But there is a one thing that I need you to see
C7C7 B7B7 E minorEm
And you ain't never met a man sick as me
Verse 3:
E minorEm
Hey mister bartender you see my tremblin' hands
E minorEm
You know I need a drink and I need it so bad
E minorEm
Cause I don't know...Lordy what I just done
E minorEm
But you got me burning like a foxchild rebel under the sun
B7B7 C7C7 B7B7
And now I'm shaking from all my misery
C7C7 B7B7 E minorEm
Cause you ain't never met a man as wrong as me
Chorus:
A minorAm E minorEm
And no, no, no, I don't lie
B7B7 E minorEm
Cause I was taken over by the devil last night
A minorAm E minorEm
And I know, know, know, when he come around
B7B7 E minorEm
I've done a bad thing and I'm paying for it all right now
Verse 4:
E minorEm
Hey mister Judge, you gonna lock me up
E minorEm
Cause I've been thinking things that I should not thinkin' of
E minorEm
Go and hide all your brothers, go and hide the knife (night?)
E minorEm
You got me creepin' though the dark in the middle of the lonely night
B7B7 C7C7 B7B7
You'd better lock your door, n' throw away the key
C7C7 B7B7 E minorEm
Cause you ain't never met a man as guilty as me
Chorus:
A minorAm E minorEm
And no, no, no, I don't lie
B7B7 E minorEm
Cause I was taken over by the devil last night
A minorAm E minorEm
And I know, know, know, when he come around
B7B7 E minorEm
I've done a bad thing and I'm paying for it all right now
Chorus:
A minorAm E minorEm
And no, no, no, I don't lie
B7B7 E minorEm
Cause I was taken over by the devil last night
A minorAm E minorEm
And I know, know, know, when he come around
B7B7 E minorEm
I've done a bad thing and I'm paying for it all right now