The Devil Went Down To Georgia chords by The Charlie Daniels Band

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro: (Violin Solo)
DmDm    C majorC
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA DmDm A augmentedA C majorC DmDm
C majorC A augmentedA DmDm

Verse 1:
DmDm
The Devil went down to Georgia
he was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind cause he was way behind
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 upon a hickory stump
                 A augmentedA C majorC DmDm
and said boy let me tell you what

DmDm
I guess you didn't know it
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 a pretty good fiddle boy
but give the devil his due
I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul
                 A augmentedA C majorC DmDm
cause I think I'm better than you
The boy said my name's Johnny
and it might be a sin
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret
cause I'm the best that's ever been

Bridge:
DmDm
Johnny, you rosin up your bow
  C majorC
and play your fiddle hard
   G minorGm
Cause hell’s broke loose in Georgia
    DmDm
and the Devil deals it hard
  DmDm              G minorGm
And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold
  A augmentedA                A augmentedA G+G FF E MajorE
But if you lose the Devil gets your soul

Violin Solo:
DmDm    C majorC
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA DmDm A augmentedA C majorC

Verse 2:
DmDm
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 his strings
and it made an evil hiss
Then a band of demons joined in
                  A augmentedA C majorC DmDm
and it sounded something like this

Devil Solo:
DmDm  C majorC DmDm x2
  DmDm                 C majorC         DmDm
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x5
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-5---------------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----1---3---4---|-5-------5---4---|-3---1---3---4---|-5---1---3---1---|

G minorGm
Gm A minorAm Bb majorBb C majorC C DmDm
C majorC A augmentedA DmDm

Verse 3:
DmDm
When the Devil finished Johnny said
well, you're pretty good ol' son
But sit down in that chair right there
and let me show you how it's done

Chorus:
D MajorD
Fire on the mountain, run boys run
  C majorC
The Devil's in the house of the risin' sun
D MajorD
Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough
C majorC
Granny does your dog bite no, child, no

Solo:
DmDm C majorC  DmDm C majorC  DmDm C majorC
A augmentedA  A augmentedA  A augmentedA A augmentedA C majorC DmDm

Verse 4:
DmDm
The Devil bowed his head
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, and he played

Chorus:
D MajorD
Fire on the mountain, run boys run
  C majorC
The Devil's in the house of the risin' sun
  D MajorD
The chicken in the bread pan are pickin' out dough
C majorC
Granny will your dog bite no, child, no

Outro Solo:
DmDm C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
C majorC DmDm E minorEm G minorGm DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA G minorGm FF DmDm Dm