Nothin But The Devil Tab by Rory Gallagher

Nothin But The Devil tab by Rory Gallagher

Guitar Tab

from the Rory Gallagher album A Blue Day For The Blues

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw (kugraw@rostock.igd.fhg.de) on the 4th of May 2000







Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - vibrato
b - bend note
* - notes played without slide
x - muted

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high)


            (*             *)      (*
D-|--------0-----0-2-3-4-0---0----------0-2-3-4-0-/4--2-0---0-----------0-----|
A-|--------0-0h2-----------2--------0h2-------------------2-------------0-0h2-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------0-------0-2-3-4-0---0----0-----0-2-3-4-0-/4--2-0---0----0----0-------|
A-|-0-/3-----0h2-----------2--------0h2-------------------2---------------0h2-|
D-|-0--------------------------/3-----------------------------/3---/3---------|


                          *)        (*
|-0-2-3-4-0-/7--5-/4-/4-0---0------0---0-----0-----------0---0-----0--------|
|-------------------------2--------0---0-----0-----------0---0-----0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-3-4-0-/7--5-/4-/4-0---0----0------------------0-----------------------|
|-------------------------2----------3---3-2---2-----------3---3-2---2------|
|-----------------------------/3-----------------3b----0----------------3b--|
                                                                       well,


|-------------------0---------0-----0------------------------------0--------|
|-------------------0---------0-----0------------------------------0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-------------------------------------------0------------------------|
|---------------------------3---3-2---2-----------------------------------3-|
|-------------0--------------------------3b------------------0--------------|
 you know you said little girl             you were cheatin' your daddy right


|-0-----0-----0-------------------------0-----0----------------0------------|
|-0-----0-----0-------------------------0-----0----------------0------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
|---3-2---2-2-------------------------3---3-2---2------------------------3--|
|-------------------------------------------------3b-----0------------------|
               leave home in the morning                ain't back 'til late


|-0----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------0--0---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------0--0---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3---2----0--0------5----------7---------7-5-5-7-7-5-5-----7------7----|
|------------------------5----------5---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5------5----|
 at night        that's nothin' but the devil             making treat me the

      *)                                       (*
|--------------------0------0-------------------2---------2-----------------|
|----------------------0h/3---------------------0---------0-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------1---------1-----------------|
|-----------0----0--------------0----0---0------2---------2-----------------|
|-5---5---0---/3---0----------0---/3-----0------0---------0-----------------|
|-5---5---0--------0----------0----------0----------------------------------|
 way you do                            I go to break out like the measles


|-2-2-2--0-0------0------0------0-----------0-----0-----0-------2-2-2--3--4-|
|-0-0-0--0-2------2------2------2-----------0-----0-----0-------0-0-0--2--3-|
|-1-1-1--0-1------1------1------1-------------------------------1-1-1--2--3-|
|-2-2-2--0-0------0------0------0------0----------------------0-2-2-2--0--0-|
|-0-0-0--0-2------2------2------2------0--3---3-2---2-1---1-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|--------------------------------------0----------------------0-------------|
             I'm gonna be all over you


|-----4-----4-----4-----4--------4--------3----3----3----3----3----3--------|
|-----3-----3-----3-----3--------3--------2----2----2----2----2----2--------|
|-----3-----3-----3-----3--------3--------2----2----2----2----2----2--------|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0--------0----0----0----0----0----0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 woke up early this morning baby   you're dressed up like a queen   you say


|--3-----4------4------4------4--4-4--3-----4-------4------4----------4--4--|
|--2-----3------3------3------3--3-3--2-----3-------3------3----------3--3--|
|--2-----3------3------3------3--3-3--2-----3-------3------3----------3--3--|
|--0-----0------0------0------0--0-0--0-----0-------0------0----------0--0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 you're going to see your sister        but your sister you'll never see


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5------------------5----------------5---------------5---------------|
|-------5---------------7--5---------5-5--7-5--5--5----7----5----5----5---7-|
|-3-s-5-5---------------5--5---------5-5--5-5--5--5----5----5----5----5---5-|
         it's nothin' but the devil             making t r e a t me the way

  *)                                            (*
|---------------------------------------------0--2------------2-------------|
|----------/12-/12~----------/12-/12~-12-12\--0--0------------0-------------|
|----------/12-/12~----------/12-/12~----12\--0--1------------1-------------|
|-5-----0--/12-/12~-0----0---/12-/12-----12\--0--2------------2-------------|
|-5---0--------------/3----0---------------------0------------0-------------|
|-5---0--------------------0------------------------------------------------|
 you do                                            gonna break out like the


|-----2---2--0------------0------------0-----------0----0---0-----0-----0---|
|-----0---0--2------------2------------2-----------2----0---0-----0-----0---|
|-----1---1--1------------1------------1-----------1------------------------|
|-----2---2--0------------0------------0-----------0--0---------------------|
|-----0---0--2------------2------------2-----------2--0---3---3-2---2-1---1-|
|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
 measles       gonna inject you with the Asian flu


|------2--2--2------------0---------------0--------0-0-0--0--0-------0------|
|------0--0--0------------3---------------3--------3-3-3--3--2-------2------|
|------1--1--1------------3---------------3--------3-3-3--3--2-------2------|
|---0--2--2--2------------0---------------0--------0-0-0--0--0-------0------|
|-0-0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
               well, you know you said little girl             do your daddy


|--0---0-0--0---------0----------0------0-0--0------------0----------0-0-0--|
|--2---2-2--3---------3----------3------0-2--3------------3----------3-3-3--|
|--2---2-2--3---------3----------3------0-2--3------------3----------3-3-3--|
|--0---0-0--0---------0----------0------0-0--0------------0----------0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 wrong        you go out in the evening        you're never coming home


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
|-------5---------------7---5--------5-5--7-5--5--5----7----5----5----5---7-|
|-3-s-5-5---------------5---5--------5-5--5-5--5--5----5----5----5----5---5-|
          it's nothing but the devil             making t r e a t me the way

                              *)           (*
|-----0-----0-2-3-4-0-----0-----------------2-----2----2-----2----2-----2-0-|
|-------0h2-----------2-0---0-0-0-----------0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-2-|
|-------------------------------------------1-----1----1-----1----1-----1-1-|
|-5---0-----0-2-3-4-0-----0----------0----0-2-----2----2-----2----2-----2-0-|
|-5-----0h2-----------2-0---3-2-0-----------0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-2-|
|-5-------------------------------/3---/3-----------------------------------|
 you do                                       break out like the measles

                                                                     *)
|------0-------0-------0-------0---0---0-----0-----0---------2--2--2-2------|
|------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-----0-----0---------0--0--0-0------|
|------1-------1-------1-------------------------------------1--1--1-1------|
|------0-------0-------0-------------------------------------2--2--2-2------|
|------2-------2-------2---------0---3---3-2---2-1---1-0--0--0--0--0-0------|
|--------------------------------0---------------------0--0-----------------|
 inject you with the Asian flu


|-----0-/2-/3-/4\----0---0-----0-/4-/4--0---0-0--------0--------0--------0--|
|-0h2-------------/3-0---0-0h2------------2------------0--------0--------0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0------------------------0-------------------0--------0--------0------|
|-0---------------/3-------0--------------------/3-------/3-------/3--------|
|--------0--0--0-------0----------0--0--0---0-0------0--------0--------0----|



|----0-/4-/4-/4~---0--------/12-12-12-12--------------------------0--------0|
|0h2-------------2-----------------------/12----------------------0--------0|
|--------------------------------------------/12-/12------------------------|
|----0-------------0----0----------------------------12\-0----0--------0----|
|0-------------------/3------------------------------------/3-------/3------|
|-------0--0--0-----------0---0--0--0--0---0---0---0--0---------0--------0--|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------/12-12~-12~-12~-12~-12s10----------------------/12-----/12---------|
|----------------------------------/12-/12-------------------12------12-/12-|
|----0-------------------------------------12\-0----0-----------------------|
|-/3---------------------------------------------/3-------------------------|
|------0---0--0---0---0---0---0------0---0--0---------0---------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----12\------0-/3p0-/3p0-/3p0---0-----0-/5~-5s3-0-/7--7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-/5--5~|
|----------------------------------0h2-----------------7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-/5--5~|
|--------0-/3------------------0--------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5s3-0-/4--2-0-----------------------------------------0-----------------|
|-5---------------0-/5p0-/5p0-/5p0-/5p0-/5p0-/5p0-/5p0-/5-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
                                                            well, you know

     (*                                                     *)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-3-3---------------2-----------2-------------------|
|-----------------------3-3-3---------------2-----------2-------------------|
|-----------------------0-0-0---------------0-----------0------0---------0--|
|-----3---------------3-3-3-3-0-2-----------2-----------2----------------0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------0-3b---0-------0--|
 you said little girl             treat your daddy wrong            gone in

                                                          (*
|------------------------------------------------0---0---0-0----------0-----|
|------------------------------------------------0---0---0-2----------2-----|
|------------------------------------------------0---0---0-1----------1-----|
|----------0-----------------0---------0-----------0---0---0----------0-----|
|----------0--------------/3-----------0-----------0---0---2----------2-----|
|----------0-------------------0-------0-----------0---0--------------------|
 the morning and you don't       come back at all            nothin' but the


|--------0--------------0----------0----------0--0--------4-----3-----2-----|
|--------2----2---------2----------2----------2--2---0----------------------|
|------1---1--1---------1----------1----------1--1--------------------------|
|------0---0--0---------0----------0----------0----0---/4---4-3---3-2---2---|
|------2---2--2---------2----------2----------2----0------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
 devil          make you treat me the way you do


|---0-------------------------2-------------2----------2-2-2--0-----0-----0-|
|---0-------------------------0-------------0----------0-0-0--2-----2-----2-|
|-0---------------------------1-------------1----------1-1-1--1-----1-----1-|
|-0-------0--0--0-------------2-------------2----------2-2-2--0-----0-----0-|
|-0----0-----0--0-------------0-------------0----------0-0-0--2-----2-----2-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  I'm gonna break out like the measles          I'm gonna be

                                                 *)
|---0-----0---0---0---0-----0-----0-------2-2--2-2--------------------------|
|---2-----2---0---0---0-----0-----0-------0-0--0-0-----12-----12------------|
|---1-----1---0---0-----------------------1-1--1-1-/12----/12----/12--------|
|---0-----0-----0---------------------0-0-2-2--2-2-------------------12\----|
|---2-----2-----0---3---3-2---2-1---1-0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 all over you                                        oh oh oh  oh oh


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12-----12----------------------------------------------12----|
|----------/12----/12----/12-/12----------------------------------/12-------|
|------0-------------------------12\------0---0----0---0----0---0-----------|
|------------------------------------0-/3-------/3-------/3-----------------|
|-0-/3---0----------------------------------0--------0--------0-------------|
            oh oh  oh oh  oh  oh oh                                 oh  oh


|------------------------/12-/12-/12-10-------------------------------------|
|-/15-/15-/15-/15-17\-------------------/12----------------------12---------|
|----------------------0--------------------12----------------12----12------|
|----------------------------------------------12\------0---0----------12\--|
|--------------------------------------------------0-/3---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
   oh  oh  oh  oh  oh     oh  oh  oh  oh

                      (*
|----------------------2-------------2----------2-2--2-2--0-----------------|
|----------------------0-------------0----------0-0--0-0--2-----------------|
|----------------------1-------------1----------1-1--1-1--1-----------------|
|------0----0-----0----2-------------2----------2-2--2-2--0-----------------|
|-0-/3-----------------0-------------0----------0-0--0-0--2-----------------|
|--------0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
           I'm gonna break out like the measles             gonna be all over

                      *)
|----0-----0-/4--2--0---0-/10-/11-/12~--|
|------0h2------------2---/10-/11-/12~--|
|-------------------------/10-/11-/12~--|
|----0-----0-/4--2--0---0-/10-/11-/12~--|
|------0h2------------2-----------------|
|---------------------------------------|
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