I Wished For An Angel But The Devil Sent Me You Chords by Johnny Horton

I Wished For An Angel But The Devil Sent Me You chords by Johnny Horton

Guitar chords with lyrics

Capo on 1st
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Db

Intro:

F   C   G7  C


Verse 1:
  C
I wished for an angel,
        F             C
But the devil sent me you
G7
What have I done?
               C
You're not the one
       C
You're not all I wished for
      F                 C
And I know you won’t be true
       G7
’Cause angels don’t lie
                      C
And do the things you do

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Chorus:
  F
I wanted a true love
                   C
Someone to be just mine
    D7
But you can’t be true love
         G7
With the devil in your mind
    C
But now that it’s over
    F                C
I’m sorry that we’re through
         F             C
’Cause I wished for an angel
        G7            C
But the devil sent me you


Instrumental:
C     F  C
G7       C
C     F  C
G7       C  C7


Chorus:
  F
I wanted a true love
                   C
Someone to be just mine
    D7
But you can’t be true love
         G7
With the devil in your mind
    C
But now that it’s over
    F                C
I’m sorry that we’re through
         F             C
’Cause I wished for an angel
        G7            N.C. C
But the devil sent me    you

Published: September 17, 2025

Last updated: September 17, 2025

Johnny Horton chords for I wished for an angel but the devil sent me you

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