Devil Of The North chords by Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne - Devil Of The North




Intro:
   G C F C
   G C F C
Ah ha ha
   G C F C
Ah ha ha
   G C F C
Wooo hooo

Verse 1:
     G      C    F      C
He ain't made out of iron or made out of steel
     G     C      F        C
He ain't no work of art, but he sure as hell is real
  G      C    F     C
He ain't got a pedestal up on the hill
     G
He's the Devil of the North and he don't stand still

Instrumental: G C F C G C F C


Verse 2:
       G       C    F       C
Well, he was there when the underdog got to win the race
    G       C       F       C
He was there when the Rent Collector landed on his face
    G       C    F      C
He was there when the Landlord didn't call time
  G               C     G
The Devil put the ball across the Sunderland line


Chorus:
C             Em
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum
D            C        G
Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come
C         Em
No use hiding when he rides forth
    D
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North


Instrumental: G C F C G C F C


Verse 3:
       G     C      F    C
He makes the weeds grow tall in the factory yard
      G      C        F      C
He puts the coal on the beaches when the living gets hard
  G     C        F     C
You touch your hat and give the Devil his due
      G              C        G
'Cause he's looking out for me and he's looking out for you


Chorus:
C             Em
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum
D            C        G
Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come
C         Em
No use hiding when he rides forth
    D
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North


Instrumental: G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C
        G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C


Verse 4:
     G       C       F     C
When the mist's on the river and the feeling's fine
     G     C       F     C
He's in a snack bar sitting with a friend of mine
     G      C      F      C
When the shutters go down and the lights come on
     G       C        F    C
You'll be waiting on the corner, but he's already gone


Instrumental: G C F C G C F C


Verse 5:
G    C   F    C
Some say wrong, some say right
    G     C      F     C
It's a little bit black and a little bit white
     G      C      F       C
From the banks of the Tyne to the shores of the Forth
    G
We've all got a little of the Devil of the North


Chorus:
C             Em
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum
D            C        G
Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come
C         Em
No use hiding when we ride forth
    D
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North
C         Em
No use hiding when we ride forth
    D
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North


Outro:
G C F C G C F C G C F C

    G