Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music chords by Larry Norman

Chords with lyrics

N/C    E MajorE
I want the people to know that he saved my soul
   E MajorE
But I still like to listen to the radio
     E MajorE
They say rock-n-roll is wrong, we'll give you one more chance
     E MajorE
I say, "I feel so good I've gotta get up and dance."
F#7F#7                   A augmentedA
I know what's right, I know what's wrong, I don't confuse it
E MajorE                 E MajorE
All I'm really trying to say is, "Why should the devil have all the good music?"
F#F#          A augmentedA
And I feel good every day,
    BB            A augmentedA        E MajorE
because Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away

   E MajorE
They say to cut my hair, they're driving me insane
 E MajorE
I grew it out long to make room for my brain
  E MajorE           E MajorE
But sometimes people don't understand
     E MajorE
What's a good boy doing in a rock-n-roll band
F#7F#7                A augmentedA
There's nothing wrong with playing blues licks
   E MajorE                      E MajorE
Well if you've got a reason tell me to my face, "Why should the devil have all the good music?"
F#F#                A augmentedA
There's nothing wrong with what I play,
BB              A augmentedA       E MajorE
Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away

Solo: F#F# | / | A7A7 | / | F#F# | / | A7A7 | / |

F#F#             A augmentedA
I ain't knocking the hymns, just give me a song that has a beat
F#F#                       A augmentedA
I ain't knocking the hymns, just give me a song that moves my feet
BB
I don't like none of those funeral marches, I ain't dead yet!

Solo Section 2: E MajorE (4 bars build one note at a time to E7E7)

| A augmentedA | A7A7 | E7E7 | B7B7 | A7A7 | E7E7 | / |

E MajorE
Jesus told the truth, and Jesus showed the way
    E MajorE
There's one more thing I'd like to say
   E MajorE                E MajorE
They nailed him to the cross and they laid him in the ground
     E MajorE
But they should have known you can't keep a good man down
F#F#          A augmentedA
I feel good every day I don't want to lose it
E MajorE                 E MajorE
All I wanna, all I wanna know is, "Why should the devil have all the good music?"
F#F#             A augmentedA
I've been filled I feel okay
BB            A augmentedA
Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues
B7B7            A7A7
Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues
B7B7            A7A7
Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away