Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Am
πΈ Intro:
Am Am Am Am
Am Am Am Dsus2
Am Am E Am
πΈ Verse:
Am
Now I was just a girl of two
Am Dadd2/A
Now I was just a girl of two
Am
With a golden heart and a button shoe
πΈ Chorus:
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am Am/G Am/F# Dsus2
I turned my head and I could see
Am E Am
The devil had a hold of me
πΈ Verse:
Am
There was something wrong with the butcher's boy
Am Dadd2
There was something wrong with the butcher's boy
Am E Am
He trembled in his hand and voice
πΈ Chorus:
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am Am/G Am/F# Dsus2
The others knew to let him be
Am E Am
But the devil had a hold of me
πΈ Verse:
Am
The tailpipe spit and the engine roared
Am Dadd2
The tailpipe spit and the engine roared
Am
I's waving out a Plymouth door
πΈ Chorus:
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am Am/G Am/F# Dsus2
The old folks saw the last they'd see
Am E Am
But the devil had a hold of me
πΈ Solo:
Am Am Am Am
Am Am Am Dadd2
Am E Am Am
πΈ Verse:
Am
I dreamed last night that my time was done
Am Dadd2
I dreamed last night that my time was done
Am E Am
And my soul flew up to the holy son
πΈ Chorus:
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am Am/G Am/F# Dsus2
I snapped back down when he pulled my lead
Am E Am
But the devil had a hold of me
πΈ Solo:
Am Am Am Am
Am Am Am Am
Am E Am Am
πΈ Verse:
Am
There're those who'll laugh and not believe
Am C Dsus2 Dadd2
There're those who'll laugh and not believe
Am E Am
Until you feel that touch upon your sleeve
πΈ Chorus:
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am
The devil had a hold of me
Am Am/G Am/F# Dsus2
I turned my head and I could see
Am E Am
But the devil had a hold of me
πΈ Outro:
Am G G/D Dsus2
I turned my head and I could see
Am E Am
The devil had a hold of me
Video/Audio
Song History
Published: March 5, 2024
Last Updated: February 5, 2026