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****************** TO BEAT THE DEVIL ******************
written and performed by Kris Kristofferson.
Verse 1:(spoken)
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)It was winter time in Nashville,down on music city row
D (xx0232@1) C/G (3x555x@1)And i was lookin' for aplace (x02210@1)to get myself out of the cold
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C/G (3x555x@1)To warm the frozen feelin' that was eatin' at my soul
D (xx0232@1)And keep the chilly wind off my guitar
Verse 2:(spoken)
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)My thirsty wanted whisky,my hungry needed beans
D (xx0232@1)But it'd been of month of paydays since i've heard that eagle scream
C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C/G (3x555x@1)So with my stomach full of empty and my pockets full of dreams
D (xx0232@1)I left my pride and stepped inside abar (x02210@1)
Bridge:(spoken)
Em (022000@1) C/G (3x555x@1)Actually i guess you'd could call it aTavern... (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)Cigarette smoke to the ceiling and stardust on the floor
G (320003@1)Friendly shadows
Verse 3:(spoken)
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)I saw that there was just one old man sittin' at the bar
D (xx0232@1) C/G (3x555x@1)And in the mirror i could see him checkin' me and my guitar
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C/G (3x555x@1)He turned,and said "Come up here boy,and show us what you are"
D (xx0232@1)I said "I'm dry"-and he brought me abeer (x02210@1)
Verse 1-bis:(spoken)
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)He nodded at my guitar and said "It's atough (x02210@1)life,ain't it"
D (xx0232@1) C/G (3x555x@1)I just looked at him,and he said "You ain't makin' any money,are you?"
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C/G (3x555x@1)I said "You've been readin' my mail".He just smiled and said "Let me see your guitar"
C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)I've got something you want to hear.Then he laid it on me
Verse sang 1:
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1)If you waste your time of talkin' to the people who don't listen
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)To the things that you are sayin',who do you think's gonna hear
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1)And if you should die explaining how the things that they complain about
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Are things they could be changin' who do you think's gonna care
D (xx0232@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)There were other lonely singers in aworld (x02210@1)turned deaf and blind
D (xx0232@1)Who were crucified for what they tried to show
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)And their voice's have been scattered by this world and winds of times
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Cause the truth remains that no one wants to know
Verse 4:(spoken)
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)Well,the old man was astranger,but (x02210@1)i'd heard his song before
D (xx0232@1) C/G (3x555x@1)Back when failure had me locked out on the wrong side of the door
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C/G (3x555x@1)When no one stood behind me but my shadow on the floor
D (xx0232@1)And lonesome was more than astate (x02210@1)of mind
Verse 2-bis:(spoken)
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)You see,the devil haunts ahungry (x02210@1)man,and if you don't wanna join him
D (xx0232@1) C/G (3x555x@1)You got to beat him
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C/G (3x555x@1)I ain't sayin' i beat the devil but i drank his beer for nothing
G (320003@1)Then i stole his song
Verse sang 2:
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1)And you still can hear me singin' to the people who don't listen
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)To the things that i am sayin',prayin' someones gonna hear
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1)And i guess i'll die explainig how the things that they complain about
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Are things they could be changin',hopin' someones gonna care
D (xx0232@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)I was born alonely (x02210@1)singer,and i'm bound to die the same
D (xx0232@1)But i've got to feed the hunger in my soul
G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)And if i never have anickle (x02210@1)i won't ever die ashamed
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Cause i don't believe that no one wants to know
Thanks to Jan Ekeland for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr
