Learn to play "The Devil I Know" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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D A little outside of Elizabethtown There’s a little bar where I’d sit down G And trade a couple country songs for Kentucky D Bourbon D A little ol’ gal in the middle of the night Learning how to love and learning how to fight G D And learning how to like my brand of hurting A Hell there's hell everywhere I go G D I’m just sticking with the devil I know Chorus: G Momma says get my ass to church Daddy says get my ass to work D Doctor says I gotta give up on these smokes G Everybody’s got something to say About how I gotta change my ways Bm A G But I got something to say of my own G Hell there's hell everywhere I go D I’m just sticking with the devil I know I love somebody everybody loves And he's in love with my messed up Most folks can't see my soul through the smoke And we're suitcase marks on a hardwood floor Flippin' the bird, slammin' the door And peelin' out and turnin' 'round and comin' home But hell, there's hell everywhere I go So I'm stickin' with the devil I know Chorus: Mama says get my ass to church Daddy says get my ass to work Doctor says I gotta give up on these smokes Everybody's got somethin' to say About how I gotta change my ways But I got somethin' to say of my own There's higher roads than I rode And better choices than I chose I'm just stickin' with the devil I know G Hey-hey hey hey hey D Hey heeey hey hey G Woah oh oh oh oh Chorus: Mama says get my ass to church Daddy says get my ass to work Doctor says I gotta give up on these smokes Everybody's got somethin' to say About how I gotta change my ways But I got somethin' to say of my own Hell, there's hell everywhere I go So I'm stickin' with the devil I know You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Bm D G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Devil I Know" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Devil I Know" by Ashley McBryde.