Ashley McBryde - The Devil I Know: Guitar Chords

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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

   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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord 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.