Deep Purple - Hell to Pay: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hell to Pay" 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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Dm             C
Take pity on two-tone Eddie
     Gm
His hair was never right
   Dm                       C
He used to be cool with a glint in his eye
        Gm              A# C
But he lost it overnight

Spinning word is changeing, things are rearranging
But Eddie says to me
Nothing wrong with the way it was
That's the way it's meant to be

Em
Up the revolution
We're all prepared to die
Up the revolution
That was the battle cry

Chorus:
                  F  G          F  G
There's going to be Hell, Hell to pay
There's going to be Hell, Hell to pay

Eddie was a die-hard rebel in the good old days
Of way back when
A cigarette was cool and all the kids in school
Could read and count to ten

Everyone said he had a future bright
Of that there was no doubt
He never could make us understand
What the rebellion was all about

Up the revolution
We're all prepared to die
Up the revolution
That was the battle cry

Chorus:
There's going to be Hell, yeah, Hell to pay
There's going to be Hell, Hell to pay

Two-tone Eddie drew up battle plans
For making love not war
Everybody laughed at the fighting in the streets
And behind a guarded door

It came to nothing when it all went down
And the band began to play
Another plan, put your head in the sand
Live to fight another day

Up the revolution
We're all prepared to die
Up the revolution
That was the battle cry

Chorus:
There's going to be Hell, Hell to pay, yeah
There's going to be Hell, Hell to pay, oh
There's going to be Hell, Hell to pay
There's going to be Hell, he he, he he he


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Hell to Pay" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hell to Pay" by Deep Purple.

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