The Black Keys - Evil: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Evil" 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.

F
Darling, you say you love me
F
Place no one above me
F
That was yesterday
      F
It is so far away

Chorus:
              A#
Girl, you are evil
                 F
Evil as you can be
C
One thing for sure
A#
Devil better lock his door
        F
You are evil

Well, darling you know it is true
You have got a hold of you
Am not seem so naive
Man is on his knees

Chorus

I could wrestle with the guys
It would not be my eyes
You are a crap-shoot every time
But you are skin is thicker than mine

Chorus

You are evil
You are evil
You are evil


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Evil" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Evil" by The Black Keys.

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