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Devil Like You

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Key: AM

Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]
[Am] [Em] [Am]

[Verse 1]
[E]Down the road where nobody goes
[E7]There is a story [Am]only two people know
[Dm]Well, one lies dead while the other lives free
[Am]I'll tell it dear [E]if you listen to me
[Am]Well, one summer day the weather was nice

[Verse 2]
[E]Two young lovers, a groom and a bride
[Am]That night they shared the same bed
[Dm]Didn't know that she would end up dead
[Am]Oh, oh, oh, you said [E7]'til death do us part
[Am]You had a plan from the start

[Chorus 1]
[A]Take her money, stop her heart
[Dm]How'd the Lord make a Devil like you?
[Am]I used my hands to take her life
[E7]The very ones that asked her to be my wife
[Am]I watched the light fade from her eyes

[Verse 3]
[E7]One man's truth is another man's lie
[Am]I see her face wherever I go
[Dm]Lord knows I never go down that road
[Am]I took her money [E]and left her for dead
[Am]But now her voice, it won't leave my head

[Verse 4]
[E]Oh, oh, oh, I said 'til death do us part
[E7]I had a [Am]plan from the start
[Dm]Take her money, stop her heart
[Am]How'd the Lord make [E]a Devil like me?
[Am]♪

[Chorus 2]
[A]Spends his nights lonely and cold
[Dm]The only company he finds is her ghost
[Am]At the bottom of every bottle
[E7]She'll be waiting for you
[Am]Folks think twice before you say I do

[Interlude]
[E7] [Am] [Dm] [Am]
[E7] [Am]

[Verse 5]
[E7]Oh, oh, oh, you said 'til death do us part
[Am]You had it planned from the start
[Dm]Take her money, stop her heart
[Am]How'd the Lord make [E]a Devil like you? (Me)
[Am]Oh, oh, oh, you said 'til death do us part

[Chorus 3]
[A]You had it [Dm]planned from the start
[Am]Take her money, [E7]stop her heart
[Am]How'd the Lord [B7]make a Devil [B]like you? (Like me)
[Em]Oh, how'd the [Bm]Lord make a [F#]Devil like you? (Like me)
[Bm]Oh, how'd the [F#]Lord make a [Bm]Devil like you? (Me)

[Outro]
[F#] [F#7] [Bm]

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Song Summary & Key Facts

Transcribed by Contributor

Album Unholy Hymns

Released 2021

Genre

Acoustic Acoustic Punk

Songwriter The Bridge City Sinners

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Song Fundamentals

Original Key Am (A Minor)

Tempo / BPM 110 BPM

Tuning Standard

Time Signature 4/4

Difficulty Level Advanced

Capo Position No Capo

Chord Count 11 Unique Chords

Genre Acoustic

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Devil Like You by The Bridge City Sinners is played in the key of Am with a tempo of around 110 BPM. Progresi ini menciptakan pergerakan harmoni alami: Am (i) sebagai Tonic Minor (Pusat Nada/Gelap), diikuti Em (v) sebagai Dominant Minor (Pelepas Tensi Lembut), diikuti Dm (iv) sebagai Subdominant Minor (Tensi Melankolis).

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Guitarist Playing Guide & Pedagogical Tips

Theory Guide

Guitar playing guide for Devil Like You by The Bridge City Sinners: sounding in Am without capo at 92 BPM (4/4) featuring beginner-friendly strumming ('↓ - ↓ ↑ - ↑ ↓ ↑').

check_circle Key & Tempo: Sounding in Am (Standard tuning without capo) at 92 BPM in 4/4 time signature.
check_circle Voicing & Barre Bypass: Contains barre shapes (B, Bm, F#) with open cowboy substitutions (e.g. Fmaj7, Bm7, B7) to eliminate finger fatigue.
check_circle Critical Transition: Transition from B7 to B requires anchoring index or ring finger as a stable pivot.
check_circle Strumming Pattern: Master '↓ - ↓ ↑ - ↑ ↓ ↑' by starting at 66 BPM before accelerating to studio 92 BPM.

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Harmonic Progression

Progression Pattern (Roman Numerals)

i – v – E – E7 – iv – A – B7 – B – Bm – F# – F#7

Song chords:

star Primary Chords (Song Foundation)

Am Em E E7

Chords that repeat most frequently throughout the verse and chorus.

more_horiz Auxiliary / Transition Chords

Dm A B7 B Bm F# F#7

Used as harmonic transition variations in intro, bridge, or outro.

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Capo & Sounding Key

Sounding Key AM Acoustic pitch of original recording

No Capo sync_alt Raises the pitch of open strings

Fingering Shape Key AM Open chord finger positions

The song is played in its original key of Am without a capo.

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Diatonic Matrix

This song is built on the key of AM. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory:

i Am Tonic

ii° Bdim Supertonic

III C Mediant

iv Dm Subdominant

v Em Dominant

VI F Submediant

VII G Subtonic

speed Difficulty Level: Advanced

Difficulty Determinants for This Song:

check_circle Uses 11 unique chords throughout the song

check_circle Requires 3 barre chord shapes (B, Bm, F#)

dna MUSICAL DNA:

KEY: AM • TEMPO: 110 BPM • PROG: i – v – E – E7 – iv – A – B7 – B – Bm – F# – F#7 • DIFF: 2/5 • CAPO: 0

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To play the Easy Chords for Devil Like You, toggle the Easy Chords button above the workstation canvas. This version is designed with beginner-friendly open chords (C, G, Am, F) to make transitions easier without barre chords.

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The original recording key for Devil Like You by The Bridge City Sinners is AM. You can use the Transpose (+ / -) feature anytime to adjust the pitch to match male or female vocal ranges automatically.

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Song Summary & Key Facts

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Album Unholy Hymns

Released 2021

Genre

Acoustic Acoustic Punk

Songwriter The Bridge City Sinners

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[Intro]
[Am] [Em] [Am]

[Verse 1]
[E]Down the road where nobody goes
[E7]There is a story [Am]only two people know
[Dm]Well, one lies dead while the other lives free
[Am]I'll tell it dear [E]if you listen to me
[Am]Well, one summer day the weather was nice

[Verse 2]
[E]Two young lovers, a groom and a bride
[Am]That night they shared the same bed
[Dm]Didn't know that she would end up dead
[Am]Oh, oh, oh, you said [E7]'til death do us part
[Am]You had a plan from the start

[Chorus 1]
[A]Take her money, stop her heart
[Dm]How'd the Lord make a Devil like you?
[Am]I used my hands to take her life
[E7]The very ones that asked her to be my wife
[Am]I watched the light fade from her eyes

[Verse 3]
[E7]One man's truth is another man's lie
[Am]I see her face wherever I go
[Dm]Lord knows I never go down that road
[Am]I took her money [E]and left her for dead
[Am]But now her voice, it won't leave my head

[Verse 4]
[E]Oh, oh, oh, I said 'til death do us part
[E7]I had a [Am]plan from the start
[Dm]Take her money, stop her heart
[Am]How'd the Lord make [E]a Devil like me?
[Am]♪

[Chorus 2]
[A]Spends his nights lonely and cold
[Dm]The only company he finds is her ghost
[Am]At the bottom of every bottle
[E7]She'll be waiting for you
[Am]Folks think twice before you say I do

[Interlude]
[E7] [Am] [Dm] [Am]
[E7] [Am]

[Verse 5]
[E7]Oh, oh, oh, you said 'til death do us part
[Am]You had it planned from the start
[Dm]Take her money, stop her heart
[Am]How'd the Lord make [E]a Devil like you? (Me)
[Am]Oh, oh, oh, you said 'til death do us part

[Chorus 3]
[A]You had it [Dm]planned from the start
[Am]Take her money, [E7]stop her heart
[Am]How'd the Lord [B7]make a Devil [B]like you? (Like me)
[Em]Oh, how'd the [Bm]Lord make a [F#]Devil like you? (Like me)
[Bm]Oh, how'd the [F#]Lord make a [Bm]Devil like you? (Me)

[Outro]
[F#] [F#7] [Bm]