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Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
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Chords/Tab transcription by Rockcru
I know there are other tab versions of this, but I believe that the tab archive ought
to show how the artist plays the song. In order to gain a little more perspective, I
saw the videotape of Bruce playing this song. There is no capo on Bruce's guitar.
As much as I could see, the chord forms below match those in the video.
Drop D tuning on both high and low E stings.
Chord Forms:
D Dsus D(alt) G G(alt1) G(alt2) D/F# Em7 A5
D--0-----0-------0--------0-----0--------0---------0-----0-----x---|
B--3-----3-------3--------0-----3--------3---------3-----0-----x---|
G--0-----0-------2--------0-----0--------0---------2-----0-----2---|
D--4-----5-------0--------0-----0--------0---------0-----0-----2---|
A--5-----5-------0--------2-----5--------2---------0-----2-----0---|
D--0-----0-------0--------0-----5--------0---------4-----2-----x---|
Play the Dsus alternating with D in the introduction and in the verse
breaks.
[Intro]
D and Dsus
[Verse 1]
D D and Dsus
I got my finger on the trigger
G
But I don't know who to trust
D A5
I look into your eyes
D and Dsus
There's just devils and dust
D D and Dsus
Long, long way from home, Bobbie
G
Home's a long, long way from us
D A5
Feel a dirty wind blowin'
D and Dsus
Devils and dust
[Chorus]
G(alt1)
I got God on my side
D/F#
And I'm just trying to survive
Em7
But if what you do to survive
A5
Kills the things you love
G(alt2)
Fear's a powerful thing
D/F#
Can turn your heart black you can trust
G A5
It'll take your God filled soul
D and Dsus
And fill it with devils and dust
[Verse 2]
D and Dsus
Well I dreamed of you last night
G
In a field of blood and stone
D A5
The blood began to dry
D and Dsus
The smell began to rise
D D and Dsus
Well I dreamed of you last night, Bob
G
In a field of mud and bone
D A5
Your blood began to dry
D and Dsus
The smell began to rise
[Chorus]
G(alt1)
We've got God on our side
D/F#
We're just trying to survive
Em7
But if what you do to survive
A5
Kills the things you love
G(alt2)
Fear's a powerful thing
D/F#
Turn your heart black you can trust
G A5
It'll take your God filled soul
D and Dsus
Fill it with Devils and dust
G A5
It'll take your God filled soul
D and Dsus
Fill it with devils and dust
[Verse 3]
D D and Dsus
Now every woman and every man
G
They want to take a righteous stand
D A5
Find the love that God wills
D and Dsus
And the faith that he commands
D D and Dsus
I've got my finger on the trigger
G
Tonight faith just ain't enough
D A5
And I look inside my heart
D and Dsus
There's just devils and dust
[Chorus]
G(alt1)
We've got God on our side
D/F#
We're just trying to survive
Em7
But if what you do to survive
A5
Kills the things you love
G(alt2)
Fear's a powerful thing
D/F#
Turn your heart black you can trust
G A5
It'll take your God filled soul
D and Dsus
Fill it with Devils and dust
G A5
It'll take your God filled soul
D and Dsus
Fill it with devils and dust
[Outro]
G (alt1)
But I've got God on our side
D/F#
And I'm just trying to survive
Em7
But if what you do to survive
A5
Kills the things you love
G(alt2)
Fear's a dangerous thing
D/F#
Turn your heart black you can trust
G A5
Take your God filled soul
D and Dsus
Fill it with devils and dust
G A5
It'll take your God filled soul
D and Dsus
Fill it with devils and dust
(Repeat verse 1 chord sequence twice during harmonica solo
to end. The video shows Bruce using the D(alt) chord form as the
concluding chord).
