Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what have I done? I've fallen in love with a man on the run Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please Dm Am Don't take that sinner from me Dm Am Oh don't take that sinner from me Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what do I do? G Am I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you Am He's raised on the edge of the devil's backbone Dm Am Oh I just want to take him home Dm Am Oh I just want to take him home Am G Dm Am Oooooooooh Am G Dm Am Oooooooooh Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, he's somewhere between G Am a hangman's knot, and three mouths to feed Am There wasn't a wrong or a right he could choose Dm Am He did what he had to do Dm Am He did what he had to do Am G Dm Am Oooooooooh Am G Dm Am Oooooooooh Am G Give me the burden, give me the blame Dm F I'll shoulder the load, and I'll swallow the shame Am G Give me the burden, give me the blame Dm F How many, how many Hail Mary's is it gonna take? Am Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not G Am He's good and he's bad, and he's all that I've got Am Oh Lord, Oh Lord, I'm begging you please Dm Am Don't take that sinner from me Dm Am Oh don't take that sinner from me This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Devil’s Backbone chords by The Civil Wars
Suggested strumall downs
1
d
2
d
3
d
4
d
Also works: down-up eighths d u d u
How to play Devil’s Backbone on ukulele
To play Devil’s Backbone on ukulele, strum the all downs: d d d d. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 100 bpm. On this page the song is in A minor. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the novice level. Stomp the down-strokes and clap on two and four like a foot-stomp.
4 ukulele chords used in "Devil’s Backbone" by The Civil Wars: Am, Dm, F and G
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I like these chords better for the verses:
Am. C.
G. E.
Am. C.
Dm E. A.
Dm E. A.
It just fills in a few of the gaps
I’ve found that it sounds better if you don’t play the Am for so long (like at ‘Don’t care if he’s guilty don’t care if he’s not). Instead, play an Am and then a C