Devil May Care
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Capo 3
Intro: Dbm Dbm/Ab B B/F# E E/F# - E/Ab A
verse 1:
Dbm Dbm/Ab B B/F#
You was always saying that the devil may care
E E/F# - Ab A
That you're lost and can't be found
F#m B E A
But now you've got to thinking we'll drive the coast from town to town
F#m B A E
You keep trying to leave, but the car keeps breaking down
Dbm Dbm/Ab B B/F#
You was always sleeping like the day before noon
E E/F# - Ab A
cause you're living on another one's time
F#m B E A
Yet once again we let out at dawn to skip the warden's fine
F#m B A E
I said "isn't that like stealing?" You said "to steal is just to find"
[Refrão]
A E Ab7 Dbm
Ooh you like to get to where you can't turn back
B A
We should not be
E Ab7 Dbm
Oh I believe that does it for you
B A
But that does it for me
Interlude: E A E A
verse 2:
Dbm Dbm/Ab B B/F#
You was always saying that anything that happens
E E/F# - Ab A
is no worse than anything else
F#m B E A
That every moment matters and that truth can be your wealth
F#m B A E
Yes every moment good or bad in and of itself
Dbm Dbm/Ab B B/F#
You was always saying where you can't come from,
E E/F# - Ab A
they was hard but they was right
F#m B E A
Then someone had an accident we said oh what a pitiful sight
F#m B A E
Said someone flipped a pickup truck and we heard that someone had died
[Refrão]
A E Ab7 Dbm
Ooh you like to get to where you can't turn back
B A
You should not be
E Ab7 Dbm
Oh I believe that does it for you
B A E
But that does it for me
A E Ab7 Dbm
Ooh you like to get to where you can't turn back
B A
You should not be
E Ab7 Dbm
Oh I believe that does it for you
B A
But that does it for me
Outro: A Am E A E
How to play Devil May Care
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dbm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.