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Em(add9) Em7sus4 The Devil came a-calling, we took a midnight stroll A7sus4 Em(add9) I asked him what he wanted, he said, ’Your immortal soul.’ Em(add9) Em7sus4 For fifty years I’ll spoil you, like the only man alive A7sus4 Em(add9) With power, wealth, a mansion on Fellatio Drive.’ Em(add9) Em7sus4 The Devil came a-calling, all smiles and flattery A7sus4 Em(add9) In his hands a contract, exclusively for me. Em(add9) Em7sus4 When the fifty years are over, I asked what happens then. A7sus4 Em(add9) break He pretended not to hear me, but he offered me his pen. Am Am6 Am7 He showed me a house, it was as big as a star Am* Asus4/E Am* He said to me, ’Patrick, what d’you think so far?’ Em(add9) Em7sus4 The Devil came a-calling, no brimstone fire or rain. A7sus4 Em(add9) In fact, I found him charming, articulate, urbane. Em(add9) Em7sus4 The Devil came a-calling, charisma all the way. A7sus4 Em(add9) break Imagine being master of all that you’d survey Am Am6 Am7 He showed me his world, hell, he threw me the keys, Am* Asus4/E Am* Introduced me to women, they were down on their knees. Em(add9) Em7sus4 The Devil came a-calling, we took a midnight stroll A7sus4 Em(add9) I asked him what he wanted, he said, ’Your immortal soul.’ Em(add9) Em7sus4 In his hands were papers, he told me they were signed. A7sus4 Em(add9) My memory is hazy, I’m sure that I declined. Em(add9) Em7sus4 The Devil came a-calling, no brimstone fire or rain. A7sus4 Em(add9) In fact, I found him charming, articulate, urbane. Em(add9) Em7sus4 In his hands were papers, he showed me they were signed. A7sus4 Em(add9) My memory is hazy, I thought that I declined. A7sus4 Em(add9) My memory is hazy, I’m sure that I declined. Em(add9) The Devil came a-calling… Em(add9) Em7sus4 A7sus4 Em(add9) The Devil came a-calling…