The Devil

[Intro]
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[Verse]
    G              Em
The devil’s in the graveyard
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 reading names
 
   G               Em
Of all the ones he tripped up
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 on the way
 
   G                Em
He sits down in the moonlight,
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 wipes his tears
 
G              Em
Staring at the white rose
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 that he placed
 
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In front of the grave he visits each day since she slipped away
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
    G               Em
The devil hides his blue eyes
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 in his hand
 
   G              Em
He wipes away the last tears
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 as he stands
 
   G                  Em
He hears her voice so clearly
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 on the breeze
 
      G               Em
She’s singing like an angel
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 to his weakest knees
 
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So he twists off the cap and tips his head back for that sweet relief
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
    G               Em
The devil’s walking slowly
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 on the street
 
  G               Em
Towards his empty condo
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 where he’ll creep
 
    G              Em
The silence of his bedroom
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 before he slips
 
G              Em
Into his every nightmare
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 as he sleeps
 
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He sees her bright smile at the heavenly gates as he’s turned away
 
[Instrumental]
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