Lindisfarne – Devil Of The North (Guitar)

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[Intro] G C F C
      G  C  F  C
Ah ha ha

      G  C  F  C
Ah ha ha

     G  C  F  C
Wooo hooo
[Verse 1]
         G           C       F           C
He ain't made out of iron or made out of steel

         G          C           F               C
He ain't no work of art, but he sure as hell is real

   G           C        F         C
He ain't got a pedestal up on the hill

         G
He's the Devil of the North and he don't stand still
[Instrumental] G C F C G C F C [Verse 2]
             G              C        F              C
Well, he was there when the underdog got to win the race

       G              C              F             C
He was there when the Rent Collector landed on his face

       G              C        F           C
He was there when the Landlord didn't call time

    G                             C          G
The Devil put the ball across the Sunderland line
[Chorus]
C                         Em
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum

D                        C               G
Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come

C                  Em
No use hiding when he rides forth

       D
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North
[Instrumental] G C F C G C F C [Verse 3]
             G          C           F       C
He makes the weeds grow tall in the factory yard

            G           C                F           C
He puts the coal on the beaches when the living gets hard

    G          C                F         C
You touch your hat and give the Devil his due

            G                           C               G
'Cause he's looking out for me and he's looking out for you
[Chorus]
C                         Em
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum

D                        C               G
Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come

C                  Em
No use hiding when he rides forth

       D
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North
[Instrumental] G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C [Verse 4]
         G             C             F         C
When the mist's on the river and the feeling's fine

          G         C              F         C
He's in a snack bar sitting with a friend of mine

         G           C            F           C
When the shutters go down and the lights come on

          G              C                F       C
You'll be waiting on the corner, but he's already gone
[Instrumental] G C F C G C F C [Verse 5]
G        C      F        C
Some say wrong, some say right

       G          C           F          C
It's a little bit black and a little bit white

         G            C           F             C
From the banks of the Tyne to the shores of the Forth

       G
We've all got a little of the Devil of the North
Chorus:
C                         Em
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on a drum

D                        C               G
Call for your momma, but she ain't gonna come

C                  Em
No use hiding when we ride forth

       D
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North

C                  Em
No use hiding when we ride forth

       D
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North
[Outro] G C F C G C F C G C F C
       G
You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North