Share the Friend Of The Devil Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? The music for Friend Of The Devil was written by performing members of the Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia and John Dawson. But the lyrics were written by Robert Hunter who was a non-performing member of the band. Robert Hunter is the only non-performing member of a band to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
More...
Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
Click to scroll to the version for your level:
Quick Navigation/Choose Your Difficulty Level:
White Pick Level
Friend Of The Devil Chords And Strumming, The Grateful Dead
Django Chords:
Django G chord
Django C chord
Django D chord
Django A chord
Strumming:
"Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
"Cash Bass": |B D U B D U |
Tempo: 103 bpm Key: G
Intro - 'Bouncer'
| |G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - G - | | x 4
Verse - 'Bouncer'
| |G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - G - | | x 2
(G)I lit out from Reno I was (C)trailed by twenty hounds (G)
(G)Didn't get to sleep that night 'till the (C)morning came around (G)
Chorus - 'Bouncer or Cash Bass'
| |D - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a
(A)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If
(D)I get home before daylight I
(A)just might get some sleep
(D)tonight
Verse 2 - 'Bouncer'
| |G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - G - | | x 2
(G)Ran into the Devil, babe he (C)loaned me twenty bills (G)
I (G)spent the night in Utah in a (C)cave up in the hills (G)
Chorus - 'Bouncer or Cash Bass'
| |D - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (A)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (A)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Verse 3 - 'Bouncer'
| |G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - G - | | x 2
I (G)ran down to the levee but the (C)Devil caught me there (G)
(G)He took my twenty dollar bill and he (C)vanished in the air (G)
Chorus - 'Bouncer or Cash Bass'
| |D - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (A)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (A)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Middle 8 - 'Bouncer or Cash Bass'
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The (C)first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my hearts delight
The (D)second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And (A)if he catches up with me, I'll (C)spend my life in (D)jail
Verse 4 - 'Bouncer'
| |G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - G - | | x 2
(G)Got a wife in Chino babe and (C)one in Cherokee (G)
(G)First one says she's got my child but (C)it don't look like me (G)
Chorus - 'Bouncer or Cash Bass'
| |D - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (A)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (A)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Instrumental Verse - 'Bouncer'
| |G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - G - | | x 2
Instrumental Chorus - 'Bouncer or Cash Bass'
| |D - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
Middle 8 - 'Bouncer or Cash Bass'
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The (C)first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my hearts delight
The (D)second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And (A)if he catches up with me, I'll (C)spend my life in (D)jail
Verse 5 - 'Bouncer'
| |G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - G - | | x 2
(G)Got a wife in Chino babe and (C)one in Cherokee (G)
(G)First one says she's got my child but (C)it don't look like me (G)
Final Chorus - 'Bouncer or Cash Bass'
| |D - - - |D - - - |A - - - |A - - - ||x2|D
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (A)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (A)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Final Chord Strum: D
Want My Personal Help With Your Guitar Playing?
Click below to discover how I can help you -
We'll have a 45 minute call over zoom and we'll start with diagnosing your current situation. Then we'll see if my process will work for you and map out an action plan to get you playing your favourite songs confidently.
Orange Pick Level
Friend Of The Devil Chords And Strumming, The Grateful Dead
Open Chords:
Open G, G/F# & G/D chords
Open C & C/B chords
Open D, Am & Am7 chords
Strumming:
"Cash Bass": |B D U B D U |
Tempo: 103 bpm Key: G
Intro -
Verse -
(G)I lit out from Reno I was (C)trailed by twenty hounds (G)
(G)Didn't get to sleep that night 'till the (C)morning came around (G)
Chorus -
| |D - - - |D - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (Am)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (Am)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Verse 2 -
(G)Ran into the Devil, babe he (C)loaned me twenty bills (G)
I (G)spent the night in Utah in a (C)cave up in the hills (G)
Chorus -
| |D - - - |D - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (Am)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (Am)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Verse 3 -
(G)ran down to the levee but the (C)Devil caught me there (G)
(G)He took my twenty dollar bill and he (C)vanished in the air (G)
Chorus -
| |D - - - |D - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (Am)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (Am)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Middle 8 -
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The (C)first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my hearts delight
The (D)second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And (Am)if he catches up with me, I'll (C)spend my life in (D)jail
Verse 4 -
(G)Got a wife in Chino babe and (C)one in Cherokee (G)
(G)First one says she's got my child but (C)it don't look like me (G)
Chorus -
| |D - - - |D - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (Am)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (Am)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Instrumental Verse -
Instrumental Chorus -
| |D - - - |D - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - ||x2
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
Middle 8 -
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum)|
(D)Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The (C)first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my hearts delight
The (D)second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And (Am)if he catches up with me, I'll (C)spend my life in (D)jail
Verse 5 -
(G)Got a wife in Chino babe and (C)one in Cherokee (G)
(G)First one says she's got my child but (C)it don't look like me (G)
Final Chorus -
| |D - - - |D - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - ||x2|D
(D)Set out runnin' but I take my time a (Am)friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If (D)I get home before daylight I (Am)just might get some sleep (D)tonight
Final Chord Strum: D
Want My Personal Help With Your Guitar Playing?
Click below to discover how I can help you -
We'll have a 45 minute call over zoom and we'll start with diagnosing your current situation. Then we'll see if my process will work for you and map out an action plan to get you playing your favourite songs confidently.
Friend Of The Devil Videos
Friend Of The Devil Lyrics
I lit out from Reno
I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn't get to sleep that night
Till the morning came around
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
Ran into the Devil, babe
He loaned me twenty bills
I spent the night in Utah
In a cave up in the hills
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
I ran down to the levee
But the Devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill
And he vanished in the air
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my hearts delight
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail
Got a wife in Chino, babe
And one in Cherokee
First one says she's got my child
But it don't look like me
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my hearts delight
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail
Got a wife in Chino, babe
And one in Cherokee
First one says she's got my child
But it don't look like me
I set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
Share the Friend Of The Devil Chords and Strumming: