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INTRO

  e                   15 17  17 18 17 15       
  B  15  15 17 18  18                    18 17 
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D                                            


  e                     13 15 17 15 13         
  B  13  13 15 17 15 17                17~     
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D                                            


  e                                                         
  B  15 17 15 13 13 15 13 11 11 13 11 10 8 10 8 6 6 8 6 5   
  G                                                       7 
  D                                                         
  A                                                         
  D                                                         


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G  2  5  7                                   
  D          0                       7         
  A                            0  3  5         
  D                                            

VERSE (PALM MUTE)

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  x7
  D                                  
  A                                  
  D  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 


  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D                            7     
  A                   5  0  3  5     
  D  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 

(SECOND GUITAR VOLUME SWELL ON A HARMONIC)

VERSE PT.2

  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D 10h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0      


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D 10h12 0 0 0 0 13h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0      


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D 10h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0      


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                    5  0   3                
  D 10h12 0 0 0 0 0 0  0                       


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D 10h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0      


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D 10h12 0 0 0 0 13h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0      


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D 10h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0 0 0 10h12 0 0      


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                   x x x x x x x x          
  D                   x x x x x x x x          
  A                   x x x x x x x x          
  D 10h12 0 0 0 0 0 0                          

CHORUS
Johnny, Rosin up your bow

  e                                
  B                                
  G  x x 7   x x 7   x x 7   x x 7 
  D  x x 7   x x 7   x x 7   x x 7 
  A  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  D                                

and play that fiddle hard

  e                                
  B                                
  G  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  D  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  A  x x 3   x x 3   x x 3   x x 3 
  D                                

’cuz hell’s broke lose in Georgia

  e                                
  B                                
  G  x x 12  x x 12  x x 12  x x 12
  D  x x 12  x x 12  x x 12  x x 12
  A  x x 10  x x 10  x x 10  x x 10
  D                                

and the devil deals the cards

  e                                
  B                                
  G  x x 7   x x 7   x x 7   x x 7 
  D  x x 7   x x 7   x x 7   x x 7 
  A  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  D                                

And if you win you get this shiny

  e                                
  B                                
  G  x x 7   x x 7   x x 7   x x 7 
  D  x x 7   x x 7   x x 7   x x 7 
  A  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  D                                

Fiddle made of gold


  e                                
  B                                
  G  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  D  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  A  x x 3   x x 3   x x 3   x x 3 
  D                                

but if you lose, the devil gets your soul

  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            
  D  7                           7   5   3   2 
  A  7                           7   5   3   2 
  D  7                           7   5   3   2 

BRIDGE

  e                   15 17  17 18 17 15       
  B  15  15 17 18  18                    18 17 
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D                                            


  e                     13 15 17 15 13         
  B  13  13 15 17 15 17                17~     
  G                                            
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D                                            


  e                                                         
  B  15 17 15 13 13 15 13 11 11 13 11 10 8 10 8 6 6 8 6 5   
  G                                                       7 
  D                                                         
  A                                                         
  D                                                         


  e                   
  B                   
  G  2  5  7          
  D                   
  A                   
  D                   

2ND VERSE (after two measures of drums)
and he pulled the bow


  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  x3
  D                                  
  A                                  
  D  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

and it sounded something like this

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G                                  
  D                                  
  A                   5  0  3        
  D  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 

INTERLUDE

  e                                            
  B  3 xx3 x6 6 x6 xx5 xx5 x3 3 x3 xx          
  G  2—xx2 x5 5 x5 xx4 xx4 x2 2 x2 xx          x2
  D                                            
  A                                            
  D                                            


  e                                            
  B                                            
  G                                            x2
  D  7                                         
  A  5         5                               
  D  0 0 5 6 7   765 5 3 5 6 7 3 5 3           

THE DEVIL'S SOLO
SOLO PT. 1

  e                                                  
  B                                                  
  G  14h15p14h15p14h15p14h15p14h15p14h15p14h15p14h15 
  D                                                  
  A                                                  
  D                                                  


  e  22p17                                           
  B       18                                         
  G         19                                       
  D            20p19p17                0             
  A                     20 17            0           
  D                           19 17 15     5 3 0 0 3 


  e                            8 10 12p8h10p5h8p3h5p8
  B                       8 10                       
  G                  7 10                            
  D       7 0   7 10                                 
  A 0 7 8     8                                      
  D                                                  


  e       5 8 10   10 13   13 17                     
  B  6s10                                            
  G                                                  
  D                                                  
  A                                                  
  D                                                  

SOLO PT. 2

  e                                                  
  B  10h15p10        10h15p10        10h15p10        
  G          11p10h11        11p10h11        11p10h11 x4
  D                                                  
  A                                                  
  D                                                  


  e                                              12    13   
  B  10h15p10                                 14    14    15
  G          11                   12 15 13 14               
  D                   12 15 13 14                           
  A             12 13                                       
  D                                                         

SOLO PT. 3

  e                                                  
  B  15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
  G                                                  
  D                                                  
  A                                                  
  D                                                  


  e              15 15 17 18 18 17 15                
  B  17 17 18 18                      18 17 15       
  G                                                  
  D                                                  
  A                                                  
  D                                                  

(this part is tricky, use your left hand to hammer on)

  e                                                                            
  B  15h20p18p15p13h18p15p13p11h15p13p11p8h13p11p8p6h11p8p6p3h8p6p3p1h6p3p1    
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                    5h7h8p7   4             
  B                                         5h6h8p5h6h8        0               
  G h3h7p5p3  h7p5p3p0              5h7  5h7                                   
  D         h6        h10p8p5  5h6h8   h8                                      
  A                          h8                                                
  D                                                                            

SOLO PT. 4

  e                                                                        0   
  B                                                                            
  G                            5 7   5   7   x5       5h7 7p5                  
  D  0 3 4 0 4 5 0 5 6 0 6 7 0     7               5h6        7      0h2h3  3  
  A                                                             0h2h3          
  D                                                                            


  e       0               7  5                   19  17                        
  B  3p0h2    5h6h7 3h4h5      17h18h19 15h16h17                               
  G         2                                                                  
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            

SOLO PT. 5

  e                                             3  x   6  x   5x x b13  
  B  3h6p3h6p3h6p3h6p3h6p3h6p3x  2h5p2x x2h5 2h5    2h5    2h5          
  G                                                                     
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  D                                                                     


  e     0  b21   b18  
  B  10               
  G                   
  D                   
  A                   
  D                   


  e  18 15            17 14            16 13            15 12            
  B        17p15            16p14            15p13            14p12      
  G             15p14            14p13            13p12            12p11 
  D                                                                      
  A                                                                      
  D                                                                      

SOLO PT. 6

  e     14 15 12          12 15 12       12 15 12          12 12 15 17 13 
  B  16          13 12 13          13 14          14 13 14                
  G                                                                       
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  D                                                                       


  e     13 17 13          13 17 16          13 17 13    13 17 13        
  B  13          16 14 16          13    16          16          14 16  
  G                                   16                                
  D                                                                     
  A                                                                     
  D                                                                     


  e  13 17 13          13 14                                            
  B           16 14 16       16 13    16 13                             
  G                                14       14 12       12    10        
  D                                               15 12    12    12     
  A                                                                 15  
  D                                                                     


  e                   
  B                   
  G                   
  D  12               
  A     15 12 10      
  D              12   

SOLO PT. 7

  e     20      20    
  B                   
  G  19               
  D                   
  A                   
  D                   


  e                                   12    12                   0slide 
  B                             13       13       13                    
  G                 12    14 12    14          14    12 14 12 14        
  D     12    15 12    15                                               
  A  12    15                                                           
  D                                                                     

SOLO PT. 8 (the most difficult solo, it’s almost all sweep picking)

  e                                    10            10                        
  B                       13     10  10  13p10  10h13  10                   13 
  G       10         10h12  10h12  12         12         12p10         10h12   
  D  10h13  13  10h13                                         13p10  10        
  A           12                                                   12          
  D                                                                            


  e                   10       10  10  10h13h15p13p10  13      10              
  B       10     10h13    10h13  10  10              13  10  10  13p10h11      
  G  10h12  10h12       12                                 12                  
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                      8     
  G        7                                          10     8h10    8h10 7h10 
  D  9 7 10 8       7 8      5         6h7 0 8p6h7h10    7h10    7h10          
  A          10p7h10   10p7h8 8p7p5p3h5                                        
  D                                                                            


  e         10h13       8h10              13h15h17p15p13p10p8                  
  B  8h10  8     10p8h10    10p8    13 15                    11p9       11p10  
  G      10                      10                              10p8h10       
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                          4 
  B                                                                          3 
  G  10p8p7  8  9      17h18h19p17     19p17p14p12 10 11  12                 4 
  D                 10                                                         
  A                                                          12 11 10 8 9  5   
  D                                                                            

CHORUS 2
Fire on the mountain, run boys run

  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G  7             3h15p3h15p3h15p3h15p3h15p3h15p3h15p3h15p2p14p1h13p0h12p2s3  
  D  7                                                                         
  A  5                                                                         
  D                                                                            

Devil’s in the house of the rising sun

  e                                                                            
  B                b16                                                         
  G  5                                                                         
  D  5                                                                         
  A  3                                                                         
  D                                                                            

Chicken in the bread pan pickin’ out dough

  e                                                               b15          
  B                14h15h18p15p14h15h18p15p14h15h18p15p14h15h18p15             
  G  7                                                                         
  D  7                                                                         
  A  5                                                                         
  D                                                                            

“Granny does your dog bite” “no child no”

  e                22 20                                                       
  B                      22 20    20 22 20 22~                                 
  G  5                         21                                              
  D  5                                                                         
  A  3                                                                         
  D                                                                            

JOHNNY'S PRE-SOLO RIFF

  e                                                          5                 
  B  5 6 5 6 8 6 5   5 6 5 6 8 6 5                   6 8 6 8   8 8             
  G                7               7 9 5 7 5 7 9 7 9                           x3
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B  22 18 20 17 18 15 17 13 15 12 13 10 12 9 10 6 9 5 6 2 3 0 2               
  G                                                              3 5 2 3 0 2   
  D                                                                          3 
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            

JOHNNY’S SOLO (incomplete)

  e                                
  B                                
  G  x x 7   x x 7   x x 7   x x 7 
  D  x x 7   x x 7   x x 7   x x 7 
  A  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  D                                


  e                                
  B                                
  G  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  D  x x 5   x x 5   x x 5   x x 5 
  A  x x 3   x x 3   x x 3   x x 3 
  D                                

UNACCOMPANIED SOLO (uses an octave pedal for the beginning)

  e  8 9 10 10 13 15 16 19 20                                                  
  B                           15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B  15 20 15 15 22 15 15 18 15 15 20 15 15 22 15 15 22 20 15 15 22 15 15 22 23
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B  15 15 22 20 15 15 20 22 15 15 20 22 15 15 18 15 15 20 22 15 22 20 15 10   
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e  12 10                10 12    13 12 13       13 15    13 15    14         
  B        10 10 15 13 10       10          10 10       10       10    10 15 17
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e     15 17 18 17 15                                                         
  B  18                18 17 15                                                
  G                             17 15    15 17 15                      15 17 18
  D                                   19          19 17 15    15 17 19         
  A                                                        19                  
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                 20h22p12h15
  B  15 17x              7h14                                     18           
  G                  7h14                             17  19p12h21             
  D         12 0 7h14         12p7h14p9h17p10h19p12h19  15                     
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e h18p10h13h17p5h10h13                                                       
  B                     8h11h15                       13p8p3h13p10p5h11p10p5h13
  G                            7h12h15p14p12p7h15p12p7                         
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B p10p5h15p12p7h15p12p7h15p12h15p12p7h17p12p7h17p12p7h17p13p10h17p13p10h17p13
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                               13     15p12 
  B p10h19p13p8h18p15p12p7h17p12h15p12p7h15p12p7h17p13p10h17p13p10  15p12      
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e p8h17p13p10h17p13p10h18p14p10h19p15p12h20p16p13h21p17p14h22p18p15h22p18p15 
  B                                                                            
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                   
  B  b15              
  G  (13)             
  D  (12)             
  A                   
  D          0wd      

CHORUS 3

  e                                                                            
  B           13         12p10  12                                             
  G  7                        12  10                                           
  D  7                                                                         
  A  5                                                                         
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G  5                          10h12h13p12p10h12p10                           
  D  5         7h10p7h12p7h10h12                                               
  A  3                                                                         
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                17          
  B            0s12 14h15h19p15p13h15h19p15p13h15h19p15p13h15h19p15            
  G  7                                                                         
  D  7                                                                         
  A  5                                                                         
  D                                                                            


  e                             18                                             
  B            0s12 15 18 19 20    18   18   18  18                            
  G  5                                                                         
  D  5                                                                         
  A  3                                                                         
  D                                                                            

ENDING


  e                                                          5                 
  B  5 6 5 6 8 6 5   5 6 5 6 8 6 5                   6 8 6 8   8 8             
  G                7               7 9 5 7 5 7 9 7 9                           x2
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B  5 6 5 6 8 6 5   5 6 5 6 8 6 5      5  6  8  10  8  6  5                   
  G                7               7 7  4  5  7   9  7  5  4                   
  D                                  7                                         
  A                                  5                                         
  D                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B  10   8  6   5     10   8  6   5      10  8  6  5                          
  G   9   7  5   4      9   7  5   4       9  7  5  4  7  5     7  7           
  D                                                    7  5     7  7           
  A                                                             5  5           
  D                                                                            

| b  bend
| wd whammy dive
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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e
B
G	x x x x x x x x
D	x x x x x x x x
A	x x x x x x x x
D	10h12 0 0 0 0 0 0
e
B
G	x x 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x 7
D	x x 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x 7
A	x x 5 x x 5 x x 5 x x 5
D
e
B
G	x x 5 x x 5 x x 5 x x 5
D	x x 5 x x 5 x x 5 x x 5
A	x x 3 x x 3 x x 3 x x 3
D
e
B
G	x x 12 x x 12 x x 12 x x 12
D	x x 12 x x 12 x x 12 x x 12
A	x x 10 x x 10 x x 10 x x 10
D
e
B	3 xx3 x6 6 x6 xx5 xx5 x3 3 x3 xx
G	2—xx2 x5 5 x5 xx4 xx4 x2 2 x2 xx	x2
D
A
D
e
B	10h15p10 10h15p10 10h15p10
G	11p10h11 11p10h11 11p10h11	x4
D
A
D
e
B	15h20p18p15p13h18p15p13p11h15p13p11p8h13p11p8p6h11p8p6p3h8p6p3p1h6p3p1
G
D
A
D
e	5h7h8p7 4
B	5h6h8p5h6h8 0
G	h3h7p5p3 h7p5p3p0 5h7 5h7
D	h6 h10p8p5 5h6h8 h8
A	h8
D
e	0
B
G	5 7 5 7 x5 5h7 7p5
D	0 3 4 0 4 5 0 5 6 0 6 7 0 7 5h6 7 0h2h3 3
A	0h2h3
D
e	3 x 6 x 5x x b13
B	3h6p3h6p3h6p3h6p3h6p3h6p3x 2h5p2x x2h5 2h5 2h5 2h5
G
D
A
D
e	18 15 17 14 16 13 15 12
B	17p15 16p14 15p13 14p12
G	15p14 14p13 13p12 12p11
D
A
D
e	14 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 12 15 17 13
B	16 13 12 13 13 14 14 13 14
G
D
A
D
e	13 17 13 13 17 16 13 17 13 13 17 13
B	13 16 14 16 13 16 16 14 16
G	16
D
A
D
e	13 17 13 13 14
B	16 14 16 16 13 16 13
G	14 14 12 12 10
D	15 12 12 12
A	15
D
e	12 12 0slide
B	13 13 13
G	12 14 12 14 14 12 14 12 14
D	12 15 12 15
A	12 15
D
e	10 10
B	13 10 10 13p10 10h13 10 13
G	10 10h12 10h12 12 12 12p10 10h12
D	10h13 13 10h13 13p10 10
A	12 12
D
e	10 10 10 10h13h15p13p10 13 10
B	10 10h13 10h13 10 10 13 10 10 13p10h11
G	10h12 10h12 12 12
D
A
D
e
B	8
G	7 10 8h10 8h10 7h10
D	9 7 10 8 7 8 5 6h7 0 8p6h7h10 7h10 7h10
A	10p7h10 10p7h8 8p7p5p3h5
D
e	10h13 8h10 13h15h17p15p13p10p8
B	8h10 8 10p8h10 10p8 13 15 11p9 11p10
G	10 10 10p8h10
D
A
D
e	4
B	3
G	10p8p7 8 9 17h18h19p17 19p17p14p12 10 11 12 4
D	10
A	12 11 10 8 9 5
D