The Devil Knows (words and music by chris stanley)

Verse 1
Am                                                                         D7
It doesn’t matter how far you’ve come or how long the road has been
                Am                                                         E7
You’re as guilty as a smoking gun when the man in the courthouse says “Boy, what you done?”
                Am                                                                         D7
I spent my money on dime store whisky, took my chances on the highway
                Am                         E7                                           Am
I had a prayer in my heart but the Devil knows my name

Verse 2

She was a waitress in an all-night diner

Who looked so fine
I know she didn’t know me
But the coffee was warm and she treated me kind
I put my hand up her skirt, took the cash from her purse
Left her crying as I walked away
She had the face of an angel
But the Devil knows my name

Middle

                D             C – B - A

I only wanted to be liked for who I am
                D             C – B - A
I only wanted to fit in
                D             C – B - A
But I look wrong, dress wrong, think the way I do
                E7
It’s the sins of my father that keep me from you

Verse 3

Somewhere in the hills of Texas

Where the angels of Israel sing
The prophet said I’m the last
She said that I am the future like she was the past
I’ll take a thousand wives, take your guns and knives
And raise an army for the end of days
                                Am         E7                           D7
The Lord is my shepherd but the Devil knows my name
                Am                         E7                           Am
Yes God’s got my number but the Devil knows

Teardrops in the Rain (words and music by Chris Stanley)

Verse chords: Dm – C – Bb – A (x 2)

He’ll never know you’re hurting, he’ll never cry
He’ll never say the words you want to hear, he said goodbye
He’ll never wonder if you’re with some other guy
                    G                                        A
It’s not the music on the radio that makes you want to die

Chorus chords: Bb – C – Dm - F

It’s the sound of teardrops in the rain, they’re falling

Where no one knows your pain, come on
You’re all alone and all around you hear them singing
G   -   F   -   G          G  -  F  -  G  -  F  -  A
Somewhere in the darkness another angel’s gone and lost its wings

Riff chords: Dm – C – Bb – A (x 1)

Verse 2

Now I can’t say I’m different, no I won’t lie
I’ve left girls stranded like they’re angels who will never fly
But then I heard them like whispers on the breeze
It’s not the sound of sirens ringing that brings me to my knees

Chorus

Riff chords: Dm – C – Bb – A (x 2)

Middle
Bb                                                                    C
And when you’ve heard them things will never be the same
                   Dm     C             Bb            A7
No there’s no going back now
G                        A
I can’t stand it, something has to change

Chorus

Chorus

End chords: Dm – C – Bb – A

Waiting for the Lights to Go Out (words and music by Chris Stanley)

Intro chords Em – D (x4)
 
Verse 1

Em                                          D             C

Well I’ve been called a thing or two
Em                                          D             C
But when you said my name I knew
                    G – D6                    C
That it was over – from the way you said my name
                   G – D6                       C
That it was over – for me and you

Chorus

                C                             D             G – D/F# - Em

Now I’m sitting here alone in this empty house
B7
Waiting for the lights to go out

 

Intro chords: Em - D (x 2)

Verse 2

Well I’ve been hurt a time or two

But when you broke my heart I knew
That it was over – when you broke my heart in two
That it was over – for me and you
Now I’m sitting here alone in this empty house
Waiting for the lights to go out

Electric guitar solo, chords Em - D (x 4)

                G             D6                           C

And the road is long but will it take me back to you?
                G             D6                                           C
And when the fog is gone will you be true?

Now I’m sitting here alone with the devil in my heart

Sitting here alone with the devil in my mind
Sitting here alone with the devil in my hand
Waiting for the lights to go out

End chords: Em - D (x 2)

Blues Highway (words and music by Chris Stanley)

Intro chords: D – D – G – D,  D – D – A – D (x 2)

                D                                                                                            G                                             D

She answered the door with a shotgun and said I should have known our marriage was done
                                                                                                G                                             D
The economy sank in the Mexican gulf, there’s no jobs, no money, no rum
                A
I can’t stay – I’ve got to work for something
                G
I can’t stay – there’s nothing left for me
                A
I can’t stay – so I’ll take my chances
                G – D/F# - Em                                                    A
On the Blues Highway – can you hear the road sing?

Chorus

                         D                                           G                     D

When you’ve lost all you had through a hole in your pocket
                 G
And  you find out you’re too poor to pray
                   D             D/C#                    D/B         D/A
When the dogs are howlin’ and the coyotes call
                              G           D/F#                 Em        A7
You know you’re never alone with the blues  on the Blues Highway

Intro chords

Verse 2

He was playing guitar near Clarkesdale
Said he hoped to ride the Great River Road
But the blues took his heart, the Lord took his wife
And the devil came to trade for his soul
Seven days on the road to Jackson
Seven days to Tennessee
Seven days, driving to Chicago
On the Blues Highway – can you hear the road sing?

Chorus

Harmonica solo: chords as verse

Electric guitar solo: chords as bridge, then…
Intro chords: D – D – G – D,  D – D – A – D (x 2)

Verse 3

Now I’ve listened to the ghosts on the radio

And I’m so tired of seedy motels
I remember my dad saying be like the road
And always be true to yourself
Well there’s a way we can make it happen
There’s a way if you believe in me
There’s a way we’ll be bound for glory
              G  -  D/F#  -  Em                                    G  -  D/F#  -  Em
On the Blues Highway – can you hear the road?
                                         G  -  D/F#  -  Em
Can you hear the road?
                                         A  -  A7  -  A  -  A7
Can you hear the road sing?

Chorus 

2 x verse chords except 2nd time end with G – A – D (A – D)

Queen of the Blue Jeans (words and music by Chris Stanley)

Intro chords

C#m – B – A – A (x4)

F#m                                                                                                                                                       E – F#m

It’s not the colour of her wet skin that gets me in the early evening sunshine
F#m                                                                                                                                                       E – F#m
It’s not the cup I’ve emptied – bottoms up – she knows she makes me giddy like the moonshine
F#m                                                                                                                                                       E – F#m
And I want her but it’s not the way her long hair is falling from the sky that makes me feel alive
A                                                                             G#m7
And it’s not the way she reaches for the stars

Chorus

F#m                       A                             B             C#m          F#m            A               B
When the day is through and the night is due it’s the place she’s meant to be
                F#m         A                 B             C#m
In the slow dance dark of an all-night party
                F#m       A
It’s the way she moves
                G#m7
She’s the queen of the blue jeans
The queen of the blue jeans

Intro chords (x2)

Verse 2

It’s not the tank top that she shrugged off by the river bank that makes me want to hold her
It’s not the music playing Friday night to Saturday that makes me want to be with her
And it’s not the way she smiles when she thinks no one’s looking but how could I ignore her?
And it’s not the way her eyes shine in the dark

Chorus

Intro chords (x3) followed by G#m7

                A – B                      F#m

And I know it won’t last
                A – b                      G#m7
And I know there’s magic in the moment ‘til the moment has passed

Chorus (quiet)

Chorus (with rest)

Intro chords to end