Dm C Dm C Bb A G F E7 Dm Bb C Dm Verse: Dm The Devil went down to Georgia he was looking for a soul to steal He was in a bind cause he was way behind he was willinʼ to make a deal When he came across this young man sawinʼ on a fiddle and playinʼ it hot And the Devil jumped apon a hickory stump Bb C Dm and said boy let me tell you what Dm I bet you didnʼt know it but Iʼm a fiddle player too And if youʼd care to take a dare Iʼll make a bet with you Now you play a pretty good fiddle boy but give the devil his due I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul Bb C Dm cause I think Iʼm better than you The boy said my nameʼs Johnny and it might be a sin But Iʼll take your bet your gonna regret cause Iʼm the best thatʼs ever been Dm Johnny your rosin up your bow C and play your fiddle hard Gm Cause hell’s broke loose in Georgia Dm and the Devil deals it hard Gm And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold A But if you lose the Devil gets your soul Dm C Dm C Bb A G F E7 Dm Dm The Devil opened up his case and he said Iʼll start this show And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow And he pulled the bow across his strings and it made an evil hiss Then a band of demons joined in A C Dm and it sounded something like this Dm C Dm G A Bb C Db Dm C Db Dm Dm When the Devil finished Johnny said well youʼre pretty good olʼ sun But sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how its done Chorus: D Fire on the mountain run boys run C The devilʼs in the house of the risinʼ sun D Chicken in the bread pan pickinʼ out dough C Granny does your dog bite no, child, no Dm C Dm C Dm C A A A A C Dm Verse: Dm The Devil bowed his head because he knew that heʼd been beat He laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnnyʼs feet Johnny said Devil just come on back if you ever want to try again ʼCause I told you once you son of a bitch Iʼm the best thatʼs ever been Chorus: And he played D Fire on the mountain run boys run C The devilʼs in the house of the risinʼ sun D Chicken in the bread pan pickinʼ out dough C Granny does your dog bite no, child, no Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm Em G A G F E7 Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A Dm C Dm
