The king of hell
Em ~ - C - Am - G - D - Em
Em - C
1. Release from reason, alive with pain,
Am Em
the
act is changed, the play's the same.
Em C
As he and his ministers
conversed, I peaked out from behind the well,
Am Em
and,
oh, how I surprised to learn, the devil's not the king of hell.
Em
The devil is not the king of hell, the devil is
not the king of hell,
C
Am
a violent dance on slippery
stones, the line’s gone dead, we're all alone,
Em D Em
the devil is not the king of hell.
Em
- C
2. Smellin'
victory, the engine hums,
Am Em
off
in the distance, they beat the drums.
Em C
Amidst the blood and rubble I
look for souvenirs to sell,
Am Em
and,
oh, how I surprised to learn, the devil's not the king of hell.
+ CHORUS
Em
Oh, black was the mark, black
was the mark, black was the mark,
laid on Cain
C
Am
black
was the list, black was the list, black was the list, with our names.
Em
Black was the mark, black was
the mark, black was the mark,
laid
on Cain,
C
Am
black
was the list, black was the list, black was the list, with our names.
+ CHORUS
Em C
3. Tonight I'm gonna do some things that I've
never done before,
Am
I'm gonna
find out what's the screamin's about
Em
on
the other side of that door.
Em C
So don't you bother callin', there ain't nobody home,
Am
- Em
sometimes
we got to stand together, sometimes alone.
Em
The devil is not the king of hell, the devil is
not the king of hell,
C
Am
a violent dance on slippery
stones, the line’s gone dead, we're all alone.
Em
The devil is not the king of hell, the devil is not the king of hell,
C
Am
a
violent dance on slippery stones, the line’s gone dead.
Em
The line’s gone dead, the line’s gone dead,
C Am
the
line’s gone dead, the line’s gone dead.
Em D Em
The devil is not the king of
hell.
(orig. = capo 1st) (The Nightwatchman)