Jerry Cantrell

Devil By His Side Chords

EADGBE
Tune 1/2 step down.

The verse is entirely variations of Em listed below in progression.
Em-Em7-(slide down to)-Em6-Cmaj7/E-(pull off)-Em.

022000 (Em) 
022030 (Em7)(slide down to Em6)
022020 (Em6)
022010 (Cmaj7/E), pull off to Em quickly
022000 (Em)


Pre-Chorus:  
X32010 (C)
X30010 (Cadd2)
X33010 (C/F)
X34010 (Cadd4)
X32030 (Cadd9) (optional)

You can either strum the first three notes from these chords, or walk up along the 3rd fret.  
Either way you then play the whole Cadd9 chord.

Other chords:
X02220 (A)
X02230 (Asus4)(optional but I use it, you can stick to just A)
320003 (G)
xx0232 (D)

Intro:
Em 
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em x8

Verse 1:
Em7 Em6          Cmaj7/E      Em
    Clear on the road to-    night
Em7       Em6          Cmaj7/E   Em   Em7
Headlamps shine on the one way signs
  Em6    Emadd9    Em  Em7
I try to clear my head
   Em6             Emadd9  C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
Of thoughts better left unsaid


Pre-Chorus
                Asus4       C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
Runnin' down an old elusive high
         Em  Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
One more time


Verse 2:
Em7 Em6   Cmaj7/E   Em
The wind upon my face
Em7     Em6         Cmaj7/E    Em
 No one here for to block my way
Em7 Em6       Cmaj7/E Em
  I wake the setting sun
Em7    Em6       Emadd9      C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
Bullet shot by a thoughtful gun

Pre-Chorus
                Asus4       C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
Runnin' down an old elusive high
C     D         G            A
Did I lose you, oh friend of mine?
C             D  
Is it in your hardened heart
   G        A
To trust me one more time?
C                  D 
See, I'm tryin' to shake that same 
G             A
Devil from my side

C      D              
Always watchin' me, yeah
G                A
Laughing while I cry
        C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
While I cry
                Asus4       C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
Gunnin' down an old elusive high
         Em  Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
One more time
Em7 Em6          Cmaj7/E      Em
    Clear on the road to-    night
Em7       Em6          Cmaj7/E   Em   Em7
Headlamps shine on the one way signs
Em6      Cmaj7/E      Em
Not much further to go
Em7 Em6           Emadd9  C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
I   laugh and I'm almost home
                Asus4       C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
Gunnin' down an old elusive high
C     D         G            A
Did I lose you, oh friend of mine?
C             D  
Is it in your hardened heart
   G        A
To trust me one more time?
C                  D 
See, I'm tryin' to shake that same 
G             A
Devil from my side
C                  D 
See, I'm tryin' to shake that old 
G             A
Devil from my side
C               D 
Always taunting me, yeah
G                A
Laughing while I cry
        C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
While I cry
                Asus4       C   Cadd2 C C/F Cadd4 Cadd9 A
Runnin' down an old elusive high
         Em  Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
One more time
         Em  Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em
One more time