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George Harrison - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Chords

Chord reference C, Am, Dm, G7, F, C7, E, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]I [Am]don’t [Dm]want [G7]you [C]But I [Am]hate to [Dm]lose [G7]you [C]You [C7]got me [F]in be[F#]tween the [C]devil and the [G7]deep blue [C]sea [G]

[C]I [Am]for[Dm]give [G7]you [C]‘Cause I [Am]can’t for[Dm]get [G7]you [C]You’ve [C7]got me [F]in be[F#]tween the [C]devil and the [G7]deep blue [C]sea [B7]

[E]I want to cross you [F#m]off my [B7]list [E]But when you come knocking [F#m]at my [B7]door [G]Fate seems to give my [Cm]heart a twist And [Eb]I come running back for [D7]more [G7]

[C]I [Am]should [Dm]hate [G7]you [C]But I [Am]guess I [Dm]love [G7]you [C]You’ve [C7]got me [F]in be[F#]tween the [C]devil and the [G7]deep blue [C]sea [B7]

[C]You’ve [C7]got me [F]in be[F#]tween the [C]devil and the [G]deep blue [C]sea

Album Brainwashed
Genres Rock
Year 2002
Key C

How to Play Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea on Guitar?

George Harrison - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Dm, G7, F, C7, E, F#m chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.