Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
In the acoustic version, he plays it with a capo on 3rd fret and slightly
different chords, I've included an example at the bottom.
Intro:
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [D] [Gm]
Verse:
[Gm]I swallow my s[Eb]pit and I swallow my [Bb]pride[D]
[Gm]I'm trying to [Eb]eat my shadow in the d[Bb]aytim[D]e
[Gm]Cause when the night does f[Eb]all
[Bb]All my troubles don't [Cm]seem so small
These i[Bb]dle hands[D] can do the devil's[Gm] work
[Gm]I lie to my[Eb]self and I tell you the [Bb]truth[D]
[Gm]I've broken every [Eb]promise that I've [Bb]made to you oh[D]h
[Gm]But now the curtain is t[Eb]orn
[Bb]It's the calm be[Cm]fore the storm
These i[Bb]dle hands[D] can do the devil's[Gm] work
Oh these idle [Cm]hands can do the devil's [Gm]work
Oh these idle [Cm]hands[D] can do the devil's [Gm]work
[Gm]I woke up [Eb]early my gums were [Bb]bleeding[D]
[Gm]My eyes were [Eb]black my chest was [Bb]heavin[D]g
[Gm]Although the mirror was c[Eb]racked
[Bb]My bags were [Cm]ready and packed
These i[Bb]dle hands[D] will do the devil's[Gm] work
Oh these idle [Cm]hands will do the devil's [Gm]work
Oh these idle [Cm]hands[D] will do the devil's [Cm]work[Gm][Cm][D][Gm]
Capo 3rd
Chords:
[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
+-----------+
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
C/G 3 3 2 0 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
B7 x 2 1 2 0 2
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
+-----------+
Em C/G G x2
[Em]I swallow my s[C/G]pit and I swallow my [G]pride[B7]
[Em]I'm trying to [C/G]eat my shadow in the d[G]aytim[B7]e
[Em]Cause when the night does f[C/G]all
[G]All my troubles don't [Am]seem so small
These i[G]dle hands[B7] can do the devil's[Em] work
In the acoustic version, he plays it with a capo on 3rd fret and slightly
different chords, I've included an example at the bottom.
Intro:
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [D] [Gm]
Verse:
[Gm]I swallow my s[Eb]pit and I swallow my [Bb]pride[D]
[Gm]I'm trying to [Eb]eat my shadow in the d[Bb]aytim[D]e
[Gm]Cause when the night does f[Eb]all
[Bb]All my troubles don't [Cm]seem so small
These i[Bb]dle hands[D] can do the devil's[Gm] work
[Gm]I lie to my[Eb]self and I tell you the [Bb]truth[D]
[Gm]I've broken every [Eb]promise that I've [Bb]made to you oh[D]h
[Gm]But now the curtain is t[Eb]orn
[Bb]It's the calm be[Cm]fore the storm
These i[Bb]dle hands[D] can do the devil's[Gm] work
Oh these idle [Cm]hands can do the devil's [Gm]work
Oh these idle [Cm]hands[D] can do the devil's [Gm]work
[Gm]I woke up [Eb]early my gums were [Bb]bleeding[D]
[Gm]My eyes were [Eb]black my chest was [Bb]heavin[D]g
[Gm]Although the mirror was c[Eb]racked
[Bb]My bags were [Cm]ready and packed
These i[Bb]dle hands[D] will do the devil's[Gm] work
Oh these idle [Cm]hands will do the devil's [Gm]work
Oh these idle [Cm]hands[D] will do the devil's [Cm]work[Gm][Cm][D][Gm]
Capo 3rd
Chords:
[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
+-----------+
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
C/G 3 3 2 0 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
B7 x 2 1 2 0 2
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
+-----------+
Em C/G G x2
[Em]I swallow my s[C/G]pit and I swallow my [G]pride[B7]
[Em]I'm trying to [C/G]eat my shadow in the d[G]aytim[B7]e
[Em]Cause when the night does f[C/G]all
[G]All my troubles don't [Am]seem so small
These i[G]dle hands[B7] can do the devil's[Em] work
