Feb172018

Girlschool – Race With The Devil Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Race With The Devil by Girlschool on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D5 C5 Bb5 A5 A5
D5 D5 C5 D5

[Verse 1]
D5
You’d better run You’d better run
C5 D5
You’d better run from the Devil’s gun
D5
The race is on The race is on
C5 D5
So you’d better run from the Devil’s gun

[Link]
D5 D5 C5 D5

[Verse 2]
D5
Strange things happen If you stay
C5 D5
The Devil will catch you anyway
D5
He tries to find you so take care
C5 D5
The Devil will seek you everywhere

[Instrumental]
A5 A5 Bb5 Bb5 G5 C5 * C5 *
A5 A5 D5 * Bb5 A5 A5

D5 D5 C5 D5
D5 D5 C5 D5

[Verse 3]
D5
And when he finds you You’ll soon find out
C5 D5
The Devil’s fire it won’t go out
D5
He burns you up and soon you’ll know
C5 D5
The Devil’s grip just won’t let go

[Outro]
A5 A5 Bb5 Bb5 G5 C5 * C5 *
A5 A5 D5 * Bb5 A5 A5

[Fade Out}
D5 D5 C5 D5
D5 D5 C5 D5

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How to play Race With The Devil: key, chords and progression

Race With The Devil by Girlschool is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: D5, C5, Bb5, A5 and G5.

Listen for Bb5 – A5 – D5 – C5 (♭III – II – V – IV in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.