Aug222020

The Neighbourhood – Devils Advocate Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEm G D

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This is the chords of Devils Advocate by The Neighbourhood on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Woah
One, two, three, four
Woah
Haha
   Em
Oh na-na, na-na
Em
Na-na, na-na, na
G D G
Em D Em

[Verse 1]
D                          Em
I trade the whip out for a bike, uh
D                 Em
Designer for some Nikes
D                         Em
Switch the stripper for a wife
D               Em
Black tie for a white tee, uh
                 G          
I’ve been moving lightspeed,
             D
 lightspeed, lightspeed, lightspeed
G                                  
Lightspeed, lightspeed, lightspeed,
 D         Em D Em D
 lightspeed

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[Verse 2]
                      Em
Look, I don’t want to try
D                 Em
Keep it cool like ice tea
D            Em
So if I seem shy
D                       Em
It’s ’cause you seem so shiesty
                 G
Sellin’ what you buy, buy, buy
D                     G
Just a product of the 90’s
                  Em
If you close your eyes, uh
D                   Em      D
That’s where you’ll find me

[Chorus]
Em      D       Em     D
I’m the devil’s advocate
Em        D        Em
You don’t know the half of it
G         D     G      D
Good luck tryna manage it
     Em                  D  
If a God is a dog, and a man 
                  Em               D
is a fraud, then I’m a lost cause

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[Post-Chorus]
Em          G
Ooh, ooh-ooh
D G Em

[Verse 3]
D                    Em
 Twenty-two’s on the ride (Ride)
D               Em          D
Bring me back a five-piece (Five)
                    Em         D
Same ticket for the rent, yeah
                      Em
But I split it with a dime piece, uh
              G       D
Married to my friends
                  G
They don’t always like me
D                       Em       D
I stay together for the kids, uh
               Em          D
I gotta do the right thing

[Chorus]
Em      D       Em     D
I’m the devil’s advocate
Em        D        Em
You don’t know the half of it
G         D     G      D
Good luck tryna manage it
     Em                  D   
If a God is a dog, and a man 
                 Em   
is a fraud, then I’m a
            D
 lost cause

[Guitar Solo/Outro]
Em D Em D Em D Em D
G D G D
Em D Em D Em D Em D
G D G D
Em D Em D

How to play Devils Advocate: key, chords and progression

Devils Advocate by The Neighbourhood keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 3 chords: Em, G and D.

The backbone of the song is Em – G – D – G (ii – IV – I – IV in D major). In solfa, that is reh – fah – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

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