Devil Of The North (Clements/Stonier)   from:   Here Comes The Neighbourhood
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Intro:	G, C, F, C	4 x

1.)
He ain't made out of iron, or made out of steel
	   G	      C	       F	    C
he ain't no work of art, but he sure as hell is real
	  G	     C		 F		  C
he ain't got a pedestal up on the hill
     G		  C	F	   C
he's the Devil of the North and he don't stand still.
	   G

Instrumental:	G, C, F, C	2 x


2.)
He was there when the underdogs got to win the race

he was there when the rent collector landed on his face

he was there when the landlord didn't call time

and the Devil put the ball across the Sunderland line.



Chorus:
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on the drum
  C			   Em
call it for your momma, but she ain't gonna come
 D			     D  	C    G
no use hiding when he rides forth
 C		   Em
you're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North.
	 D


Instrumental:	G, C, F, C	2 x


3.)
He makes the weeds grow tall in the factory yard

he puts the coal on the beaches when the living gets hard

you touch your hat and give the Devil its due

'cos he's looking out for me and he's looking out for you.



Chorus:
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on the drum
  C			   Em
call it for your momma, but she ain't gonna come
 D			     D  	C    G
no use hiding when he rides forth
 C		   Em
you're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North.
	 D


Instrumental:	G, C, F, C	8 x



4.)
When the mist's on the river and the feeling's fine

he's in a snackbar sitting with a friend of mine

when the shutters go down and the lights come on

you'll be waiting on the corner, but he's already gone.
	     G		   C		    F      C

Instrumental:	G, C, F, C	2 x



5.)
Some say wrong, some say right

it's a little bit black and a little bit white

from the banks of the Tyne to the shores of the Forth

we've all got a little of the Devil of the North.
       G


Chorus:
Shout it from the pulpit, bang it on the drum
  C			   Em
call it for your momma, but she ain't gonna come
 D			     D  	C    G
no use hiding when he rides forth
 C		   Em
you're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North.
	 D


No use hiding when he rides forth,
 C		   Em
you're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North.
  	 G


Instrumental:	G, C, F, C	3 x


You're gonna have to level with the Devil of the North.