in three years' time (Stripped Back) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]The [Am]devil[B] works [Em]with idle hands,
[Am]well these [Em]hands? [B]They're a strumming
[Em](But) heaven sure had different plans
cuz the [Am]devil? [Em]He's still-a-coming
(He) [B]told [Em]told me I could be a six-string picker,
[Am]picker, lighting any stadi[B]um on fire
He [Em]said it was free under [Am]one condition: "I take
your life in [B]three years' time"
Oh [Em]no
[Am]"I take your life in three[B]
[Em]years' time"[Am][B]
[Em]At the stroke of twelve I turn 24 that's
[Am]when I gotta [B]make my decision
Do I [Em]go to hell and burn my soul for
[Am]three years of [B]singing and picking?
[Em]Well, momma told me to watch myself,
pay at[Am]tention and keep my [B]head on a swivel
But [Em]I promised her that I'd help us so the ink[Am]
is dry and [B]my fingers are itching [Am]like[Em]
My [Am]fin gers are itching [Em]like[Am][B]
Well [Em]name a stage, you bet I've played it and
[Am]raised the roof and [B]brought the house Down
[Em](And) made it rain, turned strings to flames
but I [Am]hate to say it's my [B]final countdown
[Em]Before I go let momma know that
[Am]she owns my [B]bank account now
I [Em]built a home from solid gold,
she [Am]ain't got nothing to [B]worry about now
Oh [Em]no
She [Am]ain't got nothing to
[B]worry about now
[Em]Oh n[Am]o[B]
[Em]Before I know three years is gone,
[Am]turned [B]27 at the crossroa[Em]ds
Lord, I know the deal is done cuz that [Am]dirty
bloody [B]devil he came-a-knockin
Robert Rober[Em]t Robert J and Kurt Cobain and Amy[Am],
[B]they're a watching
[Em]Valerie and Purple Haze are [Am]playing
and I can hear [B]Janis Joplin Saying
La da [Em]da la da da da La da
[Am]da La da d[B]a da da
La da [Em]da La da d[E]a da L[Em]a da[Am]
da La [B]da [Em]da da[B] d[G]a da[Em] da[B][Em]