Evil Ways Chords

by Santana
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Kraziekhat [pro] 64,755.
2 contributors total, last edit on Nov 26, 2019
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Chords

C
Gm
D

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Evil Ways: Santana
#9 in 1970
 
Play C as a barre chord third fret at same fret as Gm,
and shuffle back and forth; not standard chord.
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
C                              Gm   C  Gm  C
You've got to change your evil ways....ba..by.
Gm     C      Gm     C
before I stop loving you.
C            Gm   C   Gm  C
You've go to change...ba..by.
Gm        C           Gm      C
And every word that I say, is true.
C             Gm          C
You've got me running and hiding,
    Gm     C
all over town.
C             Gm           C
You've got me sneaking and peeping,
    Gm          C
and running you down.
C             D
This can't go on...
D                     Gm        C   Gm
Lord knows you got to change... ba..by.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
C           Gm     C   Gm
When I come home...ba..by.
Gm          C           Gm       C
My house is dark and my pots are cold.
C              Gm      C   Gm C
You're hanging round...ba..by.
Gm            C        Gm        C
With Jean and Joan and who knows who.
C           Gm       C
I'm getting tired of waiting and
Gm       C
fooling around,
C             Gm        C
I'll find somebody, who won't make me
Gm          C       C            D
feel like a clown...this cant go on...
D                     Gm     C Gm  C Gm  C Gm  C
Lord knows you got to change.......
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
C           Gm          C      Gm       C
When I come running and hiding all over town,
C             Gm           C
you've got me sneaking and peeping,
    Gm          C
and running you down.
C             D
This can't go on...
D                     Gm       C   Gm
Lord knows you got to change...ba..by.
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
C           Gm          C           Gm   C
When I come calling and asking, all over town,
C             Gm            C        Gm
you've got me searching and looking..you've made
    C
the rounds.
              D
This can't go on...
D                     Gm     C Gm  C Gm  C Gm (fade)
Lord knows you got to change..
 
 
 
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Arthur12345
Awesome love this song
+5
jajordan74
Another alternate way I like is capo on the 3rd fret and alternate A and Em. You can just transpose this tab down steps to do this.
+3
Kraziekhat
This had a five star rating for over 50,000 hits..then some want-wit knocks it down. KK.
+2