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The Silver Tongued Devil And I by Kris Kristofferson
The Silver Tongued Devil And I
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse]
C C7
I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern
F C
To buy me a bottle of beer
F C Am
And I sat me down by a tender young maiden
D G G7
Whose eyes as dark as her hair
C C7
And as I was searching from bottle to bottle
F C
For something un-foolish to say
F C Am
That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows
G G7 C
And smiling he stole her away
[Chorus]
F C
I said hey, little girl, don't you know he's the devil
F C
He's everything that I ain't
F C Am D G
Hiding intentions of evil, under the smile of a saint
F C
All he's good for is getting in trouble
F C
And shifting his share of the blame
F C
And Some people swear he's my double
D G
And some even say we're the same
F C
But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose
F C
I'll only live 'till I die
F C Am
We take our own chances, pay our own dues [pause}
G G7 C F C
The silver tongued devil and I
[Verse]
C C7
Like all the young maidens who'd laid down beside him
F C
She knew in her heart that he'd lied
F C Am
But nothing that I could have said could have saved her
D G G7
No matter how hard that she tried
C C7
'Cause she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger
F C
Of something that she's never known
F C Am
And open her arms at the smile of a stranger
G G7 C
Who'll love her and leave her alone
[Chorus]
F C
I said hey, little girl, don't you know he's the devil
F C
He's everything that I ain't
F C Am D G
Hiding intentions of evil, under the smile of a saint
F C
All he's good for is getting in trouble
F C
And shifting his share of the blame
F C
And Some people swear he's my double
D G
And some even say we're the same
F C
But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose
F C
I'll only live 'till I die
F C Am
We take our own chances, pay our own dues [pause}
G G7 C F C
The silver tongued devil and I
(rest of chorus as above)
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Ab
[Intro]
Ab
[Verse]
Ab Ab7
I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern
Db Ab
To buy me a bottle of beer
Db Ab Fm
And I sat me down by a tender young maiden
Bb Eb
Who's eyes were as dark as her hair
Ab
And as I was searching from bottle to bottle
Db Ab
For something un-foolish to say
Db Ab Fm
That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows
Eb Eb7 Ab
And smilingly stole her away
[Chorus] Db Ab
I said: "Hey, little girl, don't you know he's the devil
Db Ab
"He's everything that I ain't
Db Ab Fm
"Hiding intentions of evil
Bb Eb
"Under the smile of a saint
Db Ab
"All he's good for is getting in trouble
Db Ab
"And shiftin' his share of the blame
Db Ab Fm
"And some people swear he's my double
Bb Eb
"And some even say we're the same
Db Ab
"But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose
Db Ab
"I'll only live 'til I die
Db Ab Fm
"We take our own chances and pay our own dues {pause}
Eb Ab
"The silver tongued devil and I."
Eb Ab Am
[Verse]
Bb Bb7
Like all the fair maidens who've laid down beside him
Eb Bb
She knew in her heart that he'd lied
Eb Bb Gm
Nothin' that I could have said could have saved her
C F
No matter how hard that she tried
Bb Bb7
'Cos she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger
Eb Bb
Of somethin' that she's never known
Eb Bb Gm
And open her arms at the smile of a stranger
F Bb
Who'll love her and leave her alone
[Chorus]
Eb Bb
And you know, he's the devil
Eb Bb
He's everything that I ain't
Eb Bb Gm
Hiding intentions of evil
C F
Under the smile of a saint
Eb Bb
All he's good for is getting in trouble
Eb Bb
And shiftin' his share of the blame
Eb Bb Gm
And some people swear he's my double
C F
And some even say we're the same
Eb Bb
But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose
Eb Bb
I'll only live 'til I die
Eb Bb Gm
We take our own chances and pay our own dues
N.C.
Ah ha ha ha
F Bb
The silver tongued devil and I
F Bb
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