KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - Silver Tongued Devil guitar chord
The Silver Tongued Devil and I--Kris Kristofferson
written by K. Kristofferson
NOTE: The first verse/chorus are largely thanks to Sanoma's tab (I added in a couple
extra chords/base notes). However, he missed a key-change after the first chorus.
If you want to go ahead and play it that way, be my guest. I think this version is
correct, however. If not, any corrections are welcome.
CAPO I
(Key G# play G)
INTRO: G
G G/B
I took myself down to the Tally-Ho Tavern
C Cadd9 G/B
To buy me a bottle of beer
C G
And I sat me down by a tender young maiden
C G/B
Whose eyes were as dark as her hair
G G/B
And as I was searchin' from bottle to bottle
C Cadd9 G/B
For somethin' unfoolish to say
C G/B G
That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows
D D/F# G
And smilingly stole her away
CHORUS 1:
G/B
And I said hey little girl don't you know he's the devil
C Cadd9 G/B
He's everything that I ain't
C G C G/B
Hidin' intentions of evil, under the smile of a saint
G G/B
All he's good for is gettin' in trouble
C Cadd9 G/B
And shiftin' his share of the blame
C G
And some people swear he's my double
C Cadd9 G/B
And some even say we're the same
G G/B G G/B
But the silver tongued devil's got nothin' to lose
C Cadd9 G/B
I'll only live 'til I die
C G/B G (take a pause)
We take our own chances and pay our own dues
D D/F# G
The silver tongued devil and I
(key change to Bb, play A)
A A7
Like all the fair maidens who've laid down beside him
D Dsus2 A7
She knew in her heart that he lied
D A7 A
Nothin' that I coulda said coulda saved her
D A7 A
No matter hard that she tried
A7
'Cause she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger
D Dsus2 A7
Of somethin' that she's never known
D A7 A
And open her arms at the smile of the stranger
E E/G E-A
Who'll love her then leave her alone
CHORUS 2:
A7
And ya know he's the devil
D Dsus2 A7
He's everything that I ain't
D A D A7
Hidin' intentions of evil, under the smile of a saint
A A7
All he's good for is gettin' in trouble
D Dsus2 A7
And shiftin' his share of the blame
D A
And some people swear he's my double
D Dsus2 A7
And some even say we're the same
A A7 A A7
But the silver tongued devil's got nothin' to lose
D Dsus2 A7
I'll only live 'til I die
D A7 A (an even longer pause)
We take our own chances and pay our own dues
E E/G A
The silver tongued devil and I
*NOTE: Some of the A7's, I think, are A/C#. I can't tell which ones (there doesn't
seem to be a logical pattern to it), so I just play all A7's. Use your own
discretion, I suppose.
CHORDS (relative to capo):
G 320033
G/B x20033
C x32010
Cadd9 x32033
D xx0232
D/F# 2x0232
A x0222x
A7 x02020
D xx0232
Dsus2 xx0233
E 022100
E/G 322100
*A/C# x4222x
