Kristofferson Kris - Silver Tongued Devil & I guitar tab

THE SILVER TOUNGED DEVIL AND I - Kris Kristoferson

G G7

I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern

C G

To buy me a bottle of beer

C G Em

I sat myself down by a tender young maiden

C D7

Who's eyes were as dark as her hair

G G7

And while I was searching from bottle to bottle

C G

For something un-foolish to say

C G Em

That silver tounged devil just slipped from the shadows

C D7 G

And smilingly stole her away

C G

chorus: I said girl don't you know he's a devil

C G

He's everything that I ain't

C G Em C D7

Hiding intentions of evil under the smile of a saint

C G

All he's good for is getting in trouble

C G

And slipping his share of the blame

C G

And some people swear he's my double

C D7

And some even say we're the same

C G

But the silver-tounged devil's got nothing to lose

C G

And I'll only live 'till I die

C G Em

We take our own chances and pay our own dues

C D7 G

The silver tounged devil and I

Like all the young ladies who've laid down beside him

She knew in her heart that he lied

But nothing that I could have said could have saved her

No matter how hard that I tried

'Cause she'll offer her soul up to darkness and danger

Of a world that she's never known

And open her arms at the smile of a stranger

Who'll love her and leave her alone

Repeat chorus

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