The Silver Tongued Devil and I — Kris Kristofferson
Chords and lyrics for The Silver Tongued Devil and I by Kris Kristofferson (key of C).
Verse 1
For original key, transpose -4 and use flats.
Intro
[C]
Verse
I [C]took myself down to the [C7]Tally Ho Tavern
To [F]buy me a bottle of [C]beer
And [F]I sat me down by a [C]tender young [Am]maiden
Whose [D7]eyes were as dark as her [G]hair[G7]
And [C]as I was searching from [C7]bottle to bottle
For [F]something un-foolish to [C]say
That [F]silver-tongued devil just [C]slipped from the [Am]shadows
And [G]smiling he [G7]stole her [C]away
Chorus
I said hey, little [F]girl, don't you know he's the [C]devil
[F]He's everything that I [C]ain't
[F]Hiding intentions of [C]evil,[Am] [D7]under the smile of a [G]saint
All he's [F]good for is getting in [C]trouble
And [F]shifting his share of the [C]blame
And [F]some people swear he's my [C]double[Am]
And [D7]some even say we're the [G]same
But the [F]silver-tongued devil's got [C]nothing to lose
[F]I'll only live till I [C]die
We [F]take our own chances, [C]pay our own [Am]dues (pause)
The [G]silver-tongued [G7]devil and [C][G]I[A7][C]
Verse
Like [D]all the fair maidens who'd [D7]laid down beside him
She [G]knew in her heart that he'd [D]lied
But [G]nothing that I could have [D]said could have [Bm]saved her
No [E7]matter how hard that she [A]tried[A7]
'Cause she'll [D]offer her charms to the [D7]darkness and danger
Of [G]something that she's never [D]known
And [G]open her arms at the [D]smile of a [Bm]stranger
Who'll [A]love her and [A7]leave her [D]alone
Chorus
[G] And you know, he's the [D]devil
[G]He's everything that I [D]ain't
[G]Hiding intentions of [D]evil,[Bm] [E7]under the smile of a [A]saint
All he's [G]good for is getting in [D]trouble
And [G]shifting his share of the [D]blame
And [G]some people swear he's my [D]double[Bm]
And [E7]some even say we're the [A]same
But the [G]silver-tongued devil's got [D]nothing to lose
[G]I'll only live till I [D]die
We [G]take our own chances, [D]pay our own [Bm]dues (pause)
The [A]silver-tongued [A7]devil and [D]I[D][A]
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