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Silver Tongued Devil And I Tab

by Kris Kristofferson



THE SILVER TOUNGED DEVIL AND I - Kris Kristoferson

                          
I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern
                     
To buy me a bottle of beer
                                  
I sat myself down by a tender young maiden
                              
Who's eyes were as dark as her hair
                              
And while I was searching from bottle to bottle
                           
For something un-foolish to say
                                              
That silver tounged devil just slipped from the shadows
                     
And smilingly stole her away
                                         
chorus: I said girl don't you know he's a devil
                              
        He's everything that I ain't
                                                  
        Hiding intentions of evil under the smile of a saint
                                       
        All he's good for is getting in trouble
                                     
        And slipping his share of the blame
                                     
        And some people swear he's my double
                                   
        And some even say we're the same
                                          
        But the silver-tounged devil's got nothing to lose
                                  
        And I'll only live 'till I die
                                              
        We take our own chances and pay our own dues
                                  
        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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