The Silver Tongued Devil And I chords by Kris Kristofferson

Intro:
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Verse:
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I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern
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To buy me a bottle of beer
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And I sat me down by a tender young maiden
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Who's eyes were as dark as her hair
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And as I was searching from bottle to bottle
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For something un-foolish to say
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That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows
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And smilingly stole her away

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I said: "Hey, little girl, don't you know he's the devil
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"He's everything that I ain't
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"Hiding intentions of evil
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"Under the smile of a saint
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"All he's good for is getting in trouble
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"And shiftin' his share of the blame
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"And some people swear he's my double
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"And some even say we're the same
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"But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose
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"I'll only live 'til I die
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"We take our own chances and pay our own dues {pause}
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"The silver tongued devil and I."
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Verse:
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Like all the fair maidens who've laid down beside him
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She knew in her heart that he'd lied
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Nothin' that I could have said could have saved her
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No matter how hard that she tried
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'Cos she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger
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Of somethin' that she's never known
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And open her arms at the smile of a stranger
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Who'll love her and leave her alone

Chorus:
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  And you know, he's the devil
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He's everything that I ain't
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Hiding intentions of evil
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Under the smile of a saint
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All he's good for is getting in trouble
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And shiftin' his share of the blame
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And some people swear he's my double
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And some even say we're the same
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But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose
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I'll only live 'til I die
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We take our own chances and pay our own dues
N.C.
Ah ha ha ha
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The silver tongued devil and I
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