Kris Kristofferson – The Silver Tongued Devil And I (Guitar)

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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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Whose 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 smiling he 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,   under the smile of a saint

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        All he's good for is getting in trouble

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        And shifting 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 till I die

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        We take our own chances, pay our own dues  (pause)

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        The silver-tongued devil and I

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Like all the fair maidens who'd laid down beside him

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She knew in her heart that he'd lied

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But nothing that I could have said could have saved her

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No matter how hard that she tried

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'Cause she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger

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Of something 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

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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,   under the smile of a saint

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        All he's good for is getting in trouble

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        And shifting 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 till I die

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        We take our own chances, pay our own dues  (pause)

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        The silver-tongued devil and I