Silver Tongued Devil And I

C C7 i took myself down to the tally ho tavern F C to buy me a bottle of beer F C Am and i sat myself down by a tender young maiden D G G7 with eyes as dark as her hair C C7 and as i was searching from bottle to bottle F C for something un - foolish to say F C Am the silver tongued devil he slipped from the shadows G G7 C and smiling he stole her away Chorus : F C i said hey , little girl , don’t you know he’s the devil F C he’s everything that i ain’t F C Am D G hiding intentions of evil , under the smile of a saint F C all he’s good for is getting in trouble F C and shifting his share of the blame F C some people swear he’s my double D G and some even say we’re the same F C but the silver - tongued devil’s got nothing to lose F C i’ll only live ’till i die F C Am we take our own chances , we’ll pay our own dues [ pause} G G7 C F C the silver tongued devil and i C C7 like all the young maidens who’d laid down beside him F C she knew in her heart that he’d lied F C Am but nothing that i could have said could have saved her D G G7 no matter how hard that i tried C C7 ’cause she’ll offer charms to the darkness and danger F C of something that she’s never known F C Am and open her arms to the smile of a stranger G G7 C who’ll love her and leave her alone Chorus : F C and you know , he’s the devil ( rest of Chorus as above )