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The Silver Tongued Devil - Kris Kristofferson song

"The Silver Tongued Devil And I" by Kris Kristofferson

Another Kris song for all you CBN silver tongued devils.

I [C] took myself down, to the Tally Ho Tavern
To [F] buy me a bottle of [C] beer
And I [[F] sat me down by a [C] tender young maiden
Whose [D] eyes were as dark as her [G] hair

And [C] as I was searching from bottle to bottle
For [F] somethin' unfoolish to [C] say
That [F] silver tongued devil just [C]slipped from the shadows
And [G] smilingly stole her a- [C]way

I said [F] hey, don't you know, he's the [C] devil
[F] He's ev'rything that I [C] ain't
[F] Hidin' intentions of [C] evil
[D] Under the smile of a [G] saint

All he's [F] good for is gettin' in [C] trouble
And [F] shiftin' his share of the [C] blame
And [F] some people swear he's my [C]double
And [D] some even say we're the [G] same

But the [F] silver-tongued devil's got [C] nothin' to lose
And [F] I'll only live till I [C] die
We [F] take our own chances, and [C] pay our own dues
The [G] silver tongued devil and [C] I.

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Comment by Uncle John on October 22, 2014 at 4:11am: Thanks, Duck, Me too.

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on October 22, 2014 at 3:50am: Well done Uncle John. Always loved that song.

Comment by Uncle John on October 21, 2014 at 6:31am: Graci!

Comment by Marcelo Lafaro on October 21, 2014 at 2:29am: Muito bom!!!!! me Amarei nesse som!!!!!

Comment by Uncle John on October 15, 2014 at 2:31pm: Have at it, Shane. I think it might be a good one for you. Find the right key to sing it in and away you go.

Comment by Uncle John on October 15, 2014 at 8:35am: Thanks, Nancy. That looks like our old gray Katie Cat, gone quite a while now.

Comment by Nancy kat on October 15, 2014 at 5:56am: Liked this one but then I like all your songs U~John~~~~MeowMeow^^

Comment by Uncle John on October 15, 2014 at 5:01am: Thanks, James O. Pick, I had my pasta. You are back in good graces. Thanks Danny and I agree - as Kris showed us, a 'pretty voice' is not always needed to be a good singer.

Thanks, Matt. The claw hammer practice is sounding better - I have no idea if I am doing it right.

Thanks, Papa D. I appreciate all the encouraging words.

Comment by Papa D on October 14, 2014 at 5:05pm: Awesome Uncle John. Keep-em coming! love your stuff..

Comment by Matthew Borczon on October 14, 2014 at 4:04pm: another great time from you unc. Really a nice rendition. You capture the underlying sadness in this one perfectly. I really enjoyed this.