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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 James on October 14, 2014 at 2:44am
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sound great uncle john!!!
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Comment by Jim_N on October 14, 2014 at 2:20am
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EXCELLENT, Unc! :D
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/borderlands-cigar-box-guitar?co...
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Comment by NicolAs MillET on October 14, 2014 at 2:19am
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I’m listened your version of “the Silver Tongued Devil”. Great voice & nice version.
Very interesting for me to listen this. See you soon. :)
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Comment by Uncle John on October 14, 2014 at 1:25am
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Correction to the capoed chords = they come out D, G and A7.
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Thanks, Wes. The hat somehow seemed right for this. I've liked this song for close to 40 years. Mr. Kris is or was a heck of a song writer and a good story unto himself.
If anyone is playing along, I capoed 2, so I am really playing D, G and D. For some reason (like bad fretting skills) that old White Owl git never sounds right on D major.
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