G# G#7 I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern C# G# To buy me a bottle of beer C# G# Fm I sat myself down by a tender young maiden C# D#7 Whoʼs eyes were as dark as her hair G# G#7 And while I was searching from bottle to bottle C# G# For something un-foolish to say C# G# Fm That silver tounged devil just slipped from the shadows C# D#7 G# And smilingly stole her away Chorus: C# G# I said girl donʼt you know heʼs a devil C# G# Heʼs everything that I ainʼt C# G# Fm C# D#7 Hiding intentions of evil under the smile of a saint C# G# All heʼs good for is getting in trouble C# G# And slipping his share of the blame C# G# And some people swear heʼs my double C# D#7 And some even say weʼre the same C# G# But the silver-tounged devilʼs got nothing to lose C# G# And Iʼll only live ʼtill I die C# G# Fm We take our own chances and pay our own dues C# D#7 G# The silver tounged devil and I Like all the young ladies whoʼve laid down beside him She knew in her heart that he lied But nothing that I could have said could have saved her No matter how hard that I tried ʼCause sheʼll offer her soul up to darkness and danger Of a world that sheʼs never known And open her arms at the smile of a stranger Whoʼll love her and leave her alone Chorus.
