F# F#7 I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern B F# To buy me a bottle of beer B F# D#m I sat myself down by a tender young maiden B C#7 Whoʼs eyes were as dark as her hair F# F#7 And while I was searching from bottle to bottle B F# For something un-foolish to say B F# D#m That silver tounged devil just slipped from the shadows B C#7 F# And smilingly stole her away Chorus: B F# I said girl donʼt you know heʼs a devil B F# Heʼs everything that I ainʼt B F# D#m B C#7 Hiding intentions of evil under the smile of a saint B F# All heʼs good for is getting in trouble B F# And slipping his share of the blame B F# And some people swear heʼs my double B C#7 And some even say weʼre the same B F# But the silver-tounged devilʼs got nothing to lose B F# And Iʼll only live ʼtill I die B F# D#m We take our own chances and pay our own dues B C#7 F# 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.
