G G7 I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern C G To buy me a bottle of beer C G Em I sat myself down by a tender young maiden C D7 Whoʼs eyes were as dark as her hair G G7 And while I was searching from bottle to bottle C G For something un-foolish to say C G Em That silver tounged devil just slipped from the shadows C D7 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 Em C D7 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 D7 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 Em We take our own chances and pay our own dues C D7 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.
