A A7 I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern D A To buy me a bottle of beer D A F#m I sat myself down by a tender young maiden D E7 Whoʼs eyes were as dark as her hair A A7 And while I was searching from bottle to bottle D A For something un-foolish to say D A F#m That silver tounged devil just slipped from the shadows D E7 A And smilingly stole her away Chorus: D A I said girl donʼt you know heʼs a devil D A Heʼs everything that I ainʼt D A F#m D E7 Hiding intentions of evil under the smile of a saint D A All heʼs good for is getting in trouble D A And slipping his share of the blame D A And some people swear heʼs my double D E7 And some even say weʼre the same D A But the silver-tounged devilʼs got nothing to lose D A And Iʼll only live ʼtill I die D A F#m We take our own chances and pay our own dues D E7 A 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.
