The Silver Tongued Devil Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
The Silver Tongued Devil
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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I took myself down to the
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Tally Ho Tavern
To
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buy me a bottle of
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beer
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I sat myself down by a
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tender young
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maiden
Whose
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eyes were as dark as her
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hair
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as I was searching from
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bottle to bottle
For
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something un-foolish to
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say
That
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silver tongued devil just
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slipped from the
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shadows
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smilingly
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stole her
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away
I said hey little
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girl don't you know he's a
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devil
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He's everything that I
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ain't
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Hiding intentions of
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evil
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Under the smile of a
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saint
All he's
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good for is getting' i
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trouble
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shifting his share of the
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blame
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some people swear he's my
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double
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some even say we're the
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same
But the
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silver-tonged devil's got
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nothing to lose
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I'll only live 'till I
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die
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take our own chances and
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pay our own
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dues
The
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silver tonged devil and
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Like all the fair ladies who've laid down beside him
She
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knew in her heart that he
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lied
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nothing that I could have
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said could have
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saved
her
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matter how hard that she
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tried
Cause she'll
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offer her charms to the darkness and danger
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something she's never
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known
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open her arms at the
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smile of a
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stranger
Who'll
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love her and
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leave her
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alone
And you
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know he's th
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devil
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He's everything that I
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ain't
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Hiding intentions of
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evil
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Under the smile of a
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saint
All he's
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good for is getting' i
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n
trouble
And
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shifting his share of the
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blame
And
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some people swear he's my
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double
Em
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And
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some even say we're the
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same
But the
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silver-tonged devil's got
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nothing to lose
And
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I'll only live 'till I
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die
We
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take our own chances and
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pay our own
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dues
The
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silver tonged devil and
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Silver Tongued Devil?
- The song The Silver Tongued Devil was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
