The Silver Tongued Devil And I chords by Kris Kristofferson (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
I  (G major) took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern
C 
G 
To  (C major) buy me a bottle of  (G major) beer
C 
G 
Em 
And  (C major) I  sat me down by a  (G major) tender young  (E minor) maiden
A7 
D 
Who's  (A7) eyes were as dark as her  (D major) hair
G 
And  (G major) as I was searching from bottle to bottle
C 
G 
For  (C major) something un-foolish to say  (G major) 
C 
That  (C major) silver-tongued devil
G 
Em 
just  (G major) slipped from the  (E minor) shadows
D7 
G 
And  (D7) smilingly stole her a (G major) way

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Chorus 1
C 
I said: "Hey, little  (C major) girl,
G 
don't you know he's the  (G major) devil?"
C 
G 
 (C major) He's everything that I  (G major) ain't
C 
G 
Em 
 (C major) Hiding intentions of  (G major) evil  (E minor) 
A7 
D 
 (A7) Under the smile of a saint  (D major) 
C 
G 
All he's  (C major) good for is getting in  (G major) trouble
C 
G 
And  (C major) shiftin' his share of the blame  (G major) 
C 
G 
Em 
And  (C major) some people swear he's my  (G major) double  (E minor) 
A7 
D 
And  (A7) some even say we're the same  (D major) 
C 
But the  (C major) silver-tongued devil's
G 
got  (G major) nothing to lose
C 
G 
 (C major) I'll only live 'til I  (G major) die
C 
We  (C major) take our own chances
G 
Em 
and  (G major) pay our own  (E minor) dues
D7 
G 
The  (D7) silver-tongued devil and  (G major) I
D7 
D7 
G 
E 
 (D7)  (D7)  (G major)  (E major) 

Verse 2
A 
Like  (A major) all the fair maidens
who've laid down beside him
D 
A 
She  (D major) knew in her heart that he'd  (A major) lied
D 
A 
 (D major) Nothin' that I could have said  (A major) 
F#m 
could have saved  (F sharp minor) her
B7 
E7 
No  (B7) matter how hard that she tried  (E7) 
A 
'Cause she'll  (A major) offer her charms
to the darkness and danger
D 
A 
Of  (D major) somethin' that she's never  (A major) known
D 
A 
F#m 
And  (D major) open her arms at the  (A major) smile of a  (F sharp minor) stranger
E7 
A 
Who'll  (E7) love her and leave her a (A major) lone

Chorus 2
D 
A 
 (D major) And you know, he's the  (A major) devil
D 
A 
 (D major) He's everything that I  (A major) ain't
D 
A 
F#m 
 (D major) Hiding intentions of  (A major) evil  (F sharp minor) 
B7 
E7 
 (B7) Under the smile of a  (E7) saint
D 
A 
All he's  (D major) good for is getting in  (A major) trouble
D 
A 
And  (D major) shiftin' his share of the  (A major) blame
D 
A 
F#m 
And  (D major) some people swear he's my  (A major) double  (F sharp minor) 
B7 
E7 
And  (B7) some even say we're the  (E7) same
D 
But the  (D major) silver-tongued devil's
A 
got  (A major) nothing to lose
D 
A 
 (D major) I'll only live 'til I  (A major) die
D 
We  (D major) take our own chances
A 
F#m 
and  (A major) pay our own  (F sharp minor) dues
E7 
A 
The  (E7) silver-tongued devil and  (A major) I
E7 
E7 
A 
A 
 (E7)  (E7)  (A major)  (A major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Ab majorBPM: 127

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

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This is the original studio version of The Silver Tongued Devil And I by Kris Kristofferson, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Kris Kristofferson's performance.