Rattlesnake Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][C][G][D][G]
[Gm]

[Verse 1]
She's [Gm]born [G]outside of Mem[Em]phis,
just [C]north [G]of Tupelo
Oh Lord, she's [Em]a Mississippi [D]Queen
And [G]just like that big [Em]river, oh Lord,
[C]she'll pull you und[G]er
She fights fire with [D]gasol[G] in[Gm]e

[Interlude 1]
[Gm][G][Em][C][G][D][G]

[Verse 2]
Well [G]first time that I [Em]saw her,
[C]down at the White[G]water
All dancing across those
[Em]ancient hardwood [D]floors
And you [G]could tell she had a [Em]his tory
with [C]the cigarettes and [G]whiskey
And the boys that had a
[Gm]way [D]with[G] words
[Gm][G]

[Verse 3]
But I [C]want [D]to [G]make[Gm]
that [C]glori[D]ous [G]mistake
Now she's got the [Em]kisses of a [C]thousand [G]an gels and

[Interlude 2]
the bite of a rattlesnake
[D][G][Em][C][G]
[D][G][Gm]

[Verse 4]
Much [Gm]like my [G]first [Em]occurrence with
[C]straight Kentucky bourbon
[G]Oh [Gm]Lord,
she [Em]took my breath [D]away
And [Gm]when she called me [Em]"darling",
I [C]started cater[G]waul[Gm]ing
Oh, I [G]had [D]nothing else to say
[Gm]

[Verse 5]
[G]
But I [C]want [D]to [G]make [Gm]that
[C]glori[D]ous [G]mistake
Now she's got the [Em]kisses of a [C]thousand an[G]gels and the bite of [Gm]a

[Interlude 3]
rattlesnake
[D][G][Em][C][Gm][G][Em]
[D][Gm][Em][C][G]
[D][G][Gm]

[Verse 6]
And [Gm]when she get[G]s m[D]e all alone,
[C]she strikes the fear of Je[G]sus
[Em]She [D]send[G]s that fear cour[Em]s
ing through my [D]blood
And [G]when we hit the [Em]bed room,
it's [C]al ways fire and [G]brim[Gm]stone
Yes, I have [G]been [D]washed
in the flood
[Gm]

[Verse 7]
[G]
And I [C]want [D]to [G]make [Gm]that
[C]glori[D]ous [G]mistake
Now she's got the [Em]kisses of a [C]thousand [G]an gels and the bite of [D]a rattlesnake
[G]

[Interlude 4]
[Gm][Em][C][G][Em]
[D][Gm][G][Em][C][Gm][G]
[D][Gm]

[Verse 8]
Now [G]she's got the [Em]kisses of a [C]thousand an[G]gels
and the bite of [D]a rattlesnake

[Outro 1]
[G][Gm][Gdim]