The Snake Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
On her [Am]way to work one morning
Down the path alongside the lake
A tender hearted woman saw
A [Em]poor half-frozen snake
snake
[Am]His pretty colored skin had been
All frosted with the dew
"Poor thing, " she cried
"I'll take you in and [Em]I'll
take care [Am]of you"
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman,
[Em]" sighed the snake
[Am]

[Verse 2]
She wrapped him up all cozy
In a coverture of silk
And then laid him by the fireside
With some [Em]honey and some milk
She [Am]hurried home from work that night
And soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd
Taken [Em]in had been revi[Am]ved
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman,
[Em]" sighed the snake
[Am][Bbm]

[Verse 3]
She clutched him to her
Bosom, "You're so beautiful,
" she cried
"But if I hadn't brought you in
By [F]now you might have died"
[Bbm]She stroked his pretty skin again and
Then kissed and held him tight
But instead of saying thanks
The snake gave [F]her a
vicious [Bbm]bite[F]
[Bbm]"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman,
[F]" sighed the sna[Bbm]ke[Cbm]
"I saved you, " cried that woman
"And you've bit me, but why?
You know your bite is poisonous
And [F#]now I'm gonna die"
[Bm]"Oh shut up, silly woman
" said that reptile with a grin
"You knew darn well I was a
Snake [F#]before you took me [Cbm]in"
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's
[F#]sake[Cbm][F#][Cbm][F#][Bm]
Take me in, tender [F#]woman,

[Outro 1]
" sighed the snake