The Snake Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]On [Cm]her w[G]ay[Cm][G][Cm]
to work one [G]morning
Down [Cm]the path along side [F]the lake
[G]A t[Cm]ender hea[F]rted woman
saw [G]a poor [Ab]half [G]frozen snake
His pretty [Cm]colored [F]skin had been [G]all frosted
[Cm]with the d[F]ew
[G]"Poor thing," [Cm]she cried,
[G]"I'll [Cm]take [G]you in and [Ab]I'll take [G]care [F]of [Cm]you"
"Take me in tender woman
Take [G]me in, [Cm]for [G]heaven's sake
Take me [Cm]in,
[G]tender woman," [Cm]sighed the snake
She [F]wrapped him [G]all [F]cozy [Dm]in
[G]a c[Cm]omforter of silk
And laid him by [F]her fireside with
[G]some [Ab]honey [G]an d some milk
She [Cm]hurried home [F]from work that
night and soon [Cm]as sh[G]e ar[F] rived
She found that pretty snake she'd
[G]taken to had bee revived
[Cm]"Take me in, tender [F]woman
Take me in[Cm], for he[G]aven's sake
Take [Cm]me in, tender w[B]o ma[G]n,"
[Cm]sighed the [G#]snake[C#m]
She [A]clutched [C#m]him to her bo[F#]s om[C#m], "You're
so beautiful," she cried
"But if I hadn't brought you in by
[A]now you might [G#]have died"
She [C#m]stroked his pretty skin again
and kissed and held him tight
[F#]Instead of saying thanks,[C#m]
the snake [F#]gave [A]her a vi[G#]cious bite
[C#m]"Take me in, tender woman[B]
[C#m]Take me in, for heaven's s[G#]ake
Take [C#m]me in, tender woman,"
sighed [Dm]the snake
"I saved you," cried [G]the woman
[Dm]"And you've [G]bitten [Bdim]me, but[Bm] why?[G]
[Dm]You know your bite is poisonous
[Bb]and now I'm going [A]to die"
[Dm]"Oh shut [G]up,
silly woman," said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was [Dm]a snake
before [A]you took me [G]in
[Dm]"Take [G]me in, tender woman
Take me in[Dm],
for heaven's [A]sake[Dm][A][Dm][A]
[Dm]
Take me in,
tender wo[A]man," sighed [A]the snake