Black Snake Moan chords by Bruce Innes

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Intro 1

I said,

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well, well, I ain't  (D major) got no mama now  (A major) 
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I  (D major) said, well, well, I ain't got no mama now
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I  (A major)  (D major) told her  (B major) late last night
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I didn't  (E minor) want no  (D major) mama,  (G major)  (A major) no how
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Well,  (E major)  (A major) I'm sittin' here wonderin'
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 (D major) would a matchbox hold my  (A major) clothes
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Well, sittin' here won (D major) derin'
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what a matchbox for my  (A major) clothes  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (A major) Well, I  (B major) ain't got no match,
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I sure got  (D major) a   (G major) long way to  (A major) go
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 (E major) Oh,  (G major)  (A major) well, well,
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I  (D major)  (A major) ain't got  (D major) no mama now  (A major) 
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Well,  (D major) well, well, I ain't got no mama now
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 (A major) I  (D major) told her  (B major) late last night,
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I just  (E major) won't go,  (D major)  (G major) mama, go home  (A major)  (E major)  (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (A major)  (D major) you  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (B major)  (E minor) 
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 (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (E major)  (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (B major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (E major) Well  (E minor) there's a  (A major) big black snake
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and it's  (D major) crawlin'
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all around this room  (A major) 
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There's a big  (D major) black snake, mama,
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and it's crawlin' all around this room  (A major) 
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 (D major) You bet (B major) ter catch that black snake,
mama,
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catch  (E minor) that  (G major) black snake mighty  (A major) soon  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (E major) Well, it must  (A major) have been a bed bug,
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 (D major) the sheets can't bite that  (A major) hard
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Well, it must  (D major) have been a bed bug,
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the sheets can't bite that hard  (A major) 
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 (D major) I  asked the lady  (B major) for a dollar,
she said, Jack,
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 (E major) there ain't  (D major) a dime in  (A major) the yard
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 (E major) I   (G major) said,  (A major) well, well,
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I ain't  (D major) got no mama now
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 (A major) I said,  (D major) well, well, I ain't got no mama now  (A major) 
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 (D major) I  (A major)  (D major) told her  (B major) late last night,
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I didn't want  (E major) no mama, no  (A major) how  (G major) 
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 (F sharp major) I  (C major) told her  (B major) late last night,
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I didn't want  (E major) no mama,  (A major) no how