Crawling King Snake (1941-03-27, Chicago) chords by
Big Joe Williams

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Key: A major

Intro 1

Verse 1
G G 
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Yeah, I'm a crawling
king snake, woman
I'm gon' hang all 'round
Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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your door
C C 
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Yeah, I'm a crawling king snake,
baby
G G 
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I'm gon' hang 'round
your door
F F 
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You ain't had the nerve to tell me
G G 
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You, well, well,
C C 
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she didn't want me no more

Verse 2

You couldn't see me,

baby, passing by

I'm gon' be your crawling king

snake 'til the day I die

Verse 3
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Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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Wanna be your crawling king snake
Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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Hanging' all round your door
D D 
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Yeah, had the nerve to tell me
C C 
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You, well, well,
G G 
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you didn't want poor Joe Wiliams no more
Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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Verse 4
You couldn't see me, baby,
when I was walking by
Might be your crawling king snake
Mama, if I have to die

Verse 5
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C C 
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G G 
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Gonna be your crawling king snake
Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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Hangin' all round your door
D D 
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Yeah, had the nerve to tell me
C C 
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You, well, well,
G G 
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that you didn't want me no more
Gm Gm 3
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G G 
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Verse 6
I'm going back to Memphis
If I have to walk
I ain't got nobody in Chicago
Talk that, oh baby, talk
Gm Gm 3
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I'm gonna be your

Verse 7
crawling
G G 
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king snake
Hangin' all round your door
D D 
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You ain't had the nerve to tell me
C C 
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You, well, well,
you didn't want me no more
G G 
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Verse 8
I'm goin' back to St. Louis
I'm gonna sit right down
I gonna throw my poison on every
pretty woman in town

Verse 9
G G 
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Gonna be your crawling king snake
Hangin' all round your door
Play for me awhile, boys
Didn't have the nerve to tell me
Whoo, blue,
C C 
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G G 
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that woman didn't want me no more

Outro 1
Play it to my baby, boys
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Gm Gm 3
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C C 
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G G 
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Ease on up
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