Crawling King Snake (1941-03-27, Chicago) chords by Big Joe Williams
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Intro 1
(D minor) (F major) (D major) (G minor) (G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 1
Yeah, I'm a crawling (G major)
king snake, woman
I'm gon' hang all 'round
your door (G minor) (G major)
Yeah, (C major) I'm a crawling king snake,
baby
I'm gon' hang (G major) 'round
your door
You ain't had the nerve (F major) to tell me
You, (G major) well, well,
she didn't want me (C major) no more
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Verse 2
You (G major) (G minor) couldn't see me,
(G major) baby, passing by
I'm gon' be your crawling king
snake 'til the day I die
Verse 3
Wanna be your crawling (G major) king snake (G minor) (G major)
(G minor) Hanging' all (G major) round your door
Yeah, had the nerve to tell (D major) me
You, (C major) well, well,
you didn't want poor Joe (G major) Wiliams no more
(G minor) (G major)
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
Gonna be your crawling (G major) king (C major) snake (G major)
Hangin' all round your door (G minor) (G major)
Yeah, had the nerve (D major) to tell me
You, (C major) well, well,
that you didn't want me (G major) no more
(G minor) (G major)
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
I'm (G minor) gonna be your
Verse 7
crawling
king snake (G major)
Hangin' all round your door
You ain't had the nerve (D major) to tell me
You, well, (C major) well,
you didn't want me no more
(G major)
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
Gonna be your crawling (G major) king snake
Hangin' all round your door
Play for me awhile, boys
Didn't have the nerve to tell me
Whoo, blue,
that woman didn't want me no more (C major) (G major)
Outro 1
Play it to my baby, boys
(G major)
Ease on up (G minor) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) (G major)
Crawling King Snake (1941-03-27, Chicago)
Big Joe Williams
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