Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom chords by Robyn Hitchcock
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Serpent at
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the gates of wisdom
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Curling 'round a tree
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With your eyes so dark and empty
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Looking straight through me
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How did you get so unwinding?
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Do you know my sins?
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When you're so close to the answer
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Why don't you go in?
Verse 2
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Serpent at the gates of wisdom
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Who did you deceive?
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She was weak, but that's no reason
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For what you did to Eve
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You're a fool, you broke the stillness
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She gave birth to desire
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Rolling down the frozen highway
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Like a burning tyre
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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Serpent at the gates of wisdom
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Where do you belong?
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Wisdom cannot be transmitted
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It keeps you hanging on
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Do you really serve the Devil
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If it's all God's plan?
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Good and evil need each other
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Honey I'm your man
Interlude 2
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Verse 4
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Serpent at the gates of wisdom
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Like a purple scar
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Leering at me round the dashboard
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As I reach my car
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I close the door, I start the engine
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And I will take control
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God above, and all his angels
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Have mercy on your soul
Outro 1
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Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom
Robyn Hitchcock
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