the snake chords by
Al Wilson

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Key: D minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw
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a poor half frozen snake
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His pretty colored skin had been
all frosted with the dew
"Oh well," she cried,
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Dm Dm 
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"I'll take you in and I'll take care of you"
"Take me in oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman",
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Dm Dm 
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sighed the snake

Verse 2
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She wrapped him up all cozy
in a curvature of silk
And then laid him by the fireside with
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some honey and some milk
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Now she hur ried home from work
that night as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd
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Dm Dm 
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taking in had been revived
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman",
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Dm Dm 
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sighed the snake
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Verse 3
Now she clutched him to her bosom,
"You're so beautiful," she cried
"But if I hadn't brought you in by
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now you might have died"
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Now she stroked his pretty skin and
then she kissed and held him tight
But instead of saying thanks,
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Ebm Ebm 6
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that snake gave her a vicious bite
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman",
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sighed the snake
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Verse 4
"I saved you", cried that woman
"And you've bit me even, why?
You know your bite is poisonous
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and now I'm going to die"
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"Oh   shut up, silly woman",
said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake
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before you took me in
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman",
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Em Em 
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B B 2
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sighed the snake
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B B 2
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Sighed the snake
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"Take me  in, oh tender woman
Let me in, I wanna come in
Take me in oh tender woman",
sighed the snake
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Come in