Key: F minor
Verse 1
Am
Em
D
Am
Em
E
Am
On the way
F
Em
found a cold half -frozen snake.
E
Am
His pretty colored skin
C
F
Bbm
Bb
had been all frosted with the dew.
Bbm
E
Am
Poor thing, she cried,
G#
G
F#
I'll take you in ,
F
Em
E
Am
and I'll take care of you
Take me in, tender woman,
G#
Am
C
Em
take me in , for heaven's sake
Am
G#
Am
G
C
Take me in, tender wo man,
F#
F
Em
side snake
Am
C
She wrapped him up all cozy
Am
Em
in a comforter of silk
F
Em
with some honey and some milk
Am
C
She hurried home from work that night
Bb
Dm
Am
she'd found that snake
G#
G
C
F
she'd taken in
Em
Am
by now had been revived
F
Am
take me in tender woman
C
Am
take me in
C
F#dim
F
E
A
tender woman side snake
Am
Eb
Bbm
she clutched him to her bosom
G##aug
C#
Bbm
F
you're so beautiful she cried.
F#
F
by now you would have died.
Bbm
C#
She stroked his pretty skin again,
F#
B
and kissed and held him tight.
G##
Bbm
G##aug
C#
In stead of saying thanks,
Gdim
F#
F
that snake gave her a vicious bite
Bb
F
take me in for heaven's sake
Bbm
Ab#aug
Db
Gdim
take me in tender woman
Gb
F
A#m
Bm
sighed the snake well i saved
you cried the woman
E
Bm
and you bit me but why
F#
Bm
A
G
Em
You know your bite is poisonous
G
Bm
G
an d now I'm gonna die
F#
B
Bm
Em
Dm
Well, shut up, silly woman,
Am
D
F
Bm
G
Em
said the reptile with a grin
C
B
Bm
F#
A
You knew damn well I was a snake
G#
G
Bm
B
before you took me in
B
F#
Take me in, for heaven's sake
E
B
Bm
Bbm
Ab#m
Take me in , tender woman
Ab
G
Gb
B
Side the snake
Db
F#
Bm
B
Take me in ,
Bm
A#m
Am
Em
Bm
tender woman
F#
B
Bm
Bbm
G##m
Take me in , tender woman
G##m
G#
Take me in, a tender woman,
Gdim
F#
B
side the snake
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