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