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The Snake chords by
Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers

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Intro 1
Am

Verse 1
Am

On her way to work one morning

Down the path alongside the lake

A tender hearted woman saw
Em

A poor half-frozen snake

snake
Am

His pretty colored skin had been

All frosted with the dew

"Poor thing, " she cried
Em

"I'll take you in and I'll
Am

take care of you"

"Take me in, tender woman

Take me in, for heaven's sake

Take me in, tender woman,
Em

" sighed the snake
Am
Verse 2


She wrapped him up all cozy

In a coverture of silk

And then laid him by the fireside
Em

With some honey and some milk
Am

She hurried home from work that night

And soon as she arrived

She found that pretty snake she'd
Em
Am

Taken in had been revived

"Take me in, tender woman

Take me in, for heaven's sake

Take me in, tender woman,
Em

" sighed the snake
Am
Bbm
Verse 3


She clutched him to her

Bosom, "You're so beautiful,

" she cried

"But if I hadn't brought you in
F

By now you might have died"
Bbm

She stroked his pretty skin again and

Then kissed and held him tight

But instead of saying thanks
F

The snake gave her a
Bbm
F

vicious bite
Bbm

"Take me in, tender woman

Take me in, for heaven's sake

Take me in, tender woman,
F
Bbm
Cbm

" sighed the snake

"I saved you, " cried that woman

"And you've bit me, but why?

You know your bite is poisonous
F#

And now I'm gonna die"
Bm

"Oh shut up, silly woman

" said that reptile with a grin

"You knew darn well I was a
F#
Cbm

Snake before you took me in"

"Take me in, tender woman

Take me in, for heaven's
F#
Cbm
F#
Cbm
F#
Bm

sake
F#

Take me in, tender woman,
Outro 1

" sighed the snake

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  • Cbm

    2
  • F#

    2
  • Bm

    2

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