This Is Kim Carson chords by
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs

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Key: Gb major
Verse 1
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This is
Kim
Carson,
Uncle
Kess.
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The old man didn't
seem to hear.
He spoke to the air in front of him.
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Your hand and your eyes know a lot
more about shooting than you do.
Just learn to stand out of
the way.
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His empty eyes, old unbluffed
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unreadable rest on
Kim.
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City boy, did you ever see a dog
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roll and carry him.
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Yes, sir. I was tempted to join
him, sir.
Did you ever see a black
snake pretend to be a rattlesnake?
The scene flashed in front of
Kim's eyes.
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Kells,
Ellisor, and
Kim had chased and cornered
a six -foot black snake.
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It was a
fall day and there were leaves on the ground
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and the snake coiled itself, opened
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its mouth, vibrating the tip
of its tail in the dry leaves.
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An d both boys saw
immediately what was happen
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ing.
He's pretending to be a rattlesnake,
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trying to
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scare us off.
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How does he know enough to do that?
What do you think, the old
man asked?
You think he once saw a rattlesnake
scare someone?
No, sir, I
think he just knows about other snakes.
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Kim, if you had your choice, would you
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rather be a poisonous
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snake or non -poisonous?
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Oh, poisonous, sir, like a
Green mamba or a spitting cobra?
Why?
I'd feel safer, sir.
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And that's your idea of heaven,
feeling safer?
Yes, sir.
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Is a poisonous snake really safer?
Not really,
but he must feel good after he bites someone.
Safer?
Yes, sir.
Dead people are less
frightening than live ones.
Young man, I think you're an assassin.
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I want to be one, sir.
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You guys make the grade.

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