{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":92856,"song":"The Snake","artist":"Al Wilson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11551313-the-snake-chords-by-al-wilson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/92856?type=chord","rating":4.89312,"votes":112,"content":"THE SNAKE by Al Wilson\r\n\r\nTab by Tim\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOn her way to work one morning[/tab]\r\n\r\nDown the path along side the lake\r\n[tab]                              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nA tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHis pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\"Oh well,\" she cried, \"I'll take you in and I'll take care of you\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\"Take me in tender woman[/tab]\r\n\r\nTake me in, for heaven's sake\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTake me in, tender woman,\" sighed the snake[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe wrapped him all cozy in a comforter of silk[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]A7[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe found that pretty snake she'd taken in had been re-vived[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\"Take me in tender woman[/tab]\r\n\r\nTake me in, for heaven's sake\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTake me in, tender woman,\" sighed the snake[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nShe clutched him to her bosom, \"You're so beautiful,\" she cried[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]A#7[/ch]\r\n\"But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nShe stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                               [ch]A#7[/ch]           [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nBut instead of saying \"thanks\", the snake gave her a vicious bite[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\n\"Take me in, tender woman[/tab]\r\n\r\nTake me in, for heaven's sake\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A#7[/ch]         [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nTake me in, tender woman,\" sighed the snake[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"I saved you,\" cried the woman[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"And you've bitten me, even why?\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nYou know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"Oh shut up, silly woman,\" said the reptile with a grin[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"You knew darn well I was a snake before you brought me in[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"Take me in, tender woman[/tab]\r\n\r\nTake me in, for heaven's sake\r\n[tab]                           [ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTake me in, tender woman,\" sighed the snake[/tab]","plain_text":"THE SNAKE by Al Wilson\n\nTab by Tim\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\nDown the path along side the lake\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nTake me in, for heaven's sake\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nTake me in, for heaven's sake\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nTake me in, for heaven's sake\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\"And you've bitten me, even why?\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nTake me in, for heaven's sake","chords":["Dm","A7","A","D#m","A#7","Em","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}