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Snakes

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Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Tempo:     4|4
Tuning:    Standard
Capo 2
Chords:
           EADGBe
          CX32010
         Em022000
         BmX24432
          DXX0232
          G320003
[Intro]
Riff #1: Lead Over
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B||——————-——11^9^11————-——10————-——10-|————-——10————————10————-————11^9^11—|
G||—11^9^11—————-————————-————————————|——————————————-—————11^9^11————-————|
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C  Em C Em
Bm Em G C
D  Bm C D
Bm G  C Bm
C Em
[Verse 1]
EmMeet me Dby the coppice Emstool,
Before the Dnight takes back its Emjewels.
Bring your Dlife of memo-Emries,
Be-fore they Dsink into the Emseas.
[Chorus 1]
GSnakes,
CAre coming to your Emtown.
In Dtun-nels under-Cground,
Some Dtravelling over-Cground.
DA plague for our Gmis-takes,
They'll Cbe right next to Emyou.
Snakes, up Dagain-st me Ctoo,
There'll Dbe nothing Cto do.
DWhen the Crat-tle Emsha-kes.
[Instrumental 1: Bridge]
D Em D Em  D Em D Em
D Em D Em  D Em D Em
[Verse 2]
EmOne more Dglass and then we're Emdry,
Say some Dwords, I'll write them Emdown.
Feel the Dcoup-lets deep Eminside.
[Chorus 2]
GSnakes,
CAre coming to your Emtown.
In Dtun-nels under-Cground,
Some Dtravelling over-Cground.
DA plague for our Gmis-takes,
They'll Cbe right next to Emyou.
Snakes, up Dagain-st me Ctoo,
There'll Dbe nothing Cto do.
DWhen the Crat-tle Emsha-kes.
[Instrumental 2: Coda](Discordant lead over)
D Bm G C  D Bm G  C
 D   Bm   G    C   D   Em   Em   Em(Fade Out)
Riff #1(Repeat): Lead Over
e||——————————-—-——-—9^10^9———9^10^9-—-|-9^10^9———-9^10^9—————————-—-——-————||
B||——————-——11^9^11————-——10————-——10-|—————-—10————————10————-————11^9^11—||
G||—11^9^11—————-————————-————————————|——————————————-—————11^9^11————-————||
D||——————————————————————————————-—-——|————————————————————————————————-———||
A||—————————————————————————————-—-———|————————————————————————————————-———||
E||—————————————————————————————-———-—|————————————————————————————————-———||
End

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Snakes

by Pixies

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tempo: 4|4

Tuning: Standard

Capo 2

Chords:

EADGBe

X32010

022000

X24432

XX0232

320003

[Intro]

Riff #1: Lead Over

e||——————————-—-——-—9^10^9———9^10^9-—-|-9^10^9———-9^10^9—————————-—-——-————|

B||——————-——11^9^11————-——10————-——10-|————-——10————————10————-————11^9^11—|

G||—11^9^11—————-————————-————————————|——————————————-—————11^9^11————-————|

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C Em C Em

Bm Em G C

D Bm C D

Bm G C Bm

C Em

[Verse 1]

Em D Em

Meet me by the coppice stool,

D Em

Before the night takes back its jewels.

D Em

Bring your life of memo-ries,

D Em

Be-fore they sink into the seas.

[Chorus 1]

Snakes,

C Em

Are coming to your town.

D C

In tun-nels under-ground,

D C

Some travelling over-ground.

D G

A plague for our mis-takes,

C Em

They'll be right next to you.

D C

Snakes, up again-st me too,

D C

There'll be nothing to do.

D C Em

When the rat-tle sha-kes.

[Instrumental 1: Bridge]

D Em D Em D Em D Em

[Verse 2]

Em D Em

One more glass and then we're dry,

D Em

Say some words, I'll write them down.

D Em

Feel the coup-lets deep inside.

[Chorus 2]

Snakes,

C Em

Are coming to your town.

D C

In tun-nels under-ground,

D C

Some travelling over-ground.

D G

A plague for our mis-takes,

C Em

They'll be right next to you.

D C

Snakes, up again-st me too,

D C

There'll be nothing to do.

D C Em

When the rat-tle sha-kes.

[Instrumental 2: Coda](Discordant lead over)

D Bm G C D Bm G C

D Bm G C D Em Em Em

(Fade Out)

Riff #1(Repeat): Lead Over

e||——————————-—-——-—9^10^9———9^10^9-—-|-9^10^9———-9^10^9—————————-—-——-————||

B||——————-——11^9^11————-——10————-——10-|—————-—10————————10————-————11^9^11—||

G||—11^9^11—————-————————-————————————|——————————————-—————11^9^11————-————||

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End

About Snakes Chords by Pixies

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