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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

   A    D     F#m   Bm    E    D5     (all chords given are really power chords, but the names are
e|----------------------------------|  what they would be if expanded to full major or minor chords)
B|----------------------------------|
G|------7---------------------------|
D|-7----7-----4-----9----------7----|
A|-7----5-----4-----9-----2----5----|
E|-5----------2-----7-----0---------|
[Verse 1]
I know a sAnake; I know a snake when I Dsee one in the grass.
I see you Aslithering along, breaking Deverybody’s necks.
How’s that Amovie theater job?
How’s that Dboyfriend of yours?
How’s that Aendless pain that you can D5never ignore?
You know what I’m Atalking about.
Don’t Dtry to pretend- keeps you Aup at night,
Reasons you Dlost your friends,
You said, "I Aneeded an outlet. I Dneeded a way out.
I Aneeded so much D5more."
[Pre-Chorus]
And it’s F#mhard to say, “I’ll Abe alright.
I’ll Ddie for you. I’ll Bmdie tonight."
I F#mnever had a Achance to say, “I Dmissed you, man.”
But Bmanyway…
It’s F#mhard to say, “I’ll Abe alright.
I’ll Ddie for you. I’ll dBmie tonight."
I F#mnever had a Achance to say, “I Dmissed you, man.”
But Bmanyway…
[Bridge]
I F#mneeded more than Ewhat I had.
I Dneeded more than Awhat I got.
I F#mneeded more than Ewhat I had.
I Dneeded more than Awhat I got.
[Chorus]
She said, “I F#mlove getting stoned.”E  
She said, “I Dlove getting high, Aso high.”
She said, “I F#mlove coming down, Ebut I Dneeded to tryA.”
He said, “I F#mlove getting stoned.E”
He said, “I Dlove getting highA, so high.”
He said, “I F#mlove coming down, Ebut I Dneeded to try. I Aneeded to try.”
[Instrumental]
  F#m    E    D    Ax2
[Verse 2]
F#mBodily Efunctions, AI don’t wanna Dneed them
And F#mbodily Efunctions, AI don’t wanna Dneed them
And F#mbodily Efunctions, AI don’t wanna Dneed them
And F#mbodily Efunctions, AI don’t wanna, DI don’t wanna-
[Chorus]
He said, “I F#mlove getting stoned.E”
He said, “I Alove getting hiDgh, so high.”
He said, “I F#mlove coming downE, but I neDeded to try, Aoh…”
He said, “I F#mlove getting stoned.E”
He said, “I Dlove getting higAh, so high.”
He said, “I F#mlove coming downE, but I Dneeded to tryA.”
He said, “I F#mlove getting stonedE.”
He said, “I Alove getting higDh, so high.”
He said, “I F#mlove coming downE, but I Dneeded to try,
I Aneeded to try, I F#mneeded to try, I Eneeded to try, I Dneeded to try,
I Aneeded to try, I F#mneeded to try, I Eneeded to try, I Dneeded to try, oh…A.”

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Snakes

by McCafferty

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F#m

A D F#m Bm E D5 (all chords given are really power chords, but the names are

e|----------------------------------| what they would be if expanded to full major or minor chords)

B|----------------------------------|

G|------7---------------------------|

D|-7----7-----4-----9----------7----|

A|-7----5-----4-----9-----2----5----|

E|-5----------2-----7-----0---------|

[Verse 1]

A D

I know a snake; I know a snake when I see one in the grass.

A D

I see you slithering along, breaking everybody’s necks.

How’s that movie theater job?

How’s that boyfriend of yours?

A D5

How’s that endless pain that you can never ignore?

You know what I’m talking about.

D A

Don’t try to pretend- keeps you up at night,

Reasons you lost your friends,

A D

You said, "I needed an outlet. I needed a way out.

A D5

I needed so much more."

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m A

And it’s hard to say, “I’ll be alright.

D Bm

I’ll die for you. I’ll die tonight."

F#m A D

I never had a chance to say, “I missed you, man.”

But anyway…

F#m A

It’s hard to say, “I’ll be alright.

D Bm

I’ll die for you. I’ll die tonight."

F#m A D

I never had a chance to say, “I missed you, man.”

But anyway…

[Bridge]

F#m E

I needed more than what I had.

D A

I needed more than what I got.

F#m E

I needed more than what I had.

D A

I needed more than what I got.

[Chorus]

F#m E

She said, “I love getting stoned.”

D A

She said, “I love getting high, so high.”

F#m E D A

She said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try.”

F#m E

He said, “I love getting stoned.”

D A

He said, “I love getting high, so high.”

F#m E D A

He said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try. I needed to try.”

[Instrumental]

F#m E D A

[Verse 2]

F#m E A D

Bodily functions, I don’t wanna need them

F#m E A D

And bodily functions, I don’t wanna need them

F#m E A D

And bodily functions, I don’t wanna need them

F#m E A D

And bodily functions, I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna-

[Chorus]

F#m E

He said, “I love getting stoned.”

A D

He said, “I love getting high, so high.”

F#m E D A

He said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try, oh…”

F#m E

He said, “I love getting stoned.”

D A

He said, “I love getting high, so high.”

F#m E D A

He said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try.”

F#m E

He said, “I love getting stoned.”

A D

He said, “I love getting high, so high.”

F#m E D

He said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try,

A F#m E D

I needed to try, I needed to try, I needed to try, I needed to try,

A F#m E D A

I needed to try, I needed to try, I needed to try, I needed to try, oh….”

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