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Snakes And Waterfalls

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Pre-Yodel-Intro]
E|-E------------0-----------------------------------|-A--------------------0---------------------------|
B|-------------0-------0-----------------------0---|---------2---------------2-------0---2-------0---|
G|-------------1-----------------------1-----------|-2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2-----------2-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   
E|-E------------------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------------------------|
B|---------0---------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------------------------|
G|-1-------------------------------1---------------|-------------1-----------------------1-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------2-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------2---2-----------2-------2---|-------------2-------------------2-----------2---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3  
E|-B7------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0-------0---------------0-------0---|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------2-----------------------2-----------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------1-----------------------1-----------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-----------2-----------2-----------|-2-------2---2-------2---2-------0---------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------2b3-----0---|
   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3  
E|-E------------0-----------------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------------------------------|
G|-------------1-----------------------------------|
D|-------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-------------2-----------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3    
[Yodel-Intro]
E A E
B7 E B7
[Verse 1]
EPorch lights on Adistant ridges Edark
Rock lined B7valley singing with every EbarkB7  
BlacEk water bottom to windAblown timber tallE  
It’s my B7land of snakes and waterEfallsB7  
[Interlude]
E A E E
B7 B7 E B7
[Verse 2]
ESixteen score and Aseven years my blood's called Ehome
All the B7crimson clay and the old roads that I EroamB7  
EThis place might be Acursed after Eall
But it’s my lB7and of snakes and waterfEalls
[Chorus]
And I B7know that when a distant Ashore's beEfore me
Oh F#how my poor heart aches for every B7hollow that I forsake
[Verse 3]
EI’ve been trying to Arun since I could Ecrawl
But I’m B7bound to snakes and waterEfallsB7  
[Interlude]
E A E E
B7 B7 E B7
E A E E
B7 B7 E E
[Chorus]
And I B7know that when a distant Ashore's beEfore me
Oh F#how my poor heart aches for every B7hollow that I forsake
[Verse 4]
EBlue cave water and Acanebrakes forever cEall
Me on B7home to snakes and waterEfallsB7  
[Outro]
E A E E
B7 B7 E B7
E A E E
B7 E

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Snakes And Waterfalls

by Nick Shoulders

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[Pre-Yodel-Intro]

E A

E|-------------0-----------------------------------|---------------------0---------------------------|

B|-------------0-------0-----------------------0---|---------2---------------2-------0---2-------0---|

G|-------------1-----------------------1-----------|-2-----------------------------------------------|

D|-------------2-----------2-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------------------------|

B|---------0---------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------------------------|

G|-1-------------------------------1---------------|-------------1-----------------------1-----------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------2-----------------------------------|

A|---------------------2---2-----------2-------2---|-------------2-------------------2-----------2---|

E|-------------------------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------0-------0---------------0-------0---|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------2-----------------------2-----------|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------1-----------------------1-----------|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------2-----------2-----------2-----------|-2-------2---2-------2---2-------0---------------|

E|-0-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------2b3-----0---|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

E|-------------0-----------------------------------|

B|-------------0-----------------------------------|

G|-------------1-----------------------------------|

D|-------------2-----------------------------------|

A|-------------2-----------------------------------|

E|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

[Yodel-Intro]

E A E

B7 E B7

[Verse 1]

E A E

Porch lights on distant ridges dark

B7 E B7

Rock lined valley singing with every bark

E A E

Black water bottom to windblown timber tall

B7 E B7

It’s my land of snakes and waterfalls

[Interlude]

E A E E

B7 B7 E B7

[Verse 2]

E A E

Sixteen score and seven years my blood's called home

B7 E B7

All the crimson clay and the old roads that I roam

E A E

This place might be cursed after all

B7 E

But it’s my land of snakes and waterfalls

[Chorus]

B7 A E

And I know that when a distant shore's before me

F# B7

Oh how my poor heart aches for every hollow that I forsake

[Verse 3]

E A E

I’ve been trying to run since I could crawl

B7 E B7

But I’m bound to snakes and waterfalls

[Interlude]

E A E E

B7 B7 E B7

E A E E

B7 B7 E E

[Chorus]

B7 A E

And I know that when a distant shore's before me

F# B7

Oh how my poor heart aches for every hollow that I forsake

[Verse 4]

E A E

Blue cave water and canebrakes forever call

B7 E B7

Me on home to snakes and waterfalls

[Outro]

E A E E

B7 B7 E B7

E A E E

B7 E

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