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The Snake

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[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-0-3^0------0-0-3^0-0-0------0-0^3-0-0-0------0-------------------|
A|--0h3----------0h3--------------0h3--------------0h3---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
DRattlesnake said to the copperhead
D"You give us vipers a real bad name"
DYou prey on the weakest, fight for no reason
DNo wonder we get blamed"
DCopperhead laughed, said, "Kiss my ass!
DYou can bark but there ain't much bite
DYou rattle that tail, but it's fear I smell
DI think you're shaking out of fright"
[Chorus]
DRattlesnake, copperhead
DEither one of them'll kill you dead
DWe stay hungry, they get fed
And don't pAass the plate around
Lie by lDie, cheat by cheat
DVenom in smiling teeth
DThey just run those forked tongues
And the wAhole world's burning dDown
[Post-Chorus]
Wow! Wow! Wow!
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-0-3^0------0-0-3^0-0-0------0-0^3-0-0-0------0-------------------|
A|--0h3----------0h3--------------0h3--------------0h3---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
DCopperhead said to the rattlesnake
D"If you ever wanna make it rain
DWe could team up, be twice as tough
DFear will be our game"
DRattlesnake said to the copperhead
D"Y'know we were the original sin
DAnd I bet you my rattle against your copper
DThat the bitch takes the apple again"
[Chorus]
DRattlesnake, copperhead
DEither one of them'll kill you dead
DWe stay hungry, they get fed
And don't Apass the plate around
Lie by lDie, cheat by cheat
DVenom in smiling teeth
DThey just run those forked tongues
And the wAhole world's burning dDown
[Post-Chorus]
Wow! Wow! Wow!
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-0-3^0------0-0-3^0-0-0------0-0^3-0-0-0------0-------------------|
A|--0h3----------0h3--------------0h3--------------0h3---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
DRattlesnake said to the copperhead
D"Ain't no way they'd win
'Cause the mice are sheep and the shepherd's asleep"
And the Acopperhead said, "ADmen"

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The Snake

by Eric Church

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------0-0-3^0------0-0-3^0-0-0------0-0^3-0-0-0------0-------------------|

A|--0h3----------0h3--------------0h3--------------0h3---------------------|

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

[Verse 1]

Rattlesnake said to the copperhead

"You give us vipers a real bad name"

You prey on the weakest, fight for no reason

No wonder we get blamed"

Copperhead laughed, said, "Kiss my ass!

You can bark but there ain't much bite

You rattle that tail, but it's fear I smell

I think you're shaking out of fright"

[Chorus]

Rattlesnake, copperhead

Either one of them'll kill you dead

We stay hungry, they get fed

And don't pass the plate around

Lie by lie, cheat by cheat

Venom in smiling teeth

They just run those forked tongues

A D

And the whole world's burning down

[Post-Chorus]

Wow! Wow! Wow!

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------0-0-3^0------0-0-3^0-0-0------0-0^3-0-0-0------0-------------------|

A|--0h3----------0h3--------------0h3--------------0h3---------------------|

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

[Verse 2]

Copperhead said to the rattlesnake

"If you ever wanna make it rain

We could team up, be twice as tough

Fear will be our game"

Rattlesnake said to the copperhead

"Y'know we were the original sin

And I bet you my rattle against your copper

That the bitch takes the apple again"

[Chorus]

Rattlesnake, copperhead

Either one of them'll kill you dead

We stay hungry, they get fed

And don't pass the plate around

Lie by lie, cheat by cheat

Venom in smiling teeth

They just run those forked tongues

A D

And the whole world's burning down

[Post-Chorus]

Wow! Wow! Wow!

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------0-0-3^0------0-0-3^0-0-0------0-0^3-0-0-0------0-------------------|

A|--0h3----------0h3--------------0h3--------------0h3---------------------|

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

[Outro]

Rattlesnake said to the copperhead

"Ain't no way they'd win

'Cause the mice are sheep and the shepherd's asleep"

A D

And the copperhead said, "Amen"

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