Chords for Al Wilson - The Snake (lyrics)

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_ _ [Dm] _ On her way to work one morning down the path alongside the lake
A tender hearted woman saw [A] a poor half frozen snake
[Dm] His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with dew
Well she cried, I'll take you [A] in and I'll take [Dm] care of you
Take me in, oh tender woman, take me in for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman
[A] _ [Dm] Snipe the snake
_ [Dm] Now she wrapped him up all cozy in a coverture of silk
And then laid him by the fireside [A] with some honey and some milk
She hurried home from work that night as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taken in had [Dm] been revived
Take me in, oh tender woman, take me in for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman
[A] _ [Dm] Snipe the snake _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ Now she clutched him to a bosom, you're so beautiful she cried
But if I hadn't brought you [Bb] in by now you might have died
Now [Ebm] she stroked his pretty skin again and then kissed him and held him tight
But instead of saying thanks that snake gave [Bb] her a vicious [Ebm] bite
Take me in, oh tender woman, take me in for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman
[Bb] _ [Ebm] Snipe the snake
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_ _ _ _ cried, that woman, and you bit me even a while
And you know your bite is poisonous and [B] now I'm gonna die
Ah, [Em] shut up, silly woman, say that I ripped all of evergreen
Now you knew during the way I was a snake before you brought [Em] me in
Please take me in, oh tender woman, take me in for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman
[B] _ [Em] Snipe the snake
[B] _ [Em] Snipe the snake [B] Snake
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