Chords for AL WILSON - THE SNAKE (RARE VIDEO FOOTAGE)

You know the intensely creative musical power of Al Wilson is fully evident on songs like Show and Tell, Touch and Go, and The Snake.
Each performance he does seems to exceed the one that went on before it.
Ladies and gentlemen, will you give a warm welcome to my special guest today, Mr.
Al Wilson. _ _
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_ _ _ _ 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 in, [A] I'll take [Dm] care of you
Take me in, oh tender woman, take me in
Heaven sent, take me in, tender woman
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
She wrapped him up all cozy in a covered chair of silk
And then laid him by the fireside with [A] some honey and some milk
[Dm] She hurried home from work that night as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taken [A] in had been [Dm] revived
Take me in, oh tender woman, take me in
Heaven sent, take me in, tender [A] woman
She _ [Dm] _ _
[Ebm] touched _ _ _ him to a bosom, you're so beautiful, she cried
But if I hadn't brought you in, [Bb] by now you might have died
[Ebm] She stroked the pretty skin again and 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] Sad [Ebm] to say, _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ I saved you, cried that woman
Take me in even while, and you know your bite is poisonous
And [B] now I'm gonna die, [Em] shut up, silly woman
Scissor it up with a feeling
Now you knew darn well I was a snake [B] 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] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] Take [B] _ [Em] me in, oh tender woman, _ _ _ take me in _ _ _ _
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