Chords for Crawlin' Kingsnake - Etta James

Tempo:
66.3 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

Bm

D

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Crawlin' Kingsnake - Etta James chords
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[Bm] [E] [B]
[Bm] [B] Well, [Bm] he's a [B] crawling king snake, and you know he rules his den.
[E]
[B] [D] Don't you [B] know he's a crawling king [F#m] snake, [B] and he's shown up, [D] shown up, [B] rules his den.
[B] He [E] [F#] don't want you round his [B] mate, he wants to use her, cause he's a real snake.
Yes he is.
[G#] [B] You know it caught him crawling, when the grass was very high.
He just keep right on crawling, until the day he die.
[E] Cause he's a [B] crawling, a crawling king snake.
Oh lord he rules, rules his den.
[E] [B] Said come on give me what I want babe.
I won't [D] crawl, I [Bm] won't crawl no [B] more.
[Bm] He [B] said you know I'm going [E] away babe, [B] but I'll be back for [E] long.
[B] When I come to town [D] now baby, I [B] want everybody, everybody to be gone.
Cause I'm a crawling king snake.
I've shown up know how to rule my den.
[D] [B] [B] I said he's a crawling king snake, [Bm] and he [B] knows, oh lord he knows how to rule his den.
[D] [F#m] He's gonna crawl up to your window, [B] crawl up to your door.
[F#] He got anything he wants, and I know you do.
He's gonna crawl [F#m] up on your floor, cause he's [B] a crawling, crawling king snake.
And he knows how to [F#m] rule his den.
[E]
[B] He's a crawling, crawling, crawling low [A] down snake [B] now.
And he knows how tough to rule his den.
Now listen he don't want you around his mate.
Cause he wants to use her, cause he's a shown up real snake yeah.
[D] [B]
[Bm]
[B]
[Bm] I'm gonna tell you again now.
[B] He's gonna crawl up to your window, crawl up to your door.
If you got anything he wants, he's gonna crawl up to your window, crawl up to your door.
He's gonna crawl up on your [Bm] floor, [B] oh he's a crawling, crawling [E] king snake.
[B]
[G#] I said I know for sure [F#m] he knows how to move [B] things.
And he don't want you around his mate.
Cause he's [G#] shown up, [B] he's shown up, king snake.
[E] [B] [G#] Shown up, shown [B] up, a king snake.
[E] [B]
[E] [B] Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah.
[Bm] [B] [Bm] [B] [A] [F#]
[D] [B]
Key:  
B
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E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Etta James - Crawlin King Snake chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bm, B, B, E, B and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 33 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 66. With the song's key of B Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Well, _ _ _ _ [Bm] he's a [B] crawling king snake, _ and you know he rules his den.
_ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] Don't you [B] know he's a crawling king [F#m] snake, [B] and he's shown up, [D] shown up, [B] rules his den. _
[B] He _ _ [E] _ [F#] don't want you round his [B] mate, he wants to use her, cause he's a real snake.
Yes he is.
_ _ [G#] _ [B] You know it caught him crawling, when the grass was very high.
He just keep right on crawling, until the day he die.
[E] Cause he's a [B] crawling, a crawling king snake.
Oh lord he rules, rules his den. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] Said come on give me what I want babe.
_ I won't [D] crawl, I [Bm] won't crawl no [B] more. _
_ [Bm] He _ _ [B] said you know I'm going [E] away babe, [B] but I'll be back for [E] long.
[B] When I come to town [D] now baby, I [B] want everybody, everybody to be gone.
Cause I'm a crawling king snake.
_ _ I've shown up know how to rule my den. _
[D] _ [B] _ _ _ [B] I said he's a crawling king snake, [Bm] and he [B] knows, oh lord he knows how to rule his den. _
_ _ _ _ [D] [F#m] He's gonna crawl up to your window, [B] _ crawl up to your door.
[F#] He got anything he wants, and I know you do.
He's gonna crawl [F#m] up on your floor, cause he's [B] a crawling, crawling king snake.
And he knows how to [F#m] rule his den.
[E] _
_ [B] _ _ He's a crawling, crawling, crawling low [A] down snake [B] now.
And he knows how tough to rule his den. _ _
_ _ Now listen he don't want you around his mate.
Cause he wants to use her, cause he's a shown up real snake yeah. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I'm gonna tell you again now.
[B] He's gonna crawl up to your window, crawl up to your door.
If you got anything he wants, he's gonna crawl up to your window, crawl up to your door.
He's gonna crawl up on your [Bm] floor, [B] oh he's a crawling, crawling [E] king snake.
[B] _
[G#] I said I know for sure [F#m] he knows how to move [B] things. _ _
_ And he don't want you around his mate. _
Cause he's [G#] shown up, [B] he's shown up, king snake.
[E] _ [B] [G#] Shown up, shown [B] up, a king snake.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ Yeah, _ _ yeah, oh yeah, _ oh yeah, _ _ yeah.
[Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ [A] _ [F#] _
[D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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