Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins-I'm a Crawling Black Snake
Tempo:
159.25 bpm
Chords used:
C#
C#m
F#
A#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#m] [C#m]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#]
[D#m] [A#]
[C#]
You know I'm a crawling black snake.
[C#m] [C#]
[F#]
[C#m] Lots of these women like to cross poor lightning [C#] street.
[C#m] [E]
[C#]
I'm a crawling [F#] black snake.
[C#m] Lots of women like to cross poor lightning [C#] street.
[C#m]
[E] [C#]
Well, they know that I don't make [G#] no jokes.
[C#m]
[E] Any trail they cross, they know they [C#] don't feel.
You know that crawling black snake crawled a long way just to see a woman.
[C#m]
[C#] All I hear he was deep in dumb.
[C#m]
When he walk up he give his [C#] sign by gratter in his tongue.
[C#m]
[C#] But that was a warning, stay back cause you may get bit.
[C#m]
[C#] He may not be too pardoned, but [C#m]
he may not be fit.
[C#]
[C#m] Crawling black snake,
[C#] [F#] [C#m]
one snake I dodge [F#] and that the one they [C#] call the king.
[C#m]
[A] [C#]
[E] One snake I dodge [F#]
and [C#m]
that is the one that they call the king.
[A#]
[D#] [C#]
They say he [G#] just got plenty power but no poison.
[A#m] [C#m]
He can kill any snake on earth, don't care how [C#] mean.
[C#m]
[F#] [C#] I figure if he kill a rattlesnake,
[A#] I better dodge him too.
[C#]
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#] And so that's the reason I'm going to tell you to let it go.
I'm that crawling black snake, don't dodge but [C#m] warning that is the king.
[A#]
[C#]
I'm that [F#] crawling black snake,
[C#m]
I don't dodge but warning that is the king.
[C#]
[A#] Well, you know he is the best snake in [G#] the world.
[C#m] And that king snake can kill [C#] anything.
[F#] [C#]
And I [G] drugged down there [C#] and I said,
Come [F#] on.
[C#]
[E]
[C#]
[G#]
[A#m] [E] [D#] [A#m]
[C#] [A#]
[C#]
[B] [C#]
[N]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#]
[D#m] [A#]
[C#]
You know I'm a crawling black snake.
[C#m] [C#]
[F#]
[C#m] Lots of these women like to cross poor lightning [C#] street.
[C#m] [E]
[C#]
I'm a crawling [F#] black snake.
[C#m] Lots of women like to cross poor lightning [C#] street.
[C#m]
[E] [C#]
Well, they know that I don't make [G#] no jokes.
[C#m]
[E] Any trail they cross, they know they [C#] don't feel.
You know that crawling black snake crawled a long way just to see a woman.
[C#m]
[C#] All I hear he was deep in dumb.
[C#m]
When he walk up he give his [C#] sign by gratter in his tongue.
[C#m]
[C#] But that was a warning, stay back cause you may get bit.
[C#m]
[C#] He may not be too pardoned, but [C#m]
he may not be fit.
[C#]
[C#m] Crawling black snake,
[C#] [F#] [C#m]
one snake I dodge [F#] and that the one they [C#] call the king.
[C#m]
[A] [C#]
[E] One snake I dodge [F#]
and [C#m]
that is the one that they call the king.
[A#]
[D#] [C#]
They say he [G#] just got plenty power but no poison.
[A#m] [C#m]
He can kill any snake on earth, don't care how [C#] mean.
[C#m]
[F#] [C#] I figure if he kill a rattlesnake,
[A#] I better dodge him too.
[C#]
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#] And so that's the reason I'm going to tell you to let it go.
I'm that crawling black snake, don't dodge but [C#m] warning that is the king.
[A#]
[C#]
I'm that [F#] crawling black snake,
[C#m]
I don't dodge but warning that is the king.
[C#]
[A#] Well, you know he is the best snake in [G#] the world.
[C#m] And that king snake can kill [C#] anything.
[F#] [C#]
And I [G] drugged down there [C#] and I said,
Come [F#] on.
[C#]
[E]
[C#]
[G#]
[A#m] [E] [D#] [A#m]
[C#] [A#]
[C#]
[B] [C#]
[N]
Key:
C#
C#m
F#
A#
E
C#
C#m
F#
[G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You know I'm a crawling black snake.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Lots of these women like to cross poor lightning [C#] street. _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a crawling [F#] black snake.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ Lots of women like to cross poor lightning [C#] street.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, they know that I don't make [G#] no jokes. _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Any trail they cross, they know they [C#] don't feel. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know that crawling black snake crawled a long way _ _ _ _ _ _ _ just to see a woman.
[C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ All I hear he was deep in dumb.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ When he walk up he give his [C#] sign by _ _ _ gratter in his tongue.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ But that was a warning, stay back cause you may get bit.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ He may not be too pardoned, but [C#m] _
he _ _ _ _ _ _ may not be fit. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Crawling black snake, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ one snake I dodge [F#] and that the one they [C#] call the king.
_ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] One snake I dodge [F#] _ _ _
and _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
that is the one that they call the king.
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They say he [G#] just got plenty power but no poison. _
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _
He can kill any snake on earth, don't care how [C#] mean.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] I figure if he kill a rattlesnake, _
[A#] _ I better dodge him too.
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [C#] _ And so that's the reason I'm going to tell you to let it go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm that crawling black snake, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ don't dodge but [C#m] warning that is the king.
_ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm that [F#] crawling black snake, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
I don't dodge but warning that is the king. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] Well, you know he is the best snake in [G#] the world. _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ And that king snake can kill [C#] _ anything. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
And I [G] drugged down there [C#] and I said, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Come [F#] on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ [E] _ [D#] _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You know I'm a crawling black snake.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Lots of these women like to cross poor lightning [C#] street. _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a crawling [F#] black snake.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ Lots of women like to cross poor lightning [C#] street.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, they know that I don't make [G#] no jokes. _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Any trail they cross, they know they [C#] don't feel. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know that crawling black snake crawled a long way _ _ _ _ _ _ _ just to see a woman.
[C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ All I hear he was deep in dumb.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ When he walk up he give his [C#] sign by _ _ _ gratter in his tongue.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ But that was a warning, stay back cause you may get bit.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ He may not be too pardoned, but [C#m] _
he _ _ _ _ _ _ may not be fit. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Crawling black snake, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ one snake I dodge [F#] and that the one they [C#] call the king.
_ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] One snake I dodge [F#] _ _ _
and _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
that is the one that they call the king.
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They say he [G#] just got plenty power but no poison. _
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _
He can kill any snake on earth, don't care how [C#] mean.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] I figure if he kill a rattlesnake, _
[A#] _ I better dodge him too.
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [C#] _ And so that's the reason I'm going to tell you to let it go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm that crawling black snake, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ don't dodge but [C#m] warning that is the king.
_ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm that [F#] crawling black snake, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
I don't dodge but warning that is the king. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] Well, you know he is the best snake in [G#] the world. _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ And that king snake can kill [C#] _ anything. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
And I [G] drugged down there [C#] and I said, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Come [F#] on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ [E] _ [D#] _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _