Chords for Serpentine
Tempo:
116.1 bpm
Chords used:
Am
D
Em
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[Em]
[D] [D]
[Am]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[G] [Am]
Maybe it's just age, or [D] a thousand other fears,
[Em]
[D] [D]
[Am]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[G] [Am]
Maybe it's just age, or [D] a thousand other fears,
100% ➙ 116BPM
Am
D
Em
E
F
Am
D
Em
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Maybe it's just age, or [D] a thousand other fears,
_ [F] It took me back tonight to my early [Am] _ _ carnival years.
I can see the period moving, like [D] the source of the old Gulf Stream. _
_ [Am] Oh, _ what a [Em] _ _
lovely [Am] dream.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Adolescent lust _ [D] was begging for a start. _
As [F] I _ sidestepped those brothers with their [Am] _ _ sacred hearts. _
Yet for those two weeks a year, _ it was [D] all about sin.
_ _ [Am] _ Follies chasing [Em] death, you can count me [Am] in. _ _ _ _ _
There's [G] a flamboyant man with a gold _ [D] earring,
And a coral knot with smells like _ kerosene.
[Am] Here comes the float of the carnival [F] queen.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] I want a rapper [Am] and symphony. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hands up high, eyes open [B] wide.
[F#] Throw me [C#] something, mister, [F#] that's why you ride.
_ [A] _ _ [B] Crackerjacks with [A] toys [Bm] inside.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Real beyond [C#m] our wildest dreams.
[F#] Floats and masks and a [D#m] two-mule [F#] team.
_ [E] Some [B] things really [A] are the way they seem. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Beads and _ confetti [D] were _ littering the air. _
When [F] the queen looked at me _ with [Am] her able gardener's stare. _
Oh, tomorrow would bring _ ashes [D] and an inspired tone. _
_ _ [Am] Mardi Gras is where [Em] I learned to have [Am] fun. _ _ _ _
_ [G] There's a flamboyant man with a gold earring,
[D] And a coral knot with smells like kerosene.
[Am] I'm still in love with the carnival [F] queen.
[E] _ _ _ _ I want a rapper and symphony. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Still want a rapper and symphony. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
It was [Am] the devil! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Maybe it's just age, or [D] a thousand other fears,
_ [F] It took me back tonight to my early [Am] _ _ carnival years.
I can see the period moving, like [D] the source of the old Gulf Stream. _
_ [Am] Oh, _ what a [Em] _ _
lovely [Am] dream.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Adolescent lust _ [D] was begging for a start. _
As [F] I _ sidestepped those brothers with their [Am] _ _ sacred hearts. _
Yet for those two weeks a year, _ it was [D] all about sin.
_ _ [Am] _ Follies chasing [Em] death, you can count me [Am] in. _ _ _ _ _
There's [G] a flamboyant man with a gold _ [D] earring,
And a coral knot with smells like _ kerosene.
[Am] Here comes the float of the carnival [F] queen.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] I want a rapper [Am] and symphony. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hands up high, eyes open [B] wide.
[F#] Throw me [C#] something, mister, [F#] that's why you ride.
_ [A] _ _ [B] Crackerjacks with [A] toys [Bm] inside.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Real beyond [C#m] our wildest dreams.
[F#] Floats and masks and a [D#m] two-mule [F#] team.
_ [E] Some [B] things really [A] are the way they seem. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Beads and _ confetti [D] were _ littering the air. _
When [F] the queen looked at me _ with [Am] her able gardener's stare. _
Oh, tomorrow would bring _ ashes [D] and an inspired tone. _
_ _ [Am] Mardi Gras is where [Em] I learned to have [Am] fun. _ _ _ _
_ [G] There's a flamboyant man with a gold earring,
[D] And a coral knot with smells like kerosene.
[Am] I'm still in love with the carnival [F] queen.
[E] _ _ _ _ I want a rapper and symphony. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Still want a rapper and symphony. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
It was [Am] the devil! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _