The Snake Chords by 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. _
His pretty colored [Dm] skin had been all frosted with dew.
Well, she cried, I'll take you in and [A] I'll take care [Dm] of you.
Take me in, oh tender woman. _
Take me in for heaven's sake. _
Take me in, tender woman.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] The snake.
_ _ _ She wrapped him up all cozy in a coverture of silk
_ and then laid him by the _ [A] fireside with some honey and some milk.
She [Dm] hurried home from work that night.
As soon as she arrived, she found [A] that pretty [Dm] snake she'd taken [A] in had been [Dm] revived.
_ Take me in, oh tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender _ woman.
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_ [Dm] The snake. _ _ _
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_ She clutched him to her bosom.
You're so cute!
Oh, she cried.
_ But if I hadn't brought you in, by [Bb] now you might have died.
[Eb] Now she stroked [Ebm] the pretty skin again and then kissed and held him tight.
_ But instead of saying thanks, that [Bb] snake gave her a vicious bite.
_ Take [Ebm] me in, oh tender woman.
_ [Eb] Take me in [Ebm] for heaven's sake.
_ Take [Eb] me in, [Ebm] tender woman.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Sad, [Ebm] the snake. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ I saved you, cried that woman.
_ And you bit me even a while.
You know your bite is poisonous and [B] now I'm gonna die. _
Oh, [Em] shut up, silly woman. _
Say that a rep, I'll never believe. _
You knew darn well I was a snake [B] before you brought me in.
Please take [Em] me in, oh tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake. _
Take me in, tender woman. _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] Sad, the snake.
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] Sad, the snake.
[B] _ _ _ Take me in, tender woman.
I'm gonna make you a pretty snake.
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