Chords for Al WIlson - The Snake (Enhanced Audio)

[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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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 [A] in and I'll take [Dm] care of you
Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman
[A] She [Dm] _ _ wrapped him up all cozy in a coverture of silk
And then laid him by the fireside [A] with some honey and some milk
Now [Dm] she hurried home from work that night, as soon as she arrived.
Now she found that pretty snake she'd [A] taken in had [Dm] been revived.
Take me in, oh tender woman, take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman.
[A] _
[Dm] Sighed the snake.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ Now she clutched him to her bosom.
You're so beautiful, she cried.
But if I hadn't brought you in, [Bb] by now you might have died.
Now [Ebm] she stroked his pretty skin again, and then kissed him and held him tight.
But instead of saying thanks, that [Bb] snake gave her a [Ebm] vicious bite.
Take me in, oh tender woman, take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] Sighed the snake. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ I saved you, cried that woman.
And you bit me, you even a while.
And you know your bite is poisonous, and [B] now I'm gonna die.
[Em] Ah, shut up, silly woman.
Say that I ripped out with a grin.
Now you knew doing away with 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] _
Sighed [Em] the snake.
_ [B] [Em] Sighed the [B] snake.
[Em] Take me in, tender woman. _ _ _
Snake. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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