Chords for Al Wilson - The Snake (Senior Citizens Mix)

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On the way to work [A] one morning down [Dm] the path alongside the lady, a tender-hearted woman
saw [A] a poor half-frozen snake.
[D] His pretty colored skin had been [Dm] all frosted with dew.
Oh well, she cried, I'll take you in and [A] I'll take [D] care of you.
Take [Dm] me in, oh tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender [A] woman.
_ [Dm] The snake. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now she wrapped him up all cozy in a coverture of silk
and [D] then laid him by [Dm] the [A] fireside with some honey and some milk.
Now [Dm] she hurried home from work that night as soon as she arrived.
Now [D] she found that pretty 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.
_ [A] Inside [Dm] the snake, _ [Ebm] clutched _ _ _ [B] him to [Ebm] her bosom.
You're so beautiful, she cried.
But if I hadn't brought you in, [Bb] by now you might have.
Now [Ebm] she soaked the pretty skin again and then kissed and held him tight.
But instead of saying thanks, [Bbm] that snake gave her [Ebm] a vicious bite.
Take me in, oh tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender [Bb] woman.
_ [Ebm] Inside the snake.
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_ _ I saved [Em] you, cried that woman.
And you bit me even wider.
And you know your bite is poisonous [B] and now I'm gonna die.
[Em] Ah, shut up, silly woman.
Say that I ripped, I would never grin.
Now you knew there was a snake [A] before [E] you brought me in.
Please take me [Em] in, oh tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender [B] woman. _
[Em] Inside the snake.
[B] _ [Em] Inside the snake.
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[Em] Inside the snake.
[B] Inside [Em] the snake. _
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