Chords for TIM SMITH swimming with the snake 1995
Tempo:
97.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
C#m
B
G#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [A]
[B]
[C#]
[B] [A]
[C#]
[B]
[G#m] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [C#] [A]
[C#] [A]
[C#m] Here comes the slain, [B] down from heaven's high.
[G#m] Land of [A] my parents,
[C#m] over my head.
[B] Beautiful [A] in the river's well.
Gives [E] me [A] everlasting sight in power.
[C#m]
Black [A]
[C#m]
-haired in the wild, [B] says I'm [A] so [G#m] beautiful [A] I burn her.
[C#m] Held with both hands, [B] and white [A] her body under skin.
In [E] the [A] waters of [F#m] her world I live.
[C#m]
[E]
[B] [E] [G#m]
[A]
[F#m] Swimming with [G#] the snake [A] alive, all we ever [C#] do is die.
[F#m]
Swimming with [G#] the snake [A] as I, ever [B]
want to do [C#m] is die.
I'm [F#m] reincarnate like one of you.
[A]
[F#] And she comes [B] staring, [C#m] my spirit, thus [G#] my eyes.
[B] With the [C#m] talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting [B] sight.
In the [F#m] waters of [G#m] her world I live.
[C#m] And she [A] comes staring, [E] my [C#m] spirit, [F#]
thus [G#m] my eyes.
With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me everlasting sight.
In the [F#] waters of [G#m] her world I live.
[A]
[C#m] And you
[B] [A] [G#] can't love [A] me better.
[C#m] Can't hold her hand,
[B] to ease the [A] pain [G#m] inside [A] my heart.
Drowns me out of depth, [F#m]
over my [A] head.
[C#m]
[G#m] [A] [C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[C#m] [F#] And she [A] comes staring, [C#m] my spirit, [F#] thus my eyes.
[B] With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting [B] sight.
In the [F#]
waters of [G#m] her world I live.
[A] [C#m]
And she [A] comes staring, [C#m] my spirit, [F#m] thus my [G#m] eyes.
With [C#m] the talcum powder, [A] gives me everlasting
[B] sight.
In the [F#] waters [G#m]
[B] of [C#m] her [E] world I live.
And she [A] comes staring, my [E] spirit, [G#m] thus my eyes.
[E] With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting [C#m] sight.
In the [F#m] waters [G#m] of her world [C#m]
I live.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[C#]
[B] [A]
[C#]
[B]
[G#m] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [C#] [A]
[C#] [A]
[C#m] Here comes the slain, [B] down from heaven's high.
[G#m] Land of [A] my parents,
[C#m] over my head.
[B] Beautiful [A] in the river's well.
Gives [E] me [A] everlasting sight in power.
[C#m]
Black [A]
[C#m]
-haired in the wild, [B] says I'm [A] so [G#m] beautiful [A] I burn her.
[C#m] Held with both hands, [B] and white [A] her body under skin.
In [E] the [A] waters of [F#m] her world I live.
[C#m]
[E]
[B] [E] [G#m]
[A]
[F#m] Swimming with [G#] the snake [A] alive, all we ever [C#] do is die.
[F#m]
Swimming with [G#] the snake [A] as I, ever [B]
want to do [C#m] is die.
I'm [F#m] reincarnate like one of you.
[A]
[F#] And she comes [B] staring, [C#m] my spirit, thus [G#] my eyes.
[B] With the [C#m] talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting [B] sight.
In the [F#m] waters of [G#m] her world I live.
[C#m] And she [A] comes staring, [E] my [C#m] spirit, [F#]
thus [G#m] my eyes.
With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me everlasting sight.
In the [F#] waters of [G#m] her world I live.
[A]
[C#m] And you
[B] [A] [G#] can't love [A] me better.
[C#m] Can't hold her hand,
[B] to ease the [A] pain [G#m] inside [A] my heart.
Drowns me out of depth, [F#m]
over my [A] head.
[C#m]
[G#m] [A] [C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[C#m] [F#] And she [A] comes staring, [C#m] my spirit, [F#] thus my eyes.
[B] With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting [B] sight.
In the [F#]
waters of [G#m] her world I live.
[A] [C#m]
And she [A] comes staring, [C#m] my spirit, [F#m] thus my [G#m] eyes.
With [C#m] the talcum powder, [A] gives me everlasting
[B] sight.
In the [F#] waters [G#m]
[B] of [C#m] her [E] world I live.
And she [A] comes staring, my [E] spirit, [G#m] thus my eyes.
[E] With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting [C#m] sight.
In the [F#m] waters [G#m] of her world [C#m]
I live.
[A]
[E]
Key:
A
C#m
B
G#m
E
A
C#m
B
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ Here comes the slain, _ _ _ [B] down from heaven's high.
[G#m] Land of [A] my _ parents, _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] over my _ _ head.
_ [B] Beautiful [A] in the river's well. _
_ _ Gives [E] me _ [A] everlasting _ sight in power.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ Black _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
-haired in the wild, [B] _ says I'm [A] so [G#m] beautiful [A] I burn her.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Held with both _ hands, _ [B] and white [A] her body under _ skin.
_ _ _ In [E] the [A] waters of [F#m] her world I live. _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Swimming with [G#] the snake [A] alive, all we ever [C#] do is die.
[F#m]
Swimming with [G#] the snake [A] as I, ever [B]
want to do [C#m] is die.
I'm _ _ [F#m] reincarnate like one of you.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] And she comes [B] staring, [C#m] my spirit, thus [G#] my eyes.
[B] With the [C#m] talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting [B] sight.
In the [F#m] waters of [G#m] her world I live.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ And she [A] comes staring, [E] my [C#m] spirit, [F#]
thus [G#m] my eyes.
With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me _ everlasting sight.
In the [F#] waters of [G#m] her world I live.
_ [A] _
[C#m] And you _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G#] can't love [A] me better. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Can't hold her hand, _ _
_ [B] to ease the [A] pain [G#m] inside [A] my heart. _ _ _ _
_ Drowns me out of depth, [F#m]
over my [A] _ head.
[C#m] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ And she [A] comes staring, [C#m] my spirit, [F#] thus my eyes.
[B] With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting _ [B] sight.
In the [F#]
waters of [G#m] her world I live.
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
And she [A] comes staring, [C#m] my spirit, _ [F#m] thus my [G#m] eyes.
With [C#m] the talcum powder, [A] gives me everlasting _
[B] sight.
In the [F#] waters [G#m] _ _
[B] of [C#m] her [E] world I live.
And she [A] comes staring, my [E] spirit, _ [G#m] thus my eyes.
[E] With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting _ [C#m] sight.
In the [F#m] waters [G#m] of her world _ [C#m] _
_ I live. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ Here comes the slain, _ _ _ [B] down from heaven's high.
[G#m] Land of [A] my _ parents, _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] over my _ _ head.
_ [B] Beautiful [A] in the river's well. _
_ _ Gives [E] me _ [A] everlasting _ sight in power.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ Black _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
-haired in the wild, [B] _ says I'm [A] so [G#m] beautiful [A] I burn her.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Held with both _ hands, _ [B] and white [A] her body under _ skin.
_ _ _ In [E] the [A] waters of [F#m] her world I live. _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Swimming with [G#] the snake [A] alive, all we ever [C#] do is die.
[F#m]
Swimming with [G#] the snake [A] as I, ever [B]
want to do [C#m] is die.
I'm _ _ [F#m] reincarnate like one of you.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] And she comes [B] staring, [C#m] my spirit, thus [G#] my eyes.
[B] With the [C#m] talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting [B] sight.
In the [F#m] waters of [G#m] her world I live.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ And she [A] comes staring, [E] my [C#m] spirit, [F#]
thus [G#m] my eyes.
With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me _ everlasting sight.
In the [F#] waters of [G#m] her world I live.
_ [A] _
[C#m] And you _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G#] can't love [A] me better. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Can't hold her hand, _ _
_ [B] to ease the [A] pain [G#m] inside [A] my heart. _ _ _ _
_ Drowns me out of depth, [F#m]
over my [A] _ head.
[C#m] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ And she [A] comes staring, [C#m] my spirit, [F#] thus my eyes.
[B] With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting _ [B] sight.
In the [F#]
waters of [G#m] her world I live.
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
And she [A] comes staring, [C#m] my spirit, _ [F#m] thus my [G#m] eyes.
With [C#m] the talcum powder, [A] gives me everlasting _
[B] sight.
In the [F#] waters [G#m] _ _
[B] of [C#m] her [E] world I live.
And she [A] comes staring, my [E] spirit, _ [G#m] thus my eyes.
[E] With [C#m] the talcum powder, gives me [A] everlasting _ [C#m] sight.
In the [F#m] waters [G#m] of her world _ [C#m] _
_ I live. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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