Hợp âm The Snake

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[Verse 1]
[Em]On the way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman
Found a poor half- frozen snake

[Verse 2]
His pretty [Em]colored skin
Had been all frosted with the dew
"Poor thing" she cried,
"I'll take you in
Aand I'll take [Am]care [Em]of you."

[Verse 3]
[Em]Take me in tender woman
Take me in for heaven's [B]sake
Take me [Em]in tender woma[Am]n
[Em]Sighed the Snake

[Verse 4]
She wrapped him [Em]up all cozy
In a comforter of silk
And laid him by the fireside
With some [C]honey and some [B]milk
She [Em]hurried home

[Verse 5]
from work that night
And as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd
taken [C]in had [B]been re[Em]vived.

[Verse 6]
[Em]Take me in tender woman
Take me in for heaven's [B]sake
Take me [Em]in tender woma[Am]n
[Em]Sighed the Snake

[Verse 7]
She clutched him [Em]to her bosom
"You're so beautiful" she cried
[B]"But if [Em]I hadn't brought you in by
[C]now you might have [B]died."
Well she [Em]stroked his

[Verse 8]
pretty skin again
And kissed him really tight,
Instead of saying thanks,
the snake [C]gave her a vi[B]cious [Em]bite.

[Verse 9]
[Em]Take me in tender woman
Take me in for heaven's [B]sake
Take me [Em]in tender woma[Am]n
[Em]Sighed the Snake
[C][Fm]

[Verse 10]
"I saved you!" cried the woman
"And you've bitten me but why?"
"You know your bite is poisonous
And [C#]now I'm gonna [C]die."
[Fm]"Ha shut up, silly

[Verse 11]
woman."
Said that reptile with a grin.
"You knew darn well I was a snake
[Bbm]be for[C#]e you too[C]k me [Fm]in."

[Verse 12]
[Fm]Take me in tender woman
Take me in for heaven's [C]sake
Take me [Fm]in tender woma[Bbm]n
[Fm]Sighed the Snake

[Verse 13]
[Fm]Take me in tender [C]woman
[Fm]Sighed the Snake
Take me in tender wo[C]man
Sighed [Fm]the Snake.