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The Snake Chords

by Johnny Rivers
KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

The Snake by Johnny Rivers is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Dm
Text
16
Speed 
  			 Dm  
             On her way to work one morning, down the path along the lake  
               A7                                             Dm  
             A tender hearted woman found a poor half frozen snake  
             Dm  
             She Clutched him to her bosom  your so beautiful she cried  
                 A7                                             Dm  
             And if I hadn't came along You might have well had died  
  
  
                     Dm  
 Chorus      Take me in ole tender women  Take me in for heaven sake  
                     A7                                      Dm  
             Take me in ole tendered woman ssssssssighed the Snake   
  
             repeat Chorus 2 times

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante