Rattlesnake chords by Jack Van Cleaf

Intro

PAUSE
(Riff)
Gmaj7Gmaj7

C       C

Gmaj7Gmaj7

C       C



Verse 1

           Gmaj7
Mmm   Losing touch in Tennessee
  Gmaj7
Freedom's got the best of me
     C
******* my opportunities
     C
******* this easy livin'
Gmaj7
Gasping for the mountain air
Gmaj7
Crawling up the campus stairs
        C
My throne is an electric chair
  C
I'm stunned with indecision


Instrumental

Gmaj7 Gmaj7

C        C



Verse 2

           Gmaj7
Mmm   Pray for upgrades on my soul
Gmaj7
Tearing through an open road
  C
Questioning my moral code
        C
And screaming at a windshield
Gmaj7
Knowing better all along
Gmaj7
Knowing all I know is wrong
  C
Throwing up my alcohol
        C
 making this a big deal?


Instrumental

Gmaj7 Gmaj7

C        C



Chorus

            Gm                C                   C
Oh my skull is just a big white house
             Gm                        C              C
To some punk-*** kids from out of town
         Gm                   C               C
They stay up late and talk real loud
              C                      Gm
And sometimes I feel like kicking them out


Instrumental

GmD  Gmaj7Gmaj7

GmC  C  C



Verse 3

             Gmaj7
Mmm   Self-absorbed most of the time
  Gmaj7
Obsessed with *** and *******
      C
The dreams of Texas girls gone by
   C
I lie like California
  Gmaj7
Stumbling over all the states
  Gmaj7
Mumblin' like a basket case
        C
"Oh, love is like a rattlesnake
             C
Before it bites it tries to warn ya"


Instrumental

Gmaj7 Gmaj7

C        C



Chorus

             Gm               C         C
But my heart is just a little boy
  Gm                    C                     C
Holding hands like brand new toys
Gm                         C                  C
Drunk on freedom, stuck on choice
       C                    Gm
Just cooing for the rattle's noise


Instrumental

Gm C  Gm C  Gmaj7Gmaj7C

Gm Gm

Gm C  Gmaj7C

Gm Gm



Verse 4

Gm     C  Gmaj7
Hmm.    Out of town and two clicks past
   Gmaj7
I found the Western diamondback
   Gm
It blocks my self-destructive path
   Gm                       Gm  C
I laugh, it shakes its tail
          Gmaj7
Says, "If you hurt all of your friends
      C
And disappear around the bend
      Gm
You bet, you come right back again
                Gm                           Gm   C
And try to love though you may fail"


Outro

Gmaj7C  Gm Gm

Gm C  Gmaj7C  Gm Gm

Gm C  Gmaj7