Snakes chords by The Pixies

• Capo on 2nd

Tempo:   4|4
Tuning:  Standard

Capo 2

Chords:
      EADGBe
C     X32010
Em     022000
Bm     X24432
D     XX0232
G     320003


Intro:
Riff #1: Lead Over
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C Em C Em
Bm Em G C

D Bm C D
Bm G C Bm

C Em


Verse 1:
 Em     D        Em
Meet me by the coppice stool,

      D           Em
Before the night takes back its jewels.

      D       Em
Bring your life of memo-ries,

       D        Em
Be-fore they sink into the seas.



Chorus 1:
 G
Snakes,

 C          Em
Are coming to your town.

  D        C
In tun-nels under-ground,

   D         C
Some travelling over-ground.

 D         G
A plague for our mis-takes,

     C         Em
They'll be right next to you.

      D       C
Snakes, up again-st me too,

     D      C
There'll be nothing to do.

 D     C     Em
When the rat-tle sha-kes.



Instrumental 1: Bridge:
D Em D Em D Em D Em
D Em D Em D Em D Em


Verse 2:
 Em     D           Em
One more glass and then we're dry,

     D            Em
Say some words, I'll write them down.

     D        Em
Feel the coup-lets deep inside.



Chorus 2:
 G
Snakes,

 C          Em
Are coming to your town.

  D        C
In tun-nels under-ground,

   D         C
Some travelling over-ground.

 D         G
A plague for our mis-takes,

     C         Em
They'll be right next to you.

      D       C
Snakes, up again-st me too,

     D      C
There'll be nothing to do.

 D     C     Em
When the rat-tle sha-kes.



Instrumental 2: Coda:(Discordant lead over)
D Bm G C D Bm G C
D Bm G C D Em Em Em (Fade Out)

Riff #1(Repeat): Lead Over
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End:


NOTES.
1. “…The Pixies came up with this song in the studio whilst recording EP2. "I'm not a jammer,"
said guitarist Joey Santiago, "but Black Francis and I started jamming it out. I had this little idea
and I did that sliding guitar just to emulate a snake."…”
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=31879