Alley-gator chords by ZZ Top

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C majorC

🎸 Intro:

C majorC C minorCm C majorC

🎸 Verse 1:
C majorC
Crawlin' 'cross the floor at the Holiday Inn motel
C majorC
I saw that girl that my swamp bone knew so well
C majorC                          Eb MajorEb C majorC
She crawled out of Texas flipped off to Baton Rouge
Eb MajorEb      C majorC
She got that Gulf Coast sun tan that give a poor boy the blues

🎸 Chorus:
C majorC
Alley-gator, with those hypnotic big green eyes
C majorC
Alley-gator, she'll make you 'fraid 'em
C majorC
She'll chew you up it ain't no lie, yeah yeah yeah

🎸 Break:
C majorC

🎸 Verse 2:
C majorC    Eb MajorEb        C majorC
Crawlin' through the weeds with a Louisiana mean-toothed grin
C majorC
You can tell her that you love her, then you better tell her once again
C majorC
She might scratch your back and rub you with her rack
C majorC                Eb MajorEb
You better watch out or stand back

🎸 Chorus 2:
C majorC
Alley-gator, with those hypnotic big green eyes
C majorC
Alley-gator, she'll make you 'fraid 'em
C majorC
She'll chew you up it ain't no lie, yeah yeah yeah

🎸 Solo:
C majorC   FF C majorC

🎸 Chorus 3:
C majorC       BB     FF         C majorC
Alley-gator, with those hypnotic big green eyes
C majorC      G+G
Alley-gator, she'll make you 'fraid 'em
BB                C majorC
She'll chew you up it ain't no lie, listen here

🎸 Chorus 4:
C majorC       C minorCm   C majorC
Alley-gator, with those hypnotic big green eyes
C majorC      Eb MajorEb C majorC
Alley-gator
C majorC
Alley-gator
C majorC      Eb MajorEb
Alley-gator
C minorCm      C majorC
Alley-gator
C majorC
Alley-gator
Eb MajorEb    C majorC  C minorCm
Alley-gator
C majorC
Alley-gator

Alley-gator

🎸 Outro:
C majorC            C minorCm            FF
Crocodile, a crocodile, alley-gator, alley-gator, alley-gator

(Fade Out)