Alley-gator chords by ZZ Top

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

C  Cm  C

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

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

🎸 Break:
C

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

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

🎸 Solo:
C      F  C

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

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

Alley-gator

🎸 Outro:
C                        Cm                        F
Crocodile, a crocodile, alley-gator, alley-gator, alley-gator

(Fade Out)