Snake in the
grass
C - C7 - C - C7
(2x)
C C7 F
1. Beautiful morning, ah ha, down by the river, ah ha,
C C7
without
a warning, ah ha,
F C F
who'd
ever guess you'd come across a snake in the grass ?
C C7 F
2. Every day now, ah ha, you take a walk here, ah ha,
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what'd
you say now, ah ha,
F C F
if
you should meet an evil minded snake in the grass ?
F
Bb C
F
Stop and watch where you're puttin' your feet,
my sweet !
F Bb C F
I don't wanna
do anything bad, but you make me mad.
F Bb
And I might bite you face (bite), neck (bite), arms (bite-bite),
C Bb
C Bb C
- C7
'cos I'm, oh, oh, a
snake in the grass. oh, oh, a snake in the grass.
C
C7 F
3. Lookin' around you, ah ha, you never see me,
ah ha,
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you'll
get a surprise, ah ha,
F C F
should
you get entangled with this snake in the grass.
C C7 F
4. Under my thick skin, ah ha, I can be lonely, ah ha,
C
C7
please,
can I come in, ah ha,
F C F
and
end my sad existence as a snake in the grass ?
+ CHORUS
+ instr. = verse 4 + verse
4 + verse 4 (2x = Ba ba ba
ba)…
(Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)