A Brief Intermission The Snake the Cross the Crown
The Snake The Cross The Crown
Tuning: DADGBe
Chords Used:
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G] [Bb] [C] [C/E]
e|--1---5---5---x---1---0---x--| B|--1---5---6---3---3---1---1--| G|--2---5---7---0---3---0---0--| D|--3---7---7---0---3---2---2--| A|--x---0---5---x---1---3---3--| D|-(3)----------5-----------2--|
Verse 1: [Rbytbm Figure 1]
[F]A mother went up to the mo[Am]untain, she s[Dm]aid it was for g[G]old
but a[Bb]ll these drums and I[Dm]ndians, oh [G]no
[F]said buddy was a [Am]good boy, [Dm]but just not [G]for me
[Bb]come on now, [Dm]pack your bags, time to [G]leave
Verse 2: [Rbytbm Figure 2]
but M[Bb]om, are you [C/E]dead?
are you f[F]ree from this life youâ??ve
[C/E]left for such [Dm]red faced m[C]an, oh [Bb]ma
oh p[C/E]lease donâ??t lea[F]ve
Verse 3: [Rbytbm Figure 1]
back to the city in high heels, gold rings upon her hands
get up son, it's time to run, jump and land
in a wagon with no wheels and no place to go
she just smiles and nods her head, â??oh welcome homeâ??
Verse 4: [Rbytbm Figure 2]
but oh those mines, canâ??t you see,
were just much too deep for your
sins, though you buried them beneath the
mountaintops
Bridge: [Rbytbm Figure 3]
[Dm]where you going with you[Am]r coons[Bb]kin boots?
well [Bb]I just w[C]ant to [Dm]be with y[G]ou
I know you never said that you would stay
forever and it's getting late
well I donâ??t want to be a broken boy
so sad, alone, and oh so coy
whyâ??d you got to be so god damn cruel?
well I just want to be with you
but do you...?
[Outro]
A mother went back to the mountain
she said it was for love
but all those mountain men are buried
with their lust and her gold rings
[Rbytbm Figure 1]
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]
e|---1---1----------------------------------5-----| B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6------6---| G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0--------| D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------| A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------| D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|
[Bb] [Dm] [G]
e|---1--------------5-----------5-----------------5----| B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3----6------6--| G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0----0-------| D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0---------------| A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5-------------------| D|-----------------------------------5-----5----5------|
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]
e|---1---1---------------5------------------------| B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6----6-----| G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0----0---| on Verse 1, go to [A] D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------| on Verse 3, go to [B] A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------| D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|
[A]:
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]
e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------5-----------5--------| B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---6-----6--3--6-----6-3-6--| G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0---0-----------0--------0-| D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-----------------------------| A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
Continue to Verse 2 (Rhythm Figure 2)
[B]:
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]
e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------| B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---3---6---3---6-----6-3-6--| G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0-------0-------0----------| D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-------0-------0-------------| A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-|
Continue to Verse 4 (Rhythm Figure 2)
[Rbytbm Figure 2]
[Bb] [C/E] [F]
e|---1--111---1--111---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-| B|---3--333---3--333---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-| G|---3--333---3--333---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---2--222-| D|---3--333---3--333---2--222---2--222---3--333---3--333---3--333---3--333-| A|-1--------1----------3--333---3--333-------------------------------------| D|-------------------2--------2--------3--------3--------3--------3--------|
[C/E] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
e|---------------------1--111------------1--111---1--111--| B|---1--111---1--111---3--333---1--111---3--333---3--333--| G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---0--000---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 2, go to [C] D|---2--222---2--222---0--000---2--222---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 4, go to [D] A|---3--333---3--333----------3--------1--------1---------| D|-2--------2--------0------------------------------------|
[C]:
C/E F ^ ^ ^ ^ <--(slowly strum ^)
e|---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111--| B|---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111--| G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---2--222--| D|---2--222---2--222-3--------3--------3--------3---------| A|---3--333---3--333--------------------------------------| D|-2--------2---------------------------------------------|
Continue to Verse 3 (Rhythm Figure 1)
[D]:
C/E F ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---11---00-| B|---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---11---11-| G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---22---22-| D|---2--222---2--222-3--------3--------3--------3----2----| A|---3--333---3--333--------------------------------------| D|-2--------2---------------------------------------------|
Continue to Bridge (Rhythm Figure 3)
[Rbytbm Figure 3]
[Dm] [Am] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [Dm] [G]
e|---1--111---0---1--111---1--111---1---0---1---x--xxx---x--xxx-| B|---3--333---1---3--333---3--333---3---1---3---3--333---3--333-| G|---2--222---2---3--333â??--3--333---3---0---2---0--000---0--000-| D|-0----------2---3--333---3--333---3---2-0-----0--000---0--000-| A|----------0---1--------1--------1---3---------x--xxx---x--xxx-| D|--------------------------------------------5--------5--------|
[Outro]
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]
e|---1---1---------------5------------------5-----| B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6------6---| G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0--------| D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------| A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------| D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|
[Bb] [Dm] [G]
e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------| B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---3---6---3---6-----6-3-6--| G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0-------0-------0----------| D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-------0-------0-------------| A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-|
F ^ ^ ^
e|---1--------1--------1--------1111--| B|---1--1-1---1--1-1---1--1-1---1111--| G|---2--------2--------2--------2222--| D|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------| A|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|
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