(Lightly rake)I aint played for nobody for years
| E | 12 |
| B | 9/12~~ 12 12 |
| G | 12p11 12 |
| D | 12 12 |
| A | 12 |
| E | 12 |
Wanted me some kids! Whole mess of them but
for rose my wife..kids are for another time
| E | 9/12 |
| B | 9/12— 12\10 |
| G | 10/12 10/12 |
| D | 12 |
| A | |
| E | |
then one spring (light rake)
| E | 12 |
| B | 12 |
| G | 12 |
| D | 12 |
| A | 12 |
| E | 5 5 5/3 0—3/5 3/5—0 12 |
I seen a change in her! Breast starts Then one day rose said she had to
Swollen up! Couple of mornings I hear go to Jackson to visit her folks
Her in the bathroom throwing up I done she didn’t want me to go so I
seen it in other woman before so I knew stayed.
(Let ring)
you know how they talk about woman, having that glow
.
she didn’t have it know more! She done cut it out! She got rid of it!
(muted) She got rid of it!
(play quietly) heard a voice in my head every time
mute mute mute mute mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 |
I think its gone, it comes howling back
(play quietly)
mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 |
Calls me when I'm ailing, when I can't find my way home
(Play louder)
mute mute mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
Lost in the pines I calls it the Black Snake Moan.
Mute mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 0 |
Hmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm Black snake all in my room
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
hmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm
mute mute mute mute mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Black snake all in my room
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Some pretty mamma Better get this black snake soon
| E | 3 |
| B | 3 |
| G | 3 |
| D | 0 3 |
| A | 0 3 |
| E | 0 3 |
black snake is evil
mute let ring mute mute mute
| E | 12\3 |
| B | 12\3 |
| G | 12\3 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 12\3 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 12\3 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 12\3 0 0 0 |
Black snake is all I see
Mute mute mute mute mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Black snake is evil black snake is all I see
Mute mute mute mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 |
mute mute mute mute
| E | 3 |
| B | 3 |
| G | 3 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
| A | 3b1/4 3b1/4 3b1/4 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 3 |
Woke up this morning Black snake moved in on me
Slide to 3rd fret and mute mute
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5\3 0 0 |
| A | 5\3 3b1/4 |
| E | 5\3 0 |
slide to 1st fret and let ring with feed back
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note