Crooked Fingers - Here Come The Snakes
Tabbed By: Joshua Barclay-Wiltse
ALL FINGERPICKING
This is the basic progression. I'm sure Eric is using an alternate tuning for the studio
but I don't know what it is so I just did the song in standard.
Intro
AG
Verse
AmEmFCFAmFG
Dim the lanterns, kill the lights, let's leave tonight to hide away
AmEmFCFAmFG
To take cold comfort in the dark, and leave our hearts behind to wait
FGCF
We'll tear away these dreadful skins that we must shed to start again
FGCF
The evil things that we can do are easy if you think them through
FGEmF
Are easy if you can pretend
GF
So shut your windows lock your doors
GF
Here come the snakes you best be sure
GF
To keep your conscience bolted tight
G
Cause they'll be lying, waiting
CGAmF
Coiled up in the corner the devil never dies
CGFG
Vending venom sickly sweet to help you through the night
CGAmF
Well you say you're an angel, but I say you're a liar
CGFG
Cause you were burning long before you crept into this fire
(and so forth for the rest of the song)
So keep your shadow out of sight the time is right to hide away
To keep your conscience frozen numb the time has come don't be afraid
We'll tear away these dreadful skins that we must shed to start again
The sickest thing they did to you the did because you let them through
The did because you let them in
So shut your windows lock your doors
Here come the snakes you best be sure
To keep your conscience bolted tight
'Cause they'll be lying waiting
Coiled up in the corner a devil never dies
Vending venom sickly sweet to help you through the night
You say you're an angel but I say you're a liar
'Cause you were burning long before you crept into this fire
I know you've been burning we both know there's no light
So dim the lanterns so we don't see the darkness of this night