Conor Oberst Snake Hill From the new album "Outer South" (G) I was born on Snake Hill C And that's where I'll probably die G Because I don't like to kill C But I've got poison in my bite G Well, I feel safe to say C G That I should probably stay upon Snake Hill G C My mother told me, "Son, you've got strychnine in your blood G D It comes from pedigree ancestory" G She warned me not to leave C Said my concience was too deep G That when I bite D G It would hurt mostly me G For many many years C I stayed up on that hill G D Occasionaly I'd go down to the edge G To see what I could see C G So curiousty got the best of me C G Its a big world and it's not fair to me C G To have to stay when there's so much to see C G D I want to play with others that I need to meet Am C G Poison will be poison until it's through Soon I hit the world I discovered that a girl Was what my mother tried to hide from me She could make you feel alive She could make you want to die And that's exactly what she did to me And it was only self defense And I coiled up and I bit I let my venom run into her veins And I sat and watched her die Then I realized I was born on Snake Hill And that's where I'll probably die Because I don't like to kill But I've got poison in my bite Well, I feel safe to say That I should probably stay upon Snake Hill And it's a big world and it's not fair to me To have to stay when there's so much to see I want to play with others that I need to meet And poison will be poison until it's through Poison will be poison until it's through Poison will be poison until it's through Poison will be poison until it's through