The Snakes Crawl at Night 
 
Chorus: 
 
A
The snakes crawl at night, 
                 D    A 
That's what they say,  
                  E
When the sun goes down, 
                     A
Then the snakes will play, 
 
I watched that car pull into my driveway, 
                               E 
Saw a shadow slip away from my house, 
       A                              D
Then I hurried straight and looked in her room , 
    A               E      A
And found it was my loving spouse, 
 
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So I waited in the shadows until morning, 
                                       E
And the gun I held was trembling in my hand, 
      A                             D
No, I did not plan to give them any warning, 
        A           E            A
For the devil on my shoulder had command, 
 
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Oh, the trial in a little while, was over, 
                                   E
And they sentenced me to die right away, 
    A                                          D
But before I leave this courtroom please, your honor, 
        A                   E               A  
There's something more that I would like to say, 
 
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