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Song title:      Ballad of Mr Snake
Original Album:  Yes, We Have No Mananas

Words and Music by Kevin Ayers
Copyright © 1976 Banana Productions
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This song has a piano accompaniment and the first chord is an augmented D, played as a flourish.
You could approximate this on guitar by playing an arpeggiated Daug (although you run out of notes).
At the G->E transition, at the end of the refrain, you could just play bass notes rather than chords.

Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:
Chords:
Daug xx4332

[play: arpeggiated Daug]



VERSE1:
Chords:
G  320033    Em/G 322000    D     xx0232
B7 x2120x    A    x02220    Daug  xx4332
Em 022000    A7   x02020    C/G   332010 


        | G         B7           | Em  Em/G |
When the  Angostura runs a little  low

        | A                A7           | D   Daug |  
And your  gin has lost its soft and rosy glow

   | G                  B7             | Em  Em/G |
And  time keeps rushing by but it seems slow

         | A           A7             | D  Daug |
Just live  dangerously once before you  go




VERSE2:
Chords:
G  320033    Em/G 322000    D     xx0232
B7 x2120x    A    x02220    Daug  xx4332
Em 022000    A7   x02020    C/G   332010


        | G               B7           | Em     Em/G
When you  climb up to the attic of your  dreams

       | A               A7                | D       Daug
And you  listen to those whispers that were  screams

       | G                    B7           | Em               C/G
Pushing  fingers through your hair, wishing  you could be elsewhere

   | A              A7              | D     Daug
And  wondering just what the hell it  means




VERSE3:
Chords:
G  320033    Em/G 322000    D     xx0232
B7 x2120x    A    x02220    Daug  xx4332
Em 022000    A7   x02020    C/G   332010


      | G                   B7       | Em     Em/G
If you  take the bite right out of Mr  Snake

        | A            A7         | D    Daug
He'll a - dopt the occupation of a  fake

     | G               | B7           | Em               | C/G
Until  someone comes a - long, someone  fearless, someone  strong  [pause]

   | A             A7            | D      Daug   N.C.
And  gives that Mr Snake a mighty  shake...      But...




REFRAIN:
Notes:
Play the G-F#-F-E transition as bass notes. If you prefer, you could play these an octave above.

Chords:
G  320033    C  x32010    A7 x02020    F# x44322
D7 xx0212    C7 x32310    Em 022000    F  x33211
G7 320001    B  x24442    A  x02220    E  022100


| G            D7          | G      G7
  Who wants to shake with a  snake?

| C            C7          | B
  Who wants to shake with a  snake?

        | C             A          | Em          A7
Who will  help a simple adder to be  happy to be gladder?
 
| G            D7          | G
  Who wants to shake with a  snake?



| G            D7          | G      G7
  Who wants to shake with a  snake?

| C            C7          | B
  Who wants to shake with a  snake?

        | C             A          | Em            A7
Who will  help a simple adder to be  happy to be gladder?
 
| G            D7          | G
  Who wants to shake with a  snake?

| A            D            | G      [G-F#-F-E]
  Who wants to shake with a   snake?

| A            D           | G - C - G
  Who wants to shake with a  snake?