The Rattlesnake Song
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Chorus]
G D
I get ten bucks a skin and I'm eatin' all the meat
C D
I got a totesack full of rattlers and a totebox all for me
G D
I catch em' with a forked stick and I catch em' with my hand
Am Em
That's how I make my livin' I'm the rattlin' hunting man
[Verse 1]
Em Am
Well the biggest snake I ever caught I never will forget
Em Am Em
I flushed him out with dynamite and caught him with a net
Em Am
Well he cut the net with his fangs, stuck out his horry head
Em Am Em
Then he bit my Uncle on the leg and killed him flat out dead
[Chorus]
G D
I get ten bucks a skin and I'm eatin' all the meat
C D
I got a totesack full of rattlers and a totebox all for me
G D
I catch em' with a forked stick and I catch em' with my hand
Am Em
That's how I make my livin' I'm the rattlin' hunting man
[Verse 2]
Em Am
My brother had a ten gauge gun he bought on Groundhog Day
Em Am Em
I snathced that thing out his head and shot all the shells away
Em Am
That snake fought the dogs for half the day, killed every one
Em Am Em
Then the doctor came and run him down with a tranquilizer gun
[Chorus]
G D
I get ten bucks a skin and I'm eatin' all the meat
C D
I got a totesack full of rattlers and a totebox all for me
G D
I catch em' with a forked stick and I catch em' with my hand
Am Em
That's how I make my livin' I'm the rattlin' hunting man
[Verse 3]
Em Am
He was as big around as a stove pipe and half a boxcar long
Em Am Em
It took four men half a day just to drag that old snake home
Em Am
I kept him in a chicken pen and fed him crows and rats
Em Am Em
Then I sold him to a sideshow man for a hundred dollars flat
[Chorus]
G D
I get ten bucks a skin and I'm eatin' all the meat
C D
I got a totesack full of rattlers and a totebox all for me
G D
I catch em' with a forked stick and I catch em' with my hand
Am Em
That's how I make my livin' I'm the rattlin' hunting man
How to play The Rattlesnake Song
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.