Eric Church – The Snake (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro] This was the best approximation of the bit at the beginning where he kind of just plays around with the key. He also plays an open 6th string as a kind of beat softly over the whole introduction, but I didn't know how to notate that without it ending up confusing.
D|------------------------------1---------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------1-1-3-3---3-3--1-1------------------------------------|
F|------------------2-2--------------------2----------------------------------|
c|------0-0-3-3-5-5--------------------------3b-0-0-0-0-------3-3-5-5b-3-3----|
G|--0h5---------------------------------------------------0h5-----------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------1-1-3-3/4-3-4-3-1-1-1-1--3/4-3-1-----------|
A|---------------------1-3-1-3-3-3----->----------------------------3-3-3-3---|
F|-----------------0h2--------------------------------------------------------|
c|--0-0---0-0-0-3b------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---->-3------->-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--3/4-3-1--3/4--3-1-----1-3-5/8-10-10--13-13--15-13-13-15-15/16-15-15-13-13-|
A|--------------------3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--13-10-10-8-8-5-5-3-1---------1-----1-1-----1------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3-1-1/3---1/3-----1/3---3-1--------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------2-0--------------|
c|---------------------------------------------------------------3--3-0-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------3-3/5-|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|--(0)---0--5/6-5-5-5-3-3-3--5/6-5-3-0-0-0-0-3-5/6-5-3-5/6-5-3-0-------------|
G|------3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Here is where the main theme and beat start to pick up
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|------0-0--3b--0-0-------0-0--3b---0-0-------0-0--3b-0--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0--| x2
G|--0h3----------------0h3-----------------0h3----------3b--3b----------------|
C|-------0--------0---------0---------0---------0-----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|------0-0--3b--0-0-------0-0--3b---0-0-------0-0-3b--0----------------------|
G|--0h3----------------0h3-----------------0h3--------3-3-0-------------------|
C|-------0--------0---------0---------0---------0-----------3-0---------------|
        Rattlesnake said...                             ...no wonder we get blamed

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|------0-0--3b--0-0-------0-0--3b---0-0-------0-0-3b--0----------------------|
G|--0h3----------------0h3-----------------0h3--------3-3-0-------------------|
C|-------0--------0---------0---------0---------0-----------3-0---------------|
        Copperhead laughed...                                   .. .I think you're shakin..
[Chorus]
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2--|
c|------0-0--3b--0-0-------0-0---------------------------0-0--------------------------------|
G|--0h3---------------0h3-------------------------0h3-------------------------0-------------|
C|-------0--------0---------0------0h3b----br0------------0-------3b------br0---------------|
Rattlesnake, Copeprhead Either... kill you dead. We stay hungry, they get fed...don't pass...around

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
c|-----0-0---------------------------0-0-------------------------0---0----------------------|
G|-0h3--------------------------0h3-----------------------0h3---------------------------0---|
C|------0-------0h3b-----br0----------0---0h3b---br0---------------0---------0h3b----br0----|
   Lie by lie, Cheat by cheat...Venom in smilin teeth...They just run those forked tongues

D|--x---x---x---x---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x---x---x---x---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--x---x---x---x---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|--x---x---x---x---------0-0----3b-0-0------0-0----3b-0-0------0-0----3b--0---0---0-0-0----|
G|--x---x---x---x-----0h3----------------0h3----------------0h3-------------3b---3b---------|
C|--x---x---x---x----------0---------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------0-----|
And the whole...down.        *shout*           *shout*            *shout*
[Verse 2]
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|------0-0--3b--0-0-------0-0--3b---0-0-------0-0-3b--0--------0--0-0-0-0----|
G|--0h3----------------0h3-----------------0h3--------3-3-0-------------------|
C|-------0--------0---------0---------0---------0-----------3-0-------0-------|
        The Copperhead said...                            ...fear will be our game

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------x--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3--|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
c|------0-0--3b--0-0-------0-0--3b---0-0-------0-0-3b--0--------0--0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--0h3----------------0h3-----------------0h3--------3-3-0----------------0--|
C|-------0--------0---------0---------0---------0-----------3-0-------0----x--|
        Rattlesnake said...                              ...The **** takes the apple again
[Chorus] Note: The second reprise of the chorus is nearly identical to the first, with a few small changes. Look closely.
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2--|
c|------0-0--3b--0-0---------------------------------0-0------------------------------------|
G|--0h3----------------------------------------0h3-------------------------0----------------|
C|-------0--------0------0h3--3p0--0h3b----br0-----------0-------3-------0------------------|
Rattlesnake, Copeprhead Either... kill you dead. We stay hungry, they get fed...don't pass...around

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
c|-----0-0---------------------------0-0-------------------------0---0----------------------|
G|-0h3--------------------------0h3-----------------------0h3---------------------------0---|
C|------0-------0h3b-----br0----------0----0h3b--br0---------------0---------0h3b---br0-----|
   Lie by lie, Cheat by cheat...Venom in smilin teeth...They just run those forked tongues

D|------x---x---x---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------x---x---x---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------x---x---x---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|------x---x---x---------0-0----3b-0-0------0-0----3b-0-0------0-0----3b--0---0---0--------|
G|------x---x---x-----0h3----------------0h3----------------0h3-------------3b---3b---------|
C|--0---x---x---x----------0---------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------------|
And the whole...down.        *shout*           *shout*            *shout*
[Outro]
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-------0-0-0-------0-0--3b--0-0-------0-0--3b--0-0--3b--0-0----0-------------0-0-0--------|
G|--0h3----------0h3---------------0h3---------------->---------3-3-0------0h3--------------|
C|--------0-----------0--------0--->-----0--------0--------0---------3-0--------0-----------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0------0---0------0---0------0---0------0----0------0----0------0----5-5-5--5--3--0-----|
 Rattlesnake said....                                              ...And the copperhead said amen
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