Intro: Em
Em
I heard about the venom
G
At a broke down Five and Dime
Am
The rain cried down the window
B
Just like those tears of mine
Em
Just then a gray haired woman
G
Sat down right next to me
Am
She heard me cry and looked in my eye
B
And said, "Baby, I got what you need"
Am
You need a snakebite
Em
And once you get that venom in your veins
Am
They'll come alive
Em
I know just what you go through every day
G B
That pain inside, I can make it right
Em
With the snakebite
Em
She handed me a map with streets
G
I said, "I've never seen"
Am
And she told me, "My friend, this town has secrets
B
Darker than you could ever dream"
Em
I went to some back alley
G
Behind a liquor store
Am
If someone had told me how tight it would hold me
B
I never would have open the door
Am
I got the snakebite
Em
And once I had that venom in my veins
Am
I came alive
Em
Oh, you don't know what I go through everyday
G B
The pain inside, I'm gonna make it right
Em
With the snakebite
Am
My momma told me
Em
Baby, be wary of evil ones
Am
Who want to ensnare the heavy hearted
Em
Into their webs and feed upon their souls
B
Oh momma, I hope you never know
Em
It hasn't been a year now
G
And all my hair is gray
Am
You know, it's funny
B
But I don't remember my own name
Em
I'd go and hurt that woman
G
Who put this pain in me
Am
But my heart is weak, it wants that venom
B
She comes around 'cause she knows I need
Am
The snakebite
Em
Oh, I gotta get that venom in my veins
Am
To feel alive
Em
Oh, you don't know what I go through every day
G B
This pain inside, I'm gonna make it right
Am
With the snakebite
Em
Oh, I gotta get that venom in my veins
Am
And come alive
Em
Oh, you don't know what I go through every day
G B
That pain inside, I'm gonna make it right
Em
With the snakebite
B Em
Oh, I got the snakebite