Fattening Frogs For Snakes — Sonny Boy Williamson II
Chords and lyrics for Fattening Frogs For Snakes by Sonny Boy Williamson II (key of C).
Intro
[F#7] [F7] [C#sus7] [C7]
[C7] [C7] [G7] [F#7] [F7]
Verse 1
[C7]It took me a long time,[F7] to find out my [C7]mistakes
[C7]Took me [F7]a long time, to find out my [C7]mistakes,
[C7](It sho'h did man) [G7]But I bet [F#7]you my bottom [F7]dollar,
[F7]I'm not fattenin' no more frogs [B7]for [C7]snakes
[C7] [G7]
Instrumental Bridge
[C7] [F7] [C7] [C7]
[F7] [F7] [C7] [C7]
[G7] [F#7] [F7] [C7] [G7]
Verse 2
[C7]I found out my downfall, [F7]back in nineteen and [C7]thirty,
[C7](I started checkin') [F7]I found out my downfall,
[C7]from nineteen and [C7]thirty
[G7]I'm tellin' all of my friends, [F7]I'm not fattenin' no more frogs for [C7]snakes
[C7](All right [G7]now)
Bridge 2
[C7] [F7] [C7] [C7]
[F7] [F7] [C7] [C7]
[G7] [F#7] [F7] [C7] [G7]
Verse 3
[C7]Yes it is nineteen and fifty-seven, [F7]I've got to correct all of my [C7]mistakes
[C7]Whoa man, nineteen[F7] and fifty-seven, I've got to correct all of my [C7]mistakes
[C7]I'm tellin' my [G7]friends includin' my wife and [C7]everybody else,
[C7]Not fattenin' no more frogs for [C7]snakes
[G7] [F#7] [F7] [C#7] [C7]
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