Snakes Beneath The Floorboards

Intro Am D7 x3 X2

V1
Doc Rather shot another last night Am D7 x2
Rooting through his trash. Am D7 G
Then frozen by the porchlight Am D7 x2
Into the garbage can it crashed. C D Am

They're getting bolder by the day.
They are no longer scared.
The rumour’s that there's more on the way.
They want what 's theirs.

The Outside's coming inside D G A
Nature's moving home.
The Outside's coming Inside
We are not alone C D Am.

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V2
There's a tension indoors
A breakdown of laws
There's a danger in turning your back.
On the trees & the movement that isn't the breeze
On the darkness that’s angry with claws.

Beaks peck & scratch, fur bristles
Teeth bared … are they gonna attack?
Hoots, howls, yelps, snarls, growls, spit, hiss ...!
Listen to the wilderness
There is no turning back.

The Outside's coming inside
Nature' s moving home.
The Outside's coming inside
We are not alone.

CHORUS
There's snakes beneath the floorboards Em Bm7
They slither & they slide. Am7 Bm7
A grizzly’s at the front door Em 7 Bm7
A suitcase by its side. C D

Scratching at the window
Something's on the roof.
That something's coming down the chimney
Sounds like a moose. . . is that a hoof?

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They are not going to hibernate
They will not go south.
They're looking to you to accommodate them
& they've got hungry mouths.

Winter’s coming & so are they
Animals & monsters too.
They've got their rights . . . they want their say
They want to live with you.

The Outside's coming inside
Nature's moving home.
The Outside's coming inside
We are not alone.

CHORUS
Snakes beneath the floorboards
Lizards on the wall
Racoons on the rooftop
Snow begins to fall
Supper’s in the oven
The television’s on
Slowly gently roasting
Is Doctor Rather’s son.

Snakes beneath the floorboards
Wolves before the fire.
Skunks are on the sofa
Musk rat 's getting high.

Snakes beneath the floorboards
The television's on.
Turkey's in the bath.
Coyote's kissing beavers
Cougar's chasing larks.

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© Clive PiG & Geoff Inverarity