As Wise As A Serpent

Gerry Rafferty – As Wise As A Serpent Intro/Verse Riff. Verse/Chorus Riff. e:------------------------------------------------| |-----------------| |--------------| B:-----3-----3-----3-----3----3----3----3----3-3--| |-3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3-| |—1—1—1—0—0—0--| G: ----2-----2-----2-----2----2----2----2----0-2--| |-2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2-| |-2—2—2—2—2—2--| D: 0------0-----3-----3----2----2----0------------| |-3-3—3—3—3—3—0—0-| |-0-0-0--------| A:------------------------------------------------| |-----------------| |--------------| E:------------------------------------------------| |-----------------| |--------------| verse 1. Well we sit in empty rooms and dream our lives away While the spirits come and go without a sound And just like you and me they’re tryin’ to find a way, find a way, find a wa---y home There’s a full moon in the sky but that don’t worry me I don’t ever hang my soul out on the line When witchin’ hour comes I always fly away, fly away, fly awa---y home Chorus. There’s a light in the city that comes down from above Leavin’ me wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove Down blow your tomorrows, don’t throw away your love You gotta be as wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove, mmmmmm verse 2. Now you once asked me why we can’t communicate But it doesn’t always pay to tell the truth If I told you right now you’d only run away, run away, run awa---y home So we sit in empty rooms and dream our lives away While the spirits come and go without a sound Yeah just like you and me they’re tryin’ to find a way, find a way, find a wa---y home Chorus 2. (Same as first Chorus) (Continue riff and fade)