Snakes - Bastille
Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: , E A D G B E
BASTILLE /// SNAKES
By Hanna M | instagram @wildworldpilots
Capo on 1st fret
The following riffs are optional; if you don't want to play them - just play the chords
*Riff 1*
This riff is played throughout the [Intro] + 2nd & 3rd [Chorus]
and in the "Ooouh I'm not ready"-parts right after 1st & 2nd [Chorus]
and one time in the beginning of the [Bridge]
(f) |--3------
(C) |--0----0-
(G#)|--0------
(Eb)|--0------
(Bb)|--2------
(F) |--3------
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---2----0----0
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----3-----0---
----0-----0---
----0-----0---
----0-----2---
----2-----2---
----3-----0---
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------2----0--
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--0----3------
--1----0------
--0----0------
--2----0------
--3----2------
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*Riff 2*
This riff is played right before every C in [Verse 2] + 2nd [Pre-Chorus]
(f) |---------
(C) |---------
(G#)|--0------
(Eb)|-----4--2
(Bb)|---------
(F) |---------
-------0----|
-------1----|
-------0----|
--0----2----|
-------3----|
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[Intro]
Ooouh, I'm not
rea - dy
Ooouh, I'm not
rea - dy
Ooouh, I'm not
rea - dy
Ooouh, I'm not
rea - dy
[Verse 1]
Snakes are bit
ing at my heel
s
The worries th
at refuse to l
et us go
I'll be kickin
g them away
When hoping no
t to let them
take control
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooouh, I'm not
ready
Drink to escap
e their minds
Show me distra
ction
Even for just
one night
[Chorus]
Cause it's eas
ier to bu -
ry
my head in th
/
e sand someti
mes
Yes, it's easi
er to bu -
ry
my head in th
/
e sand someti
mes
And I know, I
know, I know
it's not the r
ight way to go
but I pray for
the ground to
swallow me
whole
Ooouh, I'm not
rea - dy
Ooouh, I'm not
rea - dy
[Verse 2]
Now, these day
s are feeling
dark
We're srugglin
g to figure ou
t last year
When the women
on the news
Keep saying th
ings that no o
ne wants to he
ar
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooouh, I'm not
ready
Drink to escap
e our minds
Show me distra
ction
Even for just
one night
[Chorus]
Cuz it's easie
r to bu - r
y
my head in th
/
e sand someti
mes
Yes, it's easi
er to bu -
ry
my head in th
/
e sand someti
mes
And I know, I
know, I know
it's not the r
ight way to go
but I pray for
the ground to
swallow me
whole
Yes, I pray fo
r the ground t
o swallow me
whole
Ooouh, I'm not
rea - dy
Ooouh, I'm not
rea - dy
[Bridge]
(Come on, boys
. Let's g
o tear this pl
ace apart!
(Woah! Aoo
w! Hahaha)
Cus I know l
ife is simple
when I can jus
t ignore it al
l
Cus I know, cu
s I know, cus
I know life is
simple when I
can just igno
re it all
If I'm not rea
dy
Snakes will co
nsume me whole
If I'm not st
eady
Maybe they'll
take control
[Chorus]
But it's easie
r to bu - r
y
my head in th
/
e sand someti
mes
Yes, it's easi
er to bu -
ry
my head in th
/
e sand someti
mes
And I know, I
know, I know
it's not the r
ight way to go
but I pray for
the ground to
swallow me
whole
Yes, I know, I
know, I know
it's not the r
ight way to go
but I pray for
the ground to
swallow me
whole