Biography:
The Snake the Cross the Crown is an indie rock band with southern rock leanings that have gradually come to the fore, culminating with 2007's Cotton Teeth. the band was formed in Huntsville, AL, by two brothers, Franklin Sammons (guitar) and William Sammons (keyboards, programming), and friends Kevin Jones (guitar, vocals) and Carl Marshall (bass, vocals).
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[Verse 1]
F Am Dm G
Mother went up to the mountain, she said it was for gold
Bm Dm G
But all these drums and indians, oh no.
F Am Dm G
Said buddy was a good boy, but just not for me
Bm Dm G
Come on now pack your bags, time to leave
[Bridge 1]
Bm C/E
But Mom, are you dead?
F C/E Dm C
Are you free from this life you've left for such red faced man
Bm C/E F
Oh ma, oh please don't leave.
[Verse 2]
F Am Dm G
Back to the city with high heels, gold rings upon her hands
Bm Dm G
Get up son it's time to run, jump and land.
F Am Dm G
In a wagon with no wheels and no place to go
Bm Dm G
She just smiles and nods her head 'oh welcome home'
[Bridge 2]
Bm C/E F C/E
But oh those mines, Can't you see, we're just much too deep for your sins
Dm C Bm C F
Though you buried them beneath the mountaintops
[Chorus]
Dm F Bb
Where you going with your coonskin boots?
C Dm G
well I just want to be with you.
Dm F Bm
I know you never said that you would stay
C Dm G
forever and it's getting late
Dm F Bm
Well I don’t want to be a broken boy
C Dm G
so sad, alone, and oh so coy
Dm F Bm
Why’d you got to be so god damn cruel?
C Dm G
well I just want to be with you, but do you...?
[Outro]
F Am Dm G
A mother went back to the mountain she said it was for love
Bm Dm G F F
but all those mountain men are buried, with their lust and her gold rings
F Am Dm G
Mother went up to the mountain, she said it was for gold
Bm Dm G
But all these drums and indians, oh no.
F Am Dm G
Said buddy was a good boy, but just not for me
Bm Dm G
Come on now pack your bags, time to leave
[Bridge 1]
Bm C/E
But Mom, are you dead?
F C/E Dm C
Are you free from this life you've left for such red faced man
Bm C/E F
Oh ma, oh please don't leave.
[Verse 2]
F Am Dm G
Back to the city with high heels, gold rings upon her hands
Bm Dm G
Get up son it's time to run, jump and land.
F Am Dm G
In a wagon with no wheels and no place to go
Bm Dm G
She just smiles and nods her head 'oh welcome home'
[Bridge 2]
Bm C/E F C/E
But oh those mines, Can't you see, we're just much too deep for your sins
Dm C Bm C F
Though you buried them beneath the mountaintops
[Chorus]
Dm F Bb
Where you going with your coonskin boots?
C Dm G
well I just want to be with you.
Dm F Bm
I know you never said that you would stay
C Dm G
forever and it's getting late
Dm F Bm
Well I don’t want to be a broken boy
C Dm G
so sad, alone, and oh so coy
Dm F Bm
Why’d you got to be so god damn cruel?
C Dm G
well I just want to be with you, but do you...?
[Outro]
F Am Dm G
A mother went back to the mountain she said it was for love
Bm Dm G F F
but all those mountain men are buried, with their lust and her gold rings
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