[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure. A dash indicates that the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.]
1. |: D G Em A Bm G Em A :| Some day mother will die and I'll get the money Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly
Bb - G A you son of a bitch" - I palindrome I
Chorus: |: Bm G Em A :| (I palindrome I) I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
Bm D G D Em G A - And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side (snake head) (snake head)
|: G - D - :| I palindrome I (man o man)
2. See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline see the medical chart with the random zig-zag
Now I'll help it decide - I palindrome I
(Chorus)
Bridge: G A Bm A(bass C#) D Em D(F#) G "Son I am able," she said, "though you scare me." "Watch," said I,
A Bm A(C#) Bm(D) Em D G A "Beloved," I said, "watch me scare you though" - said she: "Able am I, son..."
3. See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding (egad, a base tone denotes a bad age) see the hands of my offspring making windmills