Creed Bratton

Rubber Tree

Creed Bratton


Tom: G

G           Am           C                 G
Wind it up, bounce back, do the rubber tree   (x2)
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In Indonesia there's a thousand snakes that'll paralyze in a heartbeat
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But out the floor they got a brand new dance that'll surely kill ya called the rubber tree


[Chorus]

G                     Am                   C                  G
You gotta Wind it up, they'll bounce back, do the rubber tree   (x2)


[Bridge]

C                            G          D              G
You gotta wind it up til you cool down, spring back the second time around   (x2)


[Verse]

G                    Am        C       G
Politicians are like reptiles, amazing longevity,
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You cut off their heads, hey, it don't matter, they stay in office anyway


[Chorus]

G                     Am                   C                 G
You gotta wind it up, they'll bounce back, do the rubber tree   (x2)


[Bridge]

C                             G          D                G
You gotta wind it up till you cool down, spring back, the second time around
C                    G          D                       G
Wind it up till they cool down, spring back, the second time around


[Solo]

G Am C G (x2)


[Bridge]

C                             G          D                G
You gotta wind it up till you cool down, spring back, the second time around
C                    G          D                       G
Wind it up till they cool down, spring back, the second time around


[Verse]

G                                 Am               C                     G
There's a swarthy gentleman, that heads into town, without his family in tow
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He sees a young blood, in snakeskin boots, he's going down low.


[Chorus]

G                             Am           C                 G
He's gonna wind him up, he'll bounce back, do the rubber tree   (x2)
G            Am           C                 G
Wind him up, bounce back, do the rubber tree
G                  Am           C                 G
Gonna wind him up, bounce back, do the rubber tree