Biography:
Bastille is a Grammy award-nominated rock group from South London, England that formed in 2010. Bastille started out as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Smith, who later decided to form a band. The quartet consists of Dan Smith, Chris 'Woody' Wood, Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. The name of the band comes from Bastille Day, which was the day when Smith was born. Bastille released their latest album, 'Doom Days', on 14 June 2019 to international critical acclaim.
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Other songs:
- An Act Of Kindness
- Bad Blood
- Blame
- Daniel In The Den
- Durban Skies
- Flaws
- Get Home
- Glory
- Good Grief
- Haunt
- Icarus
- Laughter Lines
- Laura Palmer
- Lethargy
- No Angels
- Oblivion
- Of The Night
- Overjoyed
- Poet
- Pompeii
- Send Them Off
- Snakes
- The Anchor
- The Currents
- The Draw
- The Silence
- These Streets
- Things We Lost In The Fire
- Two Evils
- Warmth
- Way Beyond
- Weight Of Living 1
- Weight Of Living 2
- World Gone Mad
- 4AM
- Sleepsong
- The Weight Of Living, Pt. I
- The Weight Of Living, Pt. II
- What Would You Do
- Alchemy
- All This Bad Blood
- Bad News
- Basket Case
- Bite Down
- Campus
- Christmas Mashup
- Comfort Of Strangers
- Fake It
- Falling
- Final Hour
- Flowers
- Four Walls The Ballad Of Perry Smith
- Grip
- Hangin
- Killer
- No Scrubs
- Oil On Water
- Overload
- Power
- Quarter Past Midnight
- Remains
- Remains Vs Ragnbone Man Vs Skunk Anansie
- Requiem For Blue Jeans
- Shame
- Skulls
- The Descent
- The Driver
- Thinkin Ahead
- Torn Apart
- Tuning Out
- We Cant Stop
- Weight Of Living Part 1
- Weight Of Living Part 2
- Wild World
- Winter Of Our Youth
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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]
G G/B C G Em Em/B C G
(f) |--3-------------------0----3-----0-------------------0----3-------|
(C) |--0----0--------------1----0-----0----0--------------1----0-------|
(G#)|--0---------2----0----0----0-----0---------2----0----0----0-------|
(Eb)|--0-------------------2----0-----2-------------------2----0-------|
(Bb)|--2-------------------3----2-----2-------------------3----2-------|
(F) |--3------------------------3-----0------------------------3-------|
*Riff 2*
This riff is played right before every C in [Verse 2] + 2nd [Pre-Chorus]
C
(f) |----------------0----|
(C) |----------------1----|
(G#)|--0-------------0----|
(Eb)|-----4--2--0----2----|
(Bb)|----------------3----|
(F) |---------------------|
[Intro]
G G/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
Em Em/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
G G/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
Em Em/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
[Verse 1]
C Em
Snakes are biting at my heels
C D
The worries that refuse to let us go
C Em
I'll be kicking them away
C D
When hoping not to let them take control
[Pre-Chorus]
C Em
Ooouh, I'm not ready
C Bm
Drink to escape their minds
C Em
Show me distraction
C Bm
Even for just one night
[Chorus]
G G/B C G
Cause it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
G G/B C G
Yes, it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
Em
And I know, I know, I know
Em/B C G
it's not the right way to go
Em Em/B C G
but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
G G/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
Em Em/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
[Verse 2]
C Em
Now, these days are feeling dark
C D
We're sruggling to figure out last year
C Em
When the women on the news
C D
Keep saying things that no one wants to hear
[Pre-Chorus]
C Em
Ooouh, I'm not ready
C Bm
Drink to escape our minds
C Em
Show me distraction
C Bm
Even for just one night
[Chorus]
G G/B C G
Cuz it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
G G/B C G
Yes, it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
Em
And I know, I know, I know
Em/B C G
it's not the right way to go
Em Em/B C G
but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
Em Em/B C G
Yes, I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
G G/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
Em Em/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
[Bridge]
G G/B C G Em
(Come on, boys. Let's go tear this place apart!
Em/B C G
(Woah! Aoow! Hahaha)
G
Cus I know life is simple when I can just ignore it all
G
Cus I know, cus I know, cus I know life is simple when I can just ignore it all
G
If I'm not ready
G
Snakes will consume me whole
G
If I'm not steady
G
Maybe they'll take control
[Chorus]
G G/B C G
But it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
G G/B C G
Yes, it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
Em
And I know, I know, I know
Em/B C G
it's not the right way to go
Em Em/B C G
but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
Em
Yes, I know, I know, I know
Em/B C G
it's not the right way to go
Em Em/B C G
but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
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]
G G/B C G Em Em/B C G
(f) |--3-------------------0----3-----0-------------------0----3-------|
(C) |--0----0--------------1----0-----0----0--------------1----0-------|
(G#)|--0---------2----0----0----0-----0---------2----0----0----0-------|
(Eb)|--0-------------------2----0-----2-------------------2----0-------|
(Bb)|--2-------------------3----2-----2-------------------3----2-------|
(F) |--3------------------------3-----0------------------------3-------|
*Riff 2*
This riff is played right before every C in [Verse 2] + 2nd [Pre-Chorus]
C
(f) |----------------0----|
(C) |----------------1----|
(G#)|--0-------------0----|
(Eb)|-----4--2--0----2----|
(Bb)|----------------3----|
(F) |---------------------|
[Intro]
G G/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
Em Em/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
G G/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
Em Em/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
[Verse 1]
C Em
Snakes are biting at my heels
C D
The worries that refuse to let us go
C Em
I'll be kicking them away
C D
When hoping not to let them take control
[Pre-Chorus]
C Em
Ooouh, I'm not ready
C Bm
Drink to escape their minds
C Em
Show me distraction
C Bm
Even for just one night
[Chorus]
G G/B C G
Cause it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
G G/B C G
Yes, it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
Em
And I know, I know, I know
Em/B C G
it's not the right way to go
Em Em/B C G
but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
G G/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
Em Em/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
[Verse 2]
C Em
Now, these days are feeling dark
C D
We're sruggling to figure out last year
C Em
When the women on the news
C D
Keep saying things that no one wants to hear
[Pre-Chorus]
C Em
Ooouh, I'm not ready
C Bm
Drink to escape our minds
C Em
Show me distraction
C Bm
Even for just one night
[Chorus]
G G/B C G
Cuz it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
G G/B C G
Yes, it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
Em
And I know, I know, I know
Em/B C G
it's not the right way to go
Em Em/B C G
but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
Em Em/B C G
Yes, I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
G G/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
Em Em/B C G
Ooouh, I'm not rea - dy
[Bridge]
G G/B C G Em
(Come on, boys. Let's go tear this place apart!
Em/B C G
(Woah! Aoow! Hahaha)
G
Cus I know life is simple when I can just ignore it all
G
Cus I know, cus I know, cus I know life is simple when I can just ignore it all
G
If I'm not ready
G
Snakes will consume me whole
G
If I'm not steady
G
Maybe they'll take control
[Chorus]
G G/B C G
But it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
G G/B C G
Yes, it's easier to bu - ry
Em Em/B C G
my head in the sand sometimes
Em
And I know, I know, I know
Em/B C G
it's not the right way to go
Em Em/B C G
but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
Em
Yes, I know, I know, I know
Em/B C G
it's not the right way to go
Em Em/B C G
but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
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