Alley-gator chords by ZZ Top

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

C Cm C

🎸 Verse 1:
C
Crawlin' 'cross the floor at the Holiday Inn motel
C
I saw that girl that my swamp bone knew so well
C                          Eb C
She crawled out of Texas flipped off to Baton Rouge
Eb      C
She got that Gulf Coast sun tan that give a poor boy the blues

🎸 Chorus:
C
Alley-gator, with those hypnotic big green eyes
C
Alley-gator, she'll make you 'fraid 'em
C
She'll chew you up it ain't no lie, yeah yeah yeah

🎸 Break:
C

🎸 Verse 2:
C    Eb        C
Crawlin' through the weeds with a Louisiana mean-toothed grin
C
You can tell her that you love her, then you better tell her once again
C
She might scratch your back and rub you with her rack
C                Eb
You better watch out or stand back

🎸 Chorus 2:
C
Alley-gator, with those hypnotic big green eyes
C
Alley-gator, she'll make you 'fraid 'em
C
She'll chew you up it ain't no lie, yeah yeah yeah

🎸 Solo:
C   F C

🎸 Chorus 3:
C       B     F         C
Alley-gator, with those hypnotic big green eyes
C      G
Alley-gator, she'll make you 'fraid 'em
B                C
She'll chew you up it ain't no lie, listen here

🎸 Chorus 4:
C       Cm   C
Alley-gator, with those hypnotic big green eyes
C      Eb C
Alley-gator
C
Alley-gator
C      Eb
Alley-gator
Cm      C
Alley-gator
C
Alley-gator
Eb    C  Cm
Alley-gator
C
Alley-gator

Alley-gator

🎸 Outro:
C            Cm            F
Crocodile, a crocodile, alley-gator, alley-gator, alley-gator

(Fade Out)