Killer Barracuda
K. Kristofferson
Album: Shake Hands with the Devil


INTRO: Cm

                 Cm
Look here in the water, see the barracuda
                              G
Patient as the devil, hangin' still
                     Cm                 Fm
Like a shadow in the water, pretty barracuda
              Cm     Gm         Cm
Dagger of the devil, waitin' to kill


CHORUS:
              Cm   F               Cm
Little girl beware the killer barracuda
                             G
He rules these waters like a king
               Cm
He'll cut your heart out, slicker than a dagger
                Fm       Gm         Cm
Not 'cause he's hungry, 'cause he's mean


(KEY CHANGE)

                C#m
You can see the shark there, glidin' thru the water
                       G#
Ugly as death, eats anything
                    C#m                 F#m
But the pretty barracuda don't touch no leavin'
               C#m       G#m        C#m
Takin' what he wants to 'cause he's king


(KEY CHANGE)

          Dm
You can't scare him or entice him
                                            A
He wouldn't move for the devil 'til his own time
               Dm                         Gm
Quicker than a heartbeat, he'll turn you away girl
                Dm   Am            Dm
Just to see you fall and leave you dyin'


CHORUS:
              Dm   G               Dm
Little girl beware the killer barracuda
                             A
He rules these waters like a king
               Dm
He'll cut your heart out, slicker than a dagger
                Gm       Am         Dm
Not 'cause he's hungry, 'cause he's mean


OUTRO: Dm