Chords for Rock Salt And Nails
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
Bb
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [Bb] By
[F]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
the banks [B] of [C] the river, [F]
where the willows [C] hang down,
and the wild [Am] birds all warble,
when alone, [C]
down in [Am] some hollow,
[C]
was there I [Bb] first listened [F]
to the lies that [C] you told.
Now I lie on my bed, [F]
and I see your [C] sweet face.
The past I [Am] remember,
[C]
the letters [Am] you wrote me,
[C]
and the know that [Bb] your conscience [F]
still echoes [C] my name.
Oh, [Bb]
[F]
[C]
the nights are so [F] long, Lord, sorrow [C] runs deep,
and nothing [Am] is worth bed and night.
[C]
I walk [Am] out alone,
[C]
too lonesome [Bb] to sing,
[F]
too [D] empty [C] to
[F] cry.
[C]
If the ladies was blackbirds, [F]
and the ladies [C] was [F] thrushes,
[C]
I'd lay there [Am] for hours in the chilly, [C] cold marshes.
If the ladies [Am] was squirrels with hot, [C] bushy tails,
I'd fill up [Bb] my shotgun [F]
with rock [C] salt and lame.
[F] [Dm] [C]
[F]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [C]
the banks [B] of [C] the river, [F]
where the willows [C] hang down,
and the wild [Am] birds all warble,
when alone, [C]
down in [Am] some hollow,
[C]
was there I [Bb] first listened [F]
to the lies that [C] you told.
Now I lie on my bed, [F]
and I see your [C] sweet face.
The past I [Am] remember,
[C]
the letters [Am] you wrote me,
[C]
and the know that [Bb] your conscience [F]
still echoes [C] my name.
Oh, [Bb]
[F]
[C]
the nights are so [F] long, Lord, sorrow [C] runs deep,
and nothing [Am] is worth bed and night.
[C]
I walk [Am] out alone,
[C]
too lonesome [Bb] to sing,
[F]
too [D] empty [C] to
[F] cry.
[C]
If the ladies was blackbirds, [F]
and the ladies [C] was [F] thrushes,
[C]
I'd lay there [Am] for hours in the chilly, [C] cold marshes.
If the ladies [Am] was squirrels with hot, [C] bushy tails,
I'd fill up [Bb] my shotgun [F]
with rock [C] salt and lame.
[F] [Dm] [C]
Key:
C
F
Am
Bb
Dm
C
F
Am
_ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] By _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
the banks [B] of [C] the river, _ _ _ [F] _
where the willows [C] hang _ down, _ _ _
and the wild [Am] birds all warble, _ _ _ _
when alone, _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
down in [Am] some hollow,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
was there I [Bb] first listened _ _ _ [F] _ _
to the lies that [C] you told.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Now I lie on my _ bed, _ _ [F] _ _
and I see your [C] sweet _ _ _ _ _ face.
The past I [Am] _ remember,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
the letters [Am] you wrote me,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
and the know that [Bb] your _ conscience _ _ [F] _ _
still echoes [C] my _ _ _ _ _ name. _
_ Oh, [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
the nights are so _ _ _ _ [F] long, _ Lord, sorrow [C] runs _ _ _ deep, _ _
and nothing [Am] is worth _ _ _ _ _
bed and night.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I walk [Am] out alone,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
too lonesome [Bb] to _ sing,
_ _ [F] _ _
too [D] empty [C] to _ _
[F] _ cry.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
If the ladies was _ blackbirds, _ _ [F] _ _
and the ladies [C] was _ _ _ _ [F] thrushes,
[C] _
I'd lay there [Am] for hours _ _ _ _ _
in the chilly, [C] cold _ _ _ _ marshes. _
If the ladies [Am] was _ squirrels _ _ _ _ with hot, [C] bushy tails, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I'd fill up [Bb] my shotgun _ _ _ [F] _ _
with rock [C] salt and lame.
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
the banks [B] of [C] the river, _ _ _ [F] _
where the willows [C] hang _ down, _ _ _
and the wild [Am] birds all warble, _ _ _ _
when alone, _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
down in [Am] some hollow,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
was there I [Bb] first listened _ _ _ [F] _ _
to the lies that [C] you told.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Now I lie on my _ bed, _ _ [F] _ _
and I see your [C] sweet _ _ _ _ _ face.
The past I [Am] _ remember,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
the letters [Am] you wrote me,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
and the know that [Bb] your _ conscience _ _ [F] _ _
still echoes [C] my _ _ _ _ _ name. _
_ Oh, [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
the nights are so _ _ _ _ [F] long, _ Lord, sorrow [C] runs _ _ _ deep, _ _
and nothing [Am] is worth _ _ _ _ _
bed and night.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I walk [Am] out alone,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
too lonesome [Bb] to _ sing,
_ _ [F] _ _
too [D] empty [C] to _ _
[F] _ cry.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
If the ladies was _ blackbirds, _ _ [F] _ _
and the ladies [C] was _ _ _ _ [F] thrushes,
[C] _
I'd lay there [Am] for hours _ _ _ _ _
in the chilly, [C] cold _ _ _ _ marshes. _
If the ladies [Am] was _ squirrels _ _ _ _ with hot, [C] bushy tails, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I'd fill up [Bb] my shotgun _ _ _ [F] _ _
with rock [C] salt and lame.
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _