Nails In The Road Chords by Pretenders
Tempo:
113.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
F
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Dm]
[E] [F] [Dm]
[Am] [F] [D]
[E] [F] [D]
[E] [F] This [D] is public transportation.
[F] What are you [D] doing here?
[E] [F] [C] Royalty [D] and people [A] like thee
[G] should queue up in the [C] rear.
My patience [D] has worn thin.
My ties are [G] gonna explode.
[C] Yeah, yeah.
[F] Every [Em] time I try to [D] get close [A] to you,
[Bb] [C] I'm torn nails [F] and road.
[C] [E] [F]
[C] [A] [F]
[C] This is a sticky [Dm] situation.
[E] [F] We [C] require a measure of [D] tact.
[A] [F] We [C] just don't like [D] to mix it [A] with y'all.
[G]
It's a cultural [C] fact.
My patience [G] has worn thin.
[C] My ties are gonna [G] explode.
[C] Yeah, yeah.
[F] Every [C] time I try to [D] get close [A] to you,
[Bb]
[C] I'm torn nails [F] and road.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
This is a clean [G]-up job.
[C]
Everybody [G] grab a mop.
[C]
You wanna further [G] your position?
[C]
Well, look what's [Ab] on top.
[Bb] On top.
[G] [Em]
[B] [G] [D] [Em]
[D] [G] [D] Now [Em] this class and then [B] this class
[G] [D] were above [Em] all that.
[B] [G] The butcher [D] and the baker [Em] and the thief [G] and the witch.
[C] And then [D] this class.
My patience [C] has worn thin.
[D] My ties are gonna [C] explode.
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[G] Every [D] time I try to [Bm] get close to you,
[C]
[D] I'm torn [Em] nails and road.
[C]
[D] I'm torn [Em] nails and road.
[B]
[Bm] I'm torn nails [C] and road.
I'm [D] torn nails [E] and road.
[B] Yeah, I'm [Bm] torn nails [C] and road.
[D]
I'm torn nails [Em] and road.
[B] [Bm]
[C] [D] I'm
[E] [Bm]
torn nails and [C] road.
[Em]
[E] [F] [Dm]
[Am] [F] [D]
[E] [F] [D]
[E] [F] This [D] is public transportation.
[F] What are you [D] doing here?
[E] [F] [C] Royalty [D] and people [A] like thee
[G] should queue up in the [C] rear.
My patience [D] has worn thin.
My ties are [G] gonna explode.
[C] Yeah, yeah.
[F] Every [Em] time I try to [D] get close [A] to you,
[Bb] [C] I'm torn nails [F] and road.
[C] [E] [F]
[C] [A] [F]
[C] This is a sticky [Dm] situation.
[E] [F] We [C] require a measure of [D] tact.
[A] [F] We [C] just don't like [D] to mix it [A] with y'all.
[G]
It's a cultural [C] fact.
My patience [G] has worn thin.
[C] My ties are gonna [G] explode.
[C] Yeah, yeah.
[F] Every [C] time I try to [D] get close [A] to you,
[Bb]
[C] I'm torn nails [F] and road.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
This is a clean [G]-up job.
[C]
Everybody [G] grab a mop.
[C]
You wanna further [G] your position?
[C]
Well, look what's [Ab] on top.
[Bb] On top.
[G] [Em]
[B] [G] [D] [Em]
[D] [G] [D] Now [Em] this class and then [B] this class
[G] [D] were above [Em] all that.
[B] [G] The butcher [D] and the baker [Em] and the thief [G] and the witch.
[C] And then [D] this class.
My patience [C] has worn thin.
[D] My ties are gonna [C] explode.
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[G] Every [D] time I try to [Bm] get close to you,
[C]
[D] I'm torn [Em] nails and road.
[C]
[D] I'm torn [Em] nails and road.
[B]
[Bm] I'm torn nails [C] and road.
I'm [D] torn nails [E] and road.
[B] Yeah, I'm [Bm] torn nails [C] and road.
[D]
I'm torn nails [Em] and road.
[B] [Bm]
[C] [D] I'm
[E] [Bm]
torn nails and [C] road.
[Em]
Key:
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D
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F
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C
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ This [D] is public transportation.
_ _ [F] What are you [D] doing here? _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] Royalty [D] and people [A] like thee
[G] _ should queue up in the [C] rear.
My patience [D] has worn thin.
_ My ties are [G] gonna explode.
_ [C] Yeah, _ yeah.
[F] Every [Em] time I try to [D] get close [A] to you,
[Bb] _ [C] I'm torn nails [F] and road.
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
[C] This is a sticky [Dm] situation.
[E] _ _ [F] We [C] require a measure of [D] tact.
[A] _ _ [F] We [C] just don't like [D] to mix it [A] with y'all.
[G] _
It's a cultural [C] fact.
My patience [G] has worn thin.
[C] My ties are gonna [G] explode.
_ _ [C] Yeah, yeah.
[F] Every [C] time I try to [D] get close [A] to you,
[Bb] _
[C] I'm torn nails [F] and road.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
This is a clean [G]-up job.
_ _ [C] _ _
Everybody [G] grab a mop.
_ _ [C] _
You wanna further [G] your position?
_ _ [C] _
Well, look what's [Ab] on top.
_ [Bb] On top.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Now [Em] this class and then [B] this class
[G] _ _ [D] were above [Em] all that.
[B] _ [G] The butcher [D] and the baker [Em] and the thief [G] and the witch.
[C] And then [D] this class.
My patience [C] has worn thin.
[D] My ties are gonna [C] explode.
_ _ [D] Yeah, yeah, _ yeah.
_ [G] Every [D] time I try to [Bm] get close to you,
[C] _
[D] I'm torn [Em] nails and road.
_ _ [C] _
[D] I'm torn [Em] nails and road.
_ _ [B] _
[Bm] I'm torn nails [C] and road.
I'm _ [D] torn _ nails [E] and road.
_ _ [B] Yeah, I'm [Bm] torn nails [C] and road.
_ [D] _ _
I'm torn nails [Em] and road.
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] I'm _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
torn nails and [C] road. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ This [D] is public transportation.
_ _ [F] What are you [D] doing here? _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] Royalty [D] and people [A] like thee
[G] _ should queue up in the [C] rear.
My patience [D] has worn thin.
_ My ties are [G] gonna explode.
_ [C] Yeah, _ yeah.
[F] Every [Em] time I try to [D] get close [A] to you,
[Bb] _ [C] I'm torn nails [F] and road.
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
[C] This is a sticky [Dm] situation.
[E] _ _ [F] We [C] require a measure of [D] tact.
[A] _ _ [F] We [C] just don't like [D] to mix it [A] with y'all.
[G] _
It's a cultural [C] fact.
My patience [G] has worn thin.
[C] My ties are gonna [G] explode.
_ _ [C] Yeah, yeah.
[F] Every [C] time I try to [D] get close [A] to you,
[Bb] _
[C] I'm torn nails [F] and road.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
This is a clean [G]-up job.
_ _ [C] _ _
Everybody [G] grab a mop.
_ _ [C] _
You wanna further [G] your position?
_ _ [C] _
Well, look what's [Ab] on top.
_ [Bb] On top.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Now [Em] this class and then [B] this class
[G] _ _ [D] were above [Em] all that.
[B] _ [G] The butcher [D] and the baker [Em] and the thief [G] and the witch.
[C] And then [D] this class.
My patience [C] has worn thin.
[D] My ties are gonna [C] explode.
_ _ [D] Yeah, yeah, _ yeah.
_ [G] Every [D] time I try to [Bm] get close to you,
[C] _
[D] I'm torn [Em] nails and road.
_ _ [C] _
[D] I'm torn [Em] nails and road.
_ _ [B] _
[Bm] I'm torn nails [C] and road.
I'm _ [D] torn _ nails [E] and road.
_ _ [B] Yeah, I'm [Bm] torn nails [C] and road.
_ [D] _ _
I'm torn nails [Em] and road.
_ _ [B] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] I'm _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
torn nails and [C] road. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _