Chords for On The Nickel

Tempo:
143.6 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Db

Ab

B

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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On The Nickel chords
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[B] [Gb]
[B]
[Gb]
[B] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Abm] [Gb]
[Db] [Gb]
[B]
Sticks and stones [Gb] will break my bones
[B]
Always [Gb] will be true
When [B]
your [Gb] mama's dead and gone
I'll [Ebm] sing this [Abm] lullaby just for
[Db] you
[Abm] [B]
What becomes [Gb]
for the little boys
[B] Never [Gb] comb their hair
[B] [Ebm] [Ab] Line up [Gb] all around [Ebm] the block
On the nickel
[B] [Gb]
Over there
[B]
Better [Gb] bring a bucket
There's [B]
a hole [Gb] in the pail
If [B]
you don't get [Gb] my [Ebm] letter
Then [Abm] you'll know that I'm [Db] in jail
What [B]
becomes for [Gb] the little boys
[B] Never say [Gb] their prayers
[B] [Ab] Sleeper [Gb] like a [Ebm] baby
On the nickel
[Abm] [Gb] [Db] [Gb] Over there
[B]
[G]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db] If you [Ab] chew tobacco
[Db] Wish [Ab] upon a star
[Db] Find out where [Ab] the [Fm] scarecrow sits
[Bb] Just like punchlines [Eb] between the [Db] [Eb] cars
[Db] And old place [Ab] where a royal flush
[Db] Never [Ab] beat a pair
[Db] [Bb] Even
[Ab] Thomas [Fm] Jefferson
[F] On the nickel
[Eb] [Ab] Over there
[Db] Bring [Ab] around the rosy
[Db] Sleepin' in [Ab] the rain
[Db] Always [Ab] late for [Fm] supper
[Bbm] Man you let me down
Let me [Eb] down again
[Ab]
[Db] I thought I [Ab] heard a mockingbird
[Db] Roosevelt [Ab] you always wear
Can
[Db] [Bb] skip the line [Ab] with greed
[Fm] Tug [Bbm] on the nickel
[Ab]
Over there
[Db]
[A]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] What [Bb] becomes for the little boys
[Eb] Run away [Bb]
from home
[Eb]
The world just [Bb] keeps getting [Gm] bigger
[Cm] Once you get out [F] on your [Eb]
own
This to all [Bb] the little boys
[Eb]
Sad man [Bb] takes you in
[Eb] Sleepin' with [Bb] a pill [Gm] of man
[Cm] On the nickel
[Bb] [F] [Bb] Over there
[Eb] Travel through that [Bb] pool
[Eb]
Ride up [Bb] the stairs
I'll [Eb] show [C] you where [Bb] the short [Gm] dogs grow
On the nickel
[Cm]
[Eb] [F]
Over [Bb] there
[Eb]
[G]
[C]
[G]
Key:  
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
Bb
12341111
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Db] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
Sticks and stones [Gb] will break my bones
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Always _ [Gb] will be true
_ _ When _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ your [Gb] mama's dead and gone
I'll [Ebm] sing this [Abm] lullaby _ just for _
_ [Db] you
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ What becomes [Gb]
for the little boys _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Never _ [Gb] comb their hair _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] Line up [Gb] all around [Ebm] the block
On the nickel
_ [B] _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ Over there _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ Better [Gb] bring a bucket
_ There's _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ a hole [Gb] in the pail
_ _ If _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ you don't get [Gb] my _ [Ebm] letter
_ _ Then [Abm] you'll know _ that _ I'm [Db] in jail
_ What _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ becomes for [Gb] the little boys _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Never say [Gb] their prayers _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Sleeper [Gb] like a _ [Ebm] baby
_ On the nickel
[Abm] _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] Over there _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ If you [Ab] chew tobacco _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ Wish _ [Ab] upon a star _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ Find out where [Ab] the _ _ [Fm] scarecrow _ sits
[Bb] Just like _ punchlines _ [Eb] between the [Db] _ [Eb] _ cars _ _
_ [Db] And _ _ old place [Ab] where a royal _ flush _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ Never [Ab] beat a _ _ pair _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Even _
[Ab] Thomas _ _ [Fm] Jefferson _
[F] On the nickel
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] Over _ _ there _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ Bring [Ab] around _ the _ rosy _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ Sleepin' in [Ab] the _ _ _ _ rain
[Db] _ _ _ _ Always _ [Ab] late for _ _ [Fm] supper _ _
[Bbm] Man you let me _ down
Let me [Eb] down _ again
_ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] I _ _ thought I [Ab] heard a _ _ mockingbird _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ Roosevelt [Ab] you always wear
_ Can _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] skip the line [Ab] with greed
_ [Fm] Tug _ [Bbm] on the nickel
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Over there _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ What [Bb] becomes for the little boys _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ Run away [Bb] _
from _ _ home
_ [Eb] _
_ _ The world just [Bb] keeps getting _ [Gm] bigger
_ _ [Cm] Once you get out _ _ _ [F] on your _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
own
_ This to all [Bb] the little _ boys
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ Sad man [Bb] takes you in _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Sleepin' with [Bb] a _ pill [Gm] of man
[Cm] On the nickel
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Over _ _ there _ _ _
[Eb] Travel _ _ _ _ _ through that [Bb] pool _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Ride up [Bb] the stairs
_ I'll _ _ _ [Eb] _ show [C] you where _ [Bb] the short _ _ [Gm] dogs grow _ _ _
On _ the nickel
_ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
Over _ _ _ [Bb] there _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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