Chords for Tyler Childers - Rock Salt and Nails (Audio Video)
Tempo:
140.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
By the banks of the river where the willows hang down
[D] while [A] birds they [Em] warble
[C] With low [G] moans down
Way [D] down [Em] in the hollow
[D] Where [C] the river [G]
runs cold
[D] It was there I [F]
first listened
[G] to [C] lies you [G] told
[C]
[G] [Em] Now I lie on [G] my back [C]
[G] and I [Em] see your [G] sweet face
[C]
[G] [D] Because [Em] I remember
[G]
[C] Tom [G] Cain race
[C]
[G] [D] And the letters [Em] you wrote me
They [C] were written [G] in shame
[C]
[G] And though [F] that's conscience
[G] Still [C]
echoes [G] my name
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em]
[G]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
Now if the ladies were blackbirds
[C]
[G] [C] if the ladies [G] were [C] thrushes
[G] Why lie [Em] there for hours?
[C] Then the chilly [G] cold marshes
[C]
[G] Then [D] if the women [Em] were squirrels
[C] Well, they're high [G] bushy tails
[C]
[G] Well, I load up [F] my shotgun
[G]
[C] With rock salt
[G] I [C]
[G] load up [F] my shotgun
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
[Bm]
By the banks of the river where the willows hang down
[D] while [A] birds they [Em] warble
[C] With low [G] moans down
Way [D] down [Em] in the hollow
[D] Where [C] the river [G]
runs cold
[D] It was there I [F]
first listened
[G] to [C] lies you [G] told
[C]
[G] [Em] Now I lie on [G] my back [C]
[G] and I [Em] see your [G] sweet face
[C]
[G] [D] Because [Em] I remember
[G]
[C] Tom [G] Cain race
[C]
[G] [D] And the letters [Em] you wrote me
They [C] were written [G] in shame
[C]
[G] And though [F] that's conscience
[G] Still [C]
echoes [G] my name
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em]
[G]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
Now if the ladies were blackbirds
[C]
[G] [C] if the ladies [G] were [C] thrushes
[G] Why lie [Em] there for hours?
[C] Then the chilly [G] cold marshes
[C]
[G] Then [D] if the women [Em] were squirrels
[C] Well, they're high [G] bushy tails
[C]
[G] Well, I load up [F] my shotgun
[G]
[C] With rock salt
[G] I [C]
[G] load up [F] my shotgun
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
[Bm]
Key:
G
C
Em
D
F
G
C
Em
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_ By the banks of the river _ _ where _ _ _ the willows hang down _ _ _
_ _ [D] while [A] birds they [Em] _ warble _ _ _
[C] _ With low [G] moans down _ _ _ _
_ Way [D] down [Em] in the hollow
_ _ [D] Where [C] _ _ the river [G]
runs cold _ _ _ _
_ [D] It was there I [F]
first listened
_ [G] to [C] _ _ _ lies you [G] _ told
_ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] Now I lie on [G] my back _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ and I [Em] see your [G] sweet _ face
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Because [Em] I remember
_ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ Tom [G] Cain race
_ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] And the letters [Em] you wrote me _
They [C] _ _ were written [G] in shame
_ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ And though [F] that's conscience _
[G] Still [C] _ _ _ _
echoes [G] my name
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ Now if the ladies were _ blackbirds
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] if the ladies [G] were _ _ _ [C] thrushes
[G] _ Why lie [Em] there for _ hours? _ _
[C] _ _ Then the chilly [G] cold _ marshes
[C] _ _
[G] _ Then [D] if the women [Em] were _ _ _ squirrels _
[C] _ Well, they're high [G] bushy tails
_ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ Well, I load up [F] my shotgun
_ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ With rock salt
[G] I _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ load up [F] my shotgun
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ By the banks of the river _ _ where _ _ _ the willows hang down _ _ _
_ _ [D] while [A] birds they [Em] _ warble _ _ _
[C] _ With low [G] moans down _ _ _ _
_ Way [D] down [Em] in the hollow
_ _ [D] Where [C] _ _ the river [G]
runs cold _ _ _ _
_ [D] It was there I [F]
first listened
_ [G] to [C] _ _ _ lies you [G] _ told
_ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] Now I lie on [G] my back _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ and I [Em] see your [G] sweet _ face
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Because [Em] I remember
_ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ Tom [G] Cain race
_ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] And the letters [Em] you wrote me _
They [C] _ _ were written [G] in shame
_ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ And though [F] that's conscience _
[G] Still [C] _ _ _ _
echoes [G] my name
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ Now if the ladies were _ blackbirds
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] if the ladies [G] were _ _ _ [C] thrushes
[G] _ Why lie [Em] there for _ hours? _ _
[C] _ _ Then the chilly [G] cold _ marshes
[C] _ _
[G] _ Then [D] if the women [Em] were _ _ _ squirrels _
[C] _ Well, they're high [G] bushy tails
_ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ Well, I load up [F] my shotgun
_ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ With rock salt
[G] I _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ load up [F] my shotgun
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _