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Willie Watson
"Rock Salt and Nails"
org. Utah Philips
From: Folk Singer Vol. 1
Capo V
[Intro]
C  F  C
[Verse 1]
COn the banks of the river Fwhere the willows hang dCown
And wild birds all wAmarble Fwith a low moaninCg sound
Way down in the Amhollow Fwhere the water runs Ccold
That's where I first Flistened to the lies that you Ctold
[Verse 2]
CNow I lie on my bed Fand I see your sweet Cface
The past I remAmember time Fcannot Cerase
The letter you Amwrote me Fit was written in Cshame
And I know that your Fconscience still echo's mCy name
[Verse 3]
CNow the nights are so Flong, and sorrow runs dCeep
And nothing is woAmrse than Fa night without sCleep
I'll walk out aAmlone, I Flook at the sCky
Too empty to sFing, too lonesome to Ccry
[Verse 4]
CSo if you ladies were Fblackbirds, if you ladies were Cthrushes
I'd lie there for hAmours in Fthe cold chilly Cmarshes
If you ladies were sAmquirrel's Fwith high bushy Ctails
I'd fill up my sFhotgun with rock salt and Cnails

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Rock Salt And Nails

by Willie Watson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Willie Watson

"Rock Salt and Nails"

org. Utah Philips

From: Folk Singer Vol. 1

Capo V

[Intro]

C F C

[Verse 1]

C F C

On the banks of the river where the willows hang down

Am F C

And wild birds all warble with a low moaning sound

Am F C

Way down in the hollow where the water runs cold

F C

That's where I first listened to the lies that you told

[Verse 2]

C F C

Now I lie on my bed and I see your sweet face

Am F C

The past I remember time cannot erase

Am F C

The letter you wrote me it was written in shame

F C

And I know that your conscience still echo's my name

[Verse 3]

C F C

Now the nights are so long, and sorrow runs deep

Am F C

And nothing is worse than a night without sleep

Am F C

I'll walk out alone, I look at the sky

F C

Too empty to sing, too lonesome to cry

[Verse 4]

C F C

So if you ladies were blackbirds, if you ladies were thrushes

Am F C

I'd lie there for hours in the cold chilly marshes

Am F C

If you ladies were squirrel's with high bushy tails

F C

I'd fill up my shotgun with rock salt and nails

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