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Kate Wolf - Rock, Salt And Nails
CAPO: 4th Fret
By the banks of the Driver G  D  
Where the Gwillows hang DdownG  D  
And the wild birds all Bmwarble_G__
With their high, lonesome DsoundG  D  
Down in some Bmhollow_G__
Where the waters run DcoldG  D  
It was there I first Clistened G  
To the lies that you DtoldG  D  
If the young men were blackbirds G  D  
The Gyoung men were DthrushesG  D  
I would lay by the Bmhours_G__
In the cold rainy DmarshesG  D  
If the young men were BmsquirreGls 
With high bushy DtailsG  D  
I'd fill up my Cshotgun G  
With rock salt and Dnails
INSTRUMENTAL:   D    G    D    G    D    G    D    Bm    G    D    G    D  
              Bm  G  D  G  D  C  G  D  G  D
Now I lie in my bed_G___D_
And I Gsee your sweet DfaceG  D  
The past I reBmmember_G__
Time cannot eDraseG  D  
The letters you Bmwrote meG__
Were written in DshameG  D  
And I know that your Cconscience G  
Echoes my DnameG  D  
Lord, I lie here each night G  D  
All aGlone and I DweepG  D  
Nothing ain't Bmworse G  
Than a night without DsleepG  D  
I walk out aBmlone_G__
Under the DskyG  D  
Too empty to Csing G  
Too lonesome to DcryG  D  
INSTRUMENTAL:   D    G    D    G    D    G    D    Bm    G    D    G    D  
              Bm  G  D  G  D  C  G  D  G  D
If the ladies were blackbirds_G___D  
And the Gyoung men were DthrushesG  D  
I'd lie there for Bmhours_G__
In the cold rainy DmarshesG  D  
If the ladies were BmsquirreGls 
With high bushy DtailsG  D  
I'd fill up my Cshotgun__G_
With rock salt and DnailsG  D  
I'd fill up my Cshotgun__G_
With rock salt and DnailsG  D  

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Rock Salt And Nails

by Kate Wolf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Kate Wolf - Rock, Salt And Nails

CAPO: 4th Fret

D G D

By the banks of the river

G D G D

Where the willows hang down

Bm G

And the wild birds all warble___

D G D

With their high, lonesome sound

Bm G

Down in some hollow___

D G D

Where the waters run cold

C G

It was there I first listened

D G D

To the lies that you told

G D

If the young men were blackbirds

G D G D

The young men were thrushes

Bm G

I would lay by the hours___

D G D

In the cold rainy marshes

Bm G

If the young men were squirrels

D G D

With high bushy tails

C G

I'd fill up my shotgun

With rock salt and nails

D G D G D G D Bm G D G D

INSTRUMENTAL:

Bm G D G D C G D G D

G D

Now I lie in my bed_____

G D G D

And I see your sweet face

Bm G

The past I remember___

D G D

Time cannot erase

Bm G

The letters you wrote me__

D G D

Were written in shame

C G

And I know that your conscience

D G D

Echoes my name

G D

Lord, I lie here each night

G D G D

All alone and I weep

Bm G

Nothing ain't worse

D G D

Than a night without sleep

Bm G

I walk out alone___

D G D

Under the sky

C G

Too empty to sing

D G D

Too lonesome to cry

D G D G D G D Bm G D G D

INSTRUMENTAL:

Bm G D G D C G D G D

G D

If the ladies were blackbirds____

G D G D

And the young men were thrushes

Bm G

I'd lie there for hours___

D G D

In the cold rainy marshes

Bm G

If the ladies were squirrels

D G D

With high bushy tails

C G

I'd fill up my shotgun___

D G D

With rock salt and nails

C G

I'd fill up my shotgun___

D G D

With rock salt and nails

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