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[Verse]
GOn the banks of the riveCr where the willow hang Gdown
Where the wild birds all EmwarblCe with a low moaning Gsound
Down in the EmholloCw where the water runs Gcold
It was there I first FlisteneCd to the lies that you Gtold
[Verse]
Now I lie on my GbeCd and I see your sweet Gface
And the past I Emremember Ctime cannot Gerase
The letter you Emwrote me Cit was written in Gshame
And I know that your Fconscience Cstill echos my Gname
[Verse]
Now the nights are so GlonelCy lord sorrow runs Gdeep
Nothing is EmworsCe than a night without Gsleep
I walk out EmalonCe and look at the Gsky
Too empty to FsinCg too lonesome to Gcry
[Verse]
Now if the ladies were blGackbiCrds if the ladies were Gthrushes
I'd lie there for EmhourCs in the chilly cold Gmarshes
If the ladies were sEmquirreCls  with them high bushy Gtails
I'd fill up my sFhotguCn with rock salt and Gnails
I'd fill up my sFhotguCn with rock salt and Gnails 

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Rock Salt And Nails

by Buddy Miller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

G C G

On the banks of the river where the willow hang down

Em C G

Where the wild birds all warble with a low moaning sound

Em C G

Down in the hollow where the water runs cold

F C G

It was there I first listened to the lies that you told

[Verse]

G C G

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

Em C G

And the past I remember time cannot erase

Em C G

The letter you wrote me it was written in shame

F C G

And I know that your conscience still echos my name

[Verse]

G C G

Now the nights are so lonely lord sorrow runs deep

Em C G

Nothing is worse than a night without sleep

Em C G

I walk out alone and look at the sky

F C G

Too empty to sing too lonesome to cry

[Verse]

G C G

Now if the ladies were blackbirds if the ladies were thrushes

Em C G

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

Em C G

If the ladies were squirrels with them high bushy tails

F C G

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

F C G

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

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