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DOn the banks of the river wheGre the willows grow oDld
DWhere the wild birds all wBmarble wiGth a strange sounding soDul
DOn the banks of the riveBmr where tGhe water runs coldD  
DTwas there that I first listAened to tGhe lies that you toldD  
DNow I lay here each night, alGone and I weepD  
DNothin ain?t worse Bmthan a nGight without sleepD  
DThe letters you wBmrote me Gwere written in shameD  
DAnd I know that your conscAience still eGchoes my nameD  
DNow if the ladies were blackbirds, if the lGadies were thrushes,D  
DI'd lay here for Bmhours in Gthe cold rainy marshes,D  
DIf the ladies were sBmquirrels witGh them big bushy tails,D  
DI'd fill up my sAhotgun wiGth rock, salt and nailsD  
DI'd fill up my sAhotgun wiGth rock, salt and nailsD  
[Thanks to alan murray for tabs]

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Rock Salt And Nails

by Steve Young

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D G D

On the banks of the river where the willows grow old

D Bm G D

Where the wild birds all warble with a strange sounding soul

D Bm G D

On the banks of the river where the water runs cold

D A G D

Twas there that I first listened to the lies that you told

D G D

Now I lay here each night, alone and I weep

D Bm G D

Nothin ain?t worse than a night without sleep

D Bm G D

The letters you wrote me were written in shame

D A G D

And I know that your conscience still echoes my name

D G D

Now if the ladies were blackbirds, if the ladies were thrushes,

D Bm G D

I'd lay here for hours in the cold rainy marshes,

D Bm G D

If the ladies were squirrels with them big bushy tails,

D A G D

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

D A G D

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

[Thanks to alan murray for tabs]

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