Rock, Salt and Nails
Bob DylanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
On the banks of the river, where the willows hang down,
Where the wild birds all warble with a low moaning sound,
Down in the hollow where the water runs cold,
It's there I have listened to the lies that you told.
Now I lie on my bed and I see your sweet face.
The past I remember, time cannot erase.
The letters you wrote me were written in shame,
And I know that your conscience still echos my pain.
Now the nights are so long, my sorrow runs deep.
Nothing is worse than a night without sleep.
I walk out alone, I look at the sky,
Too empty to sing, too lonesome to cry.
Now if the ladies were blackbirds and the ladies were thrushes,
I'd lie there for hours in the chilly cold marshes.
If the ladies were squirrels with them high bushy tails,
I'd fill up my shotgun with rock salt and nails.
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Readable chord sheet for Rock, Salt and Nails by Bob Dylan
[C#] [C#] [F#] [C#] On the banks of the [C#] river, where the willows hang [C#] down, Where the wild birds all [A#m] warble with a low moaning [C#] sound, Down in the [A#m] hollow where the water runs [C#] cold, It's there I have [F#] listened to the lies that you [C#] told. Now I lie on my [C#] bed and I see your sweet [C#] face. The past I re[A#m]member, time cannot e[C#]rase. The letters you [A#m] wrote me were written in [C#] shame, And I know that your [F#] conscience still echos my [C#] pain. Now the nights are so [C#] long, my sorrow runs [C#] deep. Nothing is [A#m] worse than a night without [C#] sleep. I walk out a[A#m]lone, I look at the [C#] sky, Too empty to [F#] sing, too lonesome to [C#] cry. Now if the ladies were [C#] blackbirds and the ladies were [C#] thrushes, I'd lie there for [A#m] hours in the chilly cold [C#m] marshes. If the ladies were [A#m] squirrels with them high bushy [C#] tails, I'd fill up my [F#] shotgun with rock salt and [C#] nails.