D G D By the banks of the riverG D G D Where the willows hang downBm G And the wild birds all warble___D G D With their high, lonesome soundBm G Down in some hollow___D G D Where the waters run coldC G It was there I first listenedD G D To the lies that you toldG D If the young men were blackbirdsG D G D The young men were thrushesBm G I would lay by the hours___D G D In the cold rainy marshesBm G If the young men were squirrelsD G D With high bushy tailsC G I'd fill up my shotgunD With rock salt and nailsINSTRUMENTAL: D G D G D G D Bm G D G DBm G D G D C G D G DG D Now I lie in my bed_____G D G D And I see your sweet faceBm G The past I remember___D G D Time cannot eraseBm G The letters you wrote me__D G D Were written in shameC G And I know that your conscienceD G D Echoes my nameG D Lord, I lie here each nightG D G D All alone and I weepBm G Nothing ain't worseD G D Than a night without sleepBm G I walk out alone___D G D Under the skyC G Too empty to singD G D Too lonesome to cryINSTRUMENTAL: D G D G D G D Bm G D G DBm G D G D C G D G DG D If the ladies were blackbirds____G D G D And the young men were thrushesBm G I'd lie there for hours___D G D In the cold rainy marshesBm G If the ladies were squirrelsD G D With high bushy tailsC G I'd fill up my shotgun___D G D With rock salt and nailsC G I'd fill up my shotgun___D G D With rock salt and nails
Rock Salt And Nails
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