Pencils For Sale chords by Glen Campbell

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

Pencils For Sale
Glen Campbell
1985 album Rhinestone Cowboy


Intro  F C F C Gm Gm7 C


Verse 1

  F      C
The first time I saw him
  F        C
Was on 5th and main
     F       C
Said his thirst was for wine
    F     F7     Gm   Gm7 Gm D
And he sure could  use some change

Verse 2

    Gm      C
He said wine can???t replace
 Gm        C
A good woman???s love
  Gm      C          Gm
But one thing it does son when she???s gone
  C     F  C F C
It eases the pain


Verse 3

  F7
He spoke of a love

He had ten years ago
F        Bb
He said you know
 Gm        Gm7  C
I still love her today


Pre chorus

  F   C      Gm   D Bb
And as he walked to the corner
             Gm Gm7 C Bb C
This is what I heard him say


Chorus 1

F      C
Pencils for sale
F        C
Rings made from nails
  Gm       Gm7      C
I???m sure I got something for you
Gm    C
Hollywood maps
  Gm    C    Gm  C    F    C
For tourists that are only passing through
F      C
Pencils for sale
F        C
Rings made from nails
     F  D      Gm  D
Look `em over  take your time
    Gm      C
`Cause right now my thirst
  Gm     C
Has never been worse
      Gm      C      F   C F C
And I could sure use them nickels and dimes


Verse 4

  F        C
He said he hung out
  F        C
At most of the bars
  F      F7      Gm D
And hides scars folks cannot see


Verse 5

Gm      C          Gm   C
For some the wounds that are the deepest
      Gm      C    F C
They???re the ones locked inside of me
 F7             F
A memory can cut through your soul
     F7  Bb     F   Gm
Like the cold blade of a jagged knife


Pre chorus

F     C        Gm    D
 And the times I used to hold her
Bb               Gm   Gm7 C
  They were the best times of my life


Chorus 2

(walk up to F)
But now it???s
F      C
Pencils for sale
F        C
Rings made from nails
  Gm       Gm7   C  Bb
I???m sure I got something for you
Gm    C
Hollywood maps
  Gm    C    Gm  C    F    C
For tourists that are only passing through
   F      C
I got Pencils for sale
  F7       C
And Rings made from nails
     F   F7      Gm  D
Look `em over just take your time
    Gm      C
`Cause right now my thirst
  Gm     C
Has never been worse
      Gm      C      F   C
And I could sure use them nickels and dimes


Outro  (Whistling)

F C F C Gm Gm7 C Gm C Gm C Gm C F C F (fade)