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)