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Fingernails Chords by Joe Ely

Fingernails chords by Joe Ely

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: C

Intro:

C7


Verse 1:
C7
I keep my fingernails long
C7
So they click when I play the piano
          F7
I keep my fingernails long
                                 C7
So they click when I play the piano
          G7
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
         F7                          C7    G7
Till the swallows get back from Texarkana


Verse 2:
          C7
I keep my fingernails long
        F7                       C7
So they click when I play the piano
          F7
I keep my fingernails long
                                 C7
So they click when I play the piano
          G7
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
         F7                         C7     G7
Till the swallows get back from Louisiana


Bridge:
        C7
Well, I used to chew 'em off
      C7
I was nervous over you
  D7
I missed that clickin', tickin' sound
G7
Honey, what am I gonna do?


Verse 3:
          C7
I keep my fingernails long
        F7                       C7
So they click when I play the piano
          F7
I keep my fingernails long
                                 C7
So they click when I play the piano
          G7
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
         F7                        C7    G7
Till the swallows get back from Alabama
         C7
There he goes


[Piano Solo]
C7  F7  C7     F7    C7
G7  F7  C7  G7


Bridge:
        C7
Well, I used to chew 'em off
      C7
I was nervous over you
  D7
I missed that clickin', tickin' sound
G7
Honey, what am I gonna do?


Verse 4:
          C7
I keep my fingernails long
        F7                       C7
So they click when I play the piano
          F7
I keep my fingernails long
                                 C7
So they click when I play the piano
          G7
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
         F7             C7
Till the swallows get back

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