King Of Nails chords by Sparklehorse

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
B F# D E C D E
Bm F# D E C D E


Verse 1:
Bm      F#   D
The toothless kiss of skeletons
E
And summer hail
C    D    E
I'm the king of nails
Bm   F#         D
I drink my liquor from the palm
   E         G
Of a child who spoke in tongues
 D        Em
And smelled like sun

Chorus:
E
Keep all your leaves
 G
The ghosts in the trees
E
To sink or to shine
 G
The nails are all mine

B A# A E G F# E


Verse 2:
G       F#      A
And blood was rushing up the stairs
     E           G
I shut my eyes and killed the cock
   F#m        Em
When the sun came knocking
G   F#        A
Oh, to taste the salty oil
    G#          G
Of your chest and on your eyes
   F#m     Em     F#m
When the sting is on the rise


Chorus:
E
Sleep in the fire
 G            F#m
With snakes I have sired
Em      E
To sink or to shine
F#m      G    D
The nails are all mine

G D A G D A A#


Verse 3:
Bm     F#       A
I drink my liquor from the palm
   E           G
Of a child who smelled like sun
  F#    E
And spoke in tongues
Bm#      F#   D
The toothless kiss of skeletons
  G#
And summer hail
G    F#   Em  F#m
I'm the king of nails


Chorus:
Em    E    Em
Keep all your leaves
 G      Gmaj7 F#
The ghosts in the trees
  Em
To sink or to shine
G           D
The nails are all mine
E         F#m
Sleep in the fire
  G        Gmaj7 F#
With snakes I have sired
E
To sink or to shine
Gmaj7
The nails are all mine


Outro:
Em E G F# Em G
Em G E B x2