Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: BB F#F# D MajorD E MajorE C majorC D MajorD E MajorE B minorBm F#F# D MajorD E MajorE C majorC D MajorD E MajorE Verse 1: B minorBm F#F# D MajorD The toothless kiss of skeletons E MajorE And summer hail C majorC D MajorD E MajorE I'm the king of nails B minorBm F#F# D MajorD I drink my liquor from the palm E MajorE G+G Of a child who spoke in tongues D MajorD E minorEm And smelled like sun
Chorus: E MajorE Keep all your leaves G+G The ghosts in the trees E MajorE To sink or to shine G+G The nails are all mine BB A#A# A augmentedA E MajorE G+G F#F# E MajorE Verse 2: G+G F#F# A augmentedA And blood was rushing up the stairs E MajorE G+G I shut my eyes and killed the cock F# minorF#m E minorEm When the sun came knocking G+G F#F# A augmentedA Oh, to taste the salty oil G#G# G+G Of your chest and on your eyes F# minorF#m E minorEm F# minorF#m When the sting is on the rise Chorus: E MajorE Sleep in the fire G+G F# minorF#m With snakes I have sired E minorEm E MajorE To sink or to shine F# minorF#m G+G D MajorD The nails are all mine G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA A#A#
Verse 3: B minorBm F#F# A augmentedA I drink my liquor from the palm E MajorE G+G Of a child who smelled like sun F#F# E MajorE And spoke in tongues Bm# F#F# D MajorD The toothless kiss of skeletons G#G# And summer hail G+G F#F# E minorEm F# minorF#m I'm the king of nails Chorus: E minorEm E MajorE E minorEm Keep all your leaves G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 F#F# The ghosts in the trees E minorEm To sink or to shine G+G D MajorD The nails are all mine E MajorE F# minorF#m Sleep in the fire G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 F#F# With snakes I have sired E MajorE To sink or to shine Gmaj7Gmaj7 The nails are all mine Outro: E minorEm E MajorE G+G F#F# E minorEm G+G E minorEm G+G E MajorE BB x2
Other versions of King Of Nails
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for King of nails by Sparklehorse
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