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