Rock Salt and Nails

by Utah Philips

Time: 3/4/ Key: C

Intro:

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On the banks of the Criver Fwhere the willows hang Cdown And wild birds all Amwarble Fwith a low moaning Csound Way down in the Amhollow Fwhere the water runs Ccold That's where I first Flistened to the lies that you Ctold

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Now I lie on my Cbed Fand I see your sweet Cface The past I reAmmember time Fcannot Cerase The letter you Amwrote me Fit was written in Cshame And I know that your Fconscience still echo's my Cname

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CNow the nights are so Clong, Fand sorrow runs Cdeep And nothing is Amworse Fthan a night without Csleep I'll walk out Amalone, FI look at the Csky Too empty to Fsing, too lonesome to Ccry

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So if you ladies were Cblackbirds, Fif you ladies were Cthrushes I'd lie there for Amhours in the Fcold chilly Cmarshes If you ladies were Amsquirrel's Fwith high bushy Ctails I'd fill up my Fshotgun with rock salt and Cnails