Sparklehorse – King Of Nails (Guitar)

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[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