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Doc Watson - Rocksalt And Nails Chords

Chord reference C, F, Am, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C] It is down by the [C]river, where the [F]willows hang [C]down And the wild birds all [Am]warble [F]with a low moaning [C]sound It is down in the [Am]hollow, [F]where the chilly winds [C]blow It was there I first [F]listened to the [G]lies that she [C]told.

As I lay on my [C]pillow and I can [F]see your sweet [C]face For the memories you [Am]left me [F]time cannot e[C]rase The letter you [Am]wrote me, [F]it was written in [C]shame And I hope that your [F]conscience still [G]echoes my [C]name

Oh the nights are so [C]long, your [F]sorrows run [C]deep And there’s nothing [Am]worse, [F]than a night without [C]sleep I’ll walk out a-[Am]lone [F]and look at the [C]sky Too lonesome to [F]sing, too [G]empty to [C]cry

If the ladies were black-[C]birds [F]and the ladies were [C]thrushes I’d lie there for [Am]hours, [F]in the chilly cold [C]marshes If the ladies were [Am]squirrels, [F]with a high bushy [C]tails I’d load up my [F]shot-gun [G]with rocksalt and [C]nails I’d load up my [F]shot-gun [G]with rocksalt and [C]nails

[C] [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C] [Am] [C] [F] [C]

Artist Doc Watson
Album Single
Genres Country
Year 1977
Key C

How to Play Rocksalt And Nails on Guitar?

Doc Watson - Rocksalt And Nails can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Am, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Rocksalt And Nails with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.