King of Nails Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[B][Bm][F#][D][E][C][D][Em][E][Bm][F#][D][E][Em]
[C][D][E]

[Verse 1]
[Bm]The toothless kiss[F#] of skel[D]etons
And the [E]summer [Em]hail
I'm [D]the king of [Em]nails[E]

[Verse 2]
[Bm]I drink my liquo[F#]r from the p[D]alm
Of [E]a child who spoke [Em]in tongues
[D]And smelled like [Em]sun[D]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Give all your leaves
[F#]To the ghost[G]s in the trees[F#m]
[F]To [Em]sink or to shine
[F#m]The nails [G]are all mine

[Interlude 1]
[G][Bb][B]
[F#][Bb][A][E][G][F#][E][Em]

[Verse 4]
[G]And blood was rus[F#]hing up the[A] stairs
[D]I shut my [E]eyes and killed [G]the cock
When [D]the sun [F#m]came knocki[Em]ng[G]
Oh to [F#]taste the salty [A]oil
Of [E]your chest and on your [G]eyes
When [D]the sting is [Em]on t[F#m]he rise
[F]Sleep

[Verse 5]
[Em]in the fire
[F#]With[G] snakes I have sired[F#]
[D]To [Em]sink or to shine
[F#]The [G]nails are all mine

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][D][F#m]
[D][F#m][D][A][G][D][A][Bb][F#]

[Verse 6]
[Bm]I drink my liquor [F#]from the p[A]alm
Of [E]a child [G]who[F#] spoke
in tongues
And smelled [Em]like sun

[Verse 7]
[Bm]The toothless kiss[F#] of skeletons[D]
And [E]the summer [G]hail
[D]I'm the king [F#]of nails

[Verse 8]
[Em]Give [F#]all y[F]ou[Em]r leaves[E][Em]
[F#m]To the ghosts[G] in the trees[D]
[F]To [Em]sink or to shine
[D]The nai[G]ls are all min[D]e

[Verse 9]
[Em]Sleep in [E]the [Em]fire
[F#]With[G] snakes I have sired[D]
[Em]To sink or to [E]shine[Em]
[F#]The nail[G]s are all[D][Em][D][G][F#][G]
[Em]mine[G]

[Outro 1]
[G][F#][G][Em][D][G][Em]