Intro F C F Gm F C
Verse 1
The [F]first time I [C]saw him
Was [F]on 5th and [C]main
Said his [F]thirst was for [C]wine
And he [F]sure could [F7]use some [Gm]change[D][Gm][D]
Verse 2
He said [Gm]wine can't [C]replace
[Gm]A good woman's [C]love
But [Gm]one thing it [C]does son when she's [Gm]gone
It [C]eases the [F]pain[C][F][C]
Verse 3
He [F7]spoke of a love
He had ten years ago
[F]He said you know[Bb]
I [Gm]still love her today[C]
Pre chorus
And [F]as he [C]walked to the[Gm] corner[D] [Bb]
This is what I heard him [Gm]say[C][Bb][C]
Chorus 1
[F]Pencils for [C]sale
[F]Rings made from [C]nails
I'm [Gm]sure I got some[Gm7]thing for you[C]
[Gm]Hollywood [C]maps
For [Gm]tourists [C]that are [Gm]only [C]passing [F]through [C]
[F]Pencils for [C]sale
[F]Rings made from [C]nails
Look 'em [F]over [D] take your [Gm]time[D]
'Cause [Gm]right now my [C]thirst
Has [Gm]never been [C]worse
And I could [Gm]sure use them [C]nickels and [F]dimes[C][F][C]
Verse 4
He [F]said he hung ou[C]t
At [F]most of the bar[C]s
And [F]hides scars [F7]folks cannot [Gm]see[D]
Verse 5
[Gm]For some the [C]wounds that are the [Gm]deepest [C]
They're the [Gm]ones locked in[C]side of [F]me[C]
A [F]memory can cut through your [F7]soul
Like the cold [Bb]blade of a [Bbm7]jagged [Gm]knife
Pre chorus
[F] And the [C]times I used to [Gm]hold her [D]
[Bb] They were the best times of [Gm]my life[Gm7][C]
Chorus 2
(walk up to F)
But now it's
[F]Pencils for [C]sale
[F]Rings made from [C]nails
I'm [Gm]sure I got somet[Gm7]hing for [C]you[Bb]
[Gm]Hollywood [C]maps
For [Gm]tourists [C]that are [Gm]only [C]passing [F]through [C]
I got [F]Pencils for [C]sale
And [F]Rings made from [C]nails
Look 'em [F]over j[F7]ust take your [Gm]time[D]
'Cause [Gm]right now my [C]thirst
Has [Gm]never been [C]worse
And I could [Gm]sure use them [C]nickels and [F]dimes[C]
Outro (Whistling)
F C F C Gm Gm7 C Gm C Gm C Gm C F C F (fade)
Verse 1
The [F]first time I [C]saw him
Was [F]on 5th and [C]main
Said his [F]thirst was for [C]wine
And he [F]sure could [F7]use some [Gm]change[D][Gm][D]
Verse 2
He said [Gm]wine can't [C]replace
[Gm]A good woman's [C]love
But [Gm]one thing it [C]does son when she's [Gm]gone
It [C]eases the [F]pain[C][F][C]
Verse 3
He [F7]spoke of a love
He had ten years ago
[F]He said you know[Bb]
I [Gm]still love her today[C]
Pre chorus
And [F]as he [C]walked to the[Gm] corner[D] [Bb]
This is what I heard him [Gm]say[C][Bb][C]
Chorus 1
[F]Pencils for [C]sale
[F]Rings made from [C]nails
I'm [Gm]sure I got some[Gm7]thing for you[C]
[Gm]Hollywood [C]maps
For [Gm]tourists [C]that are [Gm]only [C]passing [F]through [C]
[F]Pencils for [C]sale
[F]Rings made from [C]nails
Look 'em [F]over [D] take your [Gm]time[D]
'Cause [Gm]right now my [C]thirst
Has [Gm]never been [C]worse
And I could [Gm]sure use them [C]nickels and [F]dimes[C][F][C]
Verse 4
He [F]said he hung ou[C]t
At [F]most of the bar[C]s
And [F]hides scars [F7]folks cannot [Gm]see[D]
Verse 5
[Gm]For some the [C]wounds that are the [Gm]deepest [C]
They're the [Gm]ones locked in[C]side of [F]me[C]
A [F]memory can cut through your [F7]soul
Like the cold [Bb]blade of a [Bbm7]jagged [Gm]knife
Pre chorus
[F] And the [C]times I used to [Gm]hold her [D]
[Bb] They were the best times of [Gm]my life[Gm7][C]
Chorus 2
(walk up to F)
But now it's
[F]Pencils for [C]sale
[F]Rings made from [C]nails
I'm [Gm]sure I got somet[Gm7]hing for [C]you[Bb]
[Gm]Hollywood [C]maps
For [Gm]tourists [C]that are [Gm]only [C]passing [F]through [C]
I got [F]Pencils for [C]sale
And [F]Rings made from [C]nails
Look 'em [F]over j[F7]ust take your [Gm]time[D]
'Cause [Gm]right now my [C]thirst
Has [Gm]never been [C]worse
And I could [Gm]sure use them [C]nickels and [F]dimes[C]
Outro (Whistling)
F C F C Gm Gm7 C Gm C Gm C Gm C F C F (fade)
