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Intro: F  C  F  Gm  F  C 

verse 1 

    F            C 
The first time I saw him  
    F          C 
Was on 5th and main  
         F              C 
Said his thirst was for wine  
       F          F7       Gm     D Gm D 
And he sure could use some change 

verse 2 

        Gm         C 
He said wine can’t replace  
Gm             C 
A good woman’s love  
    Gm           C                   Gm 
But one thing it does son when she’s gone  
   C         F    C  F  C 
It eases the pain 

verse 3 

   F7 
He spoke of a love  
  
He had ten years ago  
F                Bb 
He said you know 
  Gm                   C  
I still love her today 

Pre Chorus 

    F     C            Gm     D  Bb 
And as he walked to the corner  
                         Gm   C  Bb C 
This is what I heard him say 


F           C 
Pencils for sale 
F               C 
Rings made from nails 
    Gm             Gm7           C 
I’m sure I got something for you 
Gm        C 
Hollywood maps  
    Gm       C        Gm   C       F       C   
For tourists that are only passing through  
F           C 
Pencils for sale  
F               C 
Rings made from nails  
         F    D           Gm    D 
Look 'em over   take your time 
       Gm           C 
'Cause right now my thirst  
    Gm         C 
Has never been worse  
            Gm            C           F     C F C 
And I could sure use them nickels and dimes 

verse 4 

   F              C 
He said he hung out  
   F              C 
At most of the bars  
    F           F7           Gm  D 
And hides scars folks cannot see 

Verse 5 

Gm           C                   Gm      C 
For some the wounds that are the deepest  
            Gm            C       F  C 
They’re the ones locked inside of me 
  F                           F7 
A memory can cut through your soul  
              Bb         Bbm7   Gm 
Like the cold blade of a jagged knife 


Pre Chorus 

F         C               Gm       D 
  And the times I used to hold her  
Bb                              Gm      Gm7 C  
    They were the best times of my life 


(walk up to F)  
But now it’s 
F           C 
Pencils for sale  
F               C 
Rings made from nails  
    Gm              Gm7      C    Bb 
I’m sure I got something for you 
Gm        C 
Hollywood maps  
    Gm       C        Gm   C       F       C 
For tourists that are only passing through     
      F           C 
I got Pencils for sale 
    F               C 
And Rings made from nails  
         F     F7            Gm   D 
Look 'em over just take your time 
       Gm           C 
'Cause right now my thirst  
    Gm         C 
Has never been worse  
            Gm            C           F     C 
And I could sure use them nickels and dimes 


Outro   (Whistling)   

F  C  F  C  Gm  Gm7  
C  Gm  C  Gm  C  Gm  
C  F  C  F (fade)