On The Nickle (2)

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  • Starts in the key of F# major:
    Intro:
    B F# B F# B F# D#m
  • e-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------|
    b-------|--------|6-7------|--------|---------|-------|6-7-------|
    G-------|------8-|---------|------8-|6--------|-----8-|----6-----|
  • D-------|----9---|---------|----9---|---------|----9--|--------6-|
    A---9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9----|------9---|
    E-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------|
  •  
    G#m C# F#
    e----------|-----||
  • b----------|-----||
    G----------|-----||
    D-8------6-|-----||
  • A---9--9---|9----||
    E----------|-----||
     
  • Verse 1:
    B F#
    Stick and Stones will Break my Bones,
  • B F#
    But I always will be true,
    B F# D#m
  • And when your mama is dead and gone,
    G#m C#(sus4)--C#
    I'll Sing this Lulabye just for you,
  • B F#
    And what becomes of all the little boys,
    B F#
  • Who never comb their hair
    B G#(major) F# D#m
    Well they're lined up all around the block
  • G#m C# F#
    On the Nickel over there.
     
  • Verse 2:
    B F#
    So you better bring a bucket,
  • B F#
    There is a hole in the pail,
    B F# D#m
  • And if you don't get my letter,
    G#m C#(sus4)--C#
    Then you'll know that I'm in jail
  • B F#
    And what becomes of all the little boys,
    B F#
  • Who never say their prayers,
    B G#(major) F# D#m
    Well they're sleepin' like a baby,
  • G#m C# F#
    On the Nickel over there.
     
  • Key change to Ab:
     
    B G Db Ab
  • e------|--------|------------|--------|-----||
    b------|--------|7-8---------|--------|-----||
    G------|------8-|----7-------|------10|-8---||
  • D------|----9---|------------|-----11-|-----||
    A--9-8-|6-9-----|------11-10-|8-11----|-----||
    E------|--------|------------|--------|-----||
  •  
    Verse 3:
    Db Ab
  • And if you chew tobacco,
    Db Ab
    And wish upon a star,
  • Db Ab Fm
    Well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
    Bbm Eb
  • Just like puchlines between the cars,
    Db Ab
    And I know a place where a royal flush,
  • Db Ab
    Can never beat a pair,
    Db Bb/D Ab/Eb Fm
  • And even Thomas Jefferson,
    Bbm Eb Ab
    Is on the Nickel over There.
  •  
    Verse 4:
    Db Ab
  • So ring around the rosie,
    Db Ab
    You're sleepin in the rain,
  • Db Ab Fm
    And you're always late for supper,
    Bb Eb
  • And man you let me down, let me down again,
    Db Ab
    I thought I heard a mocking bird,
  • Db Ab
    Roosevelt knows where,
    Db Bb/D Ab/Eb Fm
  • You can skip the light with Grady Tuck,
    Bbm Eb Ab
    On the Nickel over There.
  •  
    Key change to Bb:
    Db A Eb Bb
  • e--------|---------|--------------|---------|------||
    b--------|---------|9-10----------|---------|------||
    G--------|------10-|------9-------|-------12|-10---||
  • D--------|----11---|--------------|-----13--|------||
    A--11-10-|8-11-----|--------13-12-|10-13----|------||
    E--------|---------|--------------|---------|------||
  •  
    Verse 5:
    Eb Bb
  • So what becomes of all the little boys,
    Eb Bb
    Who run away from home,
  • Eb Bb Gm
    Well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
    Cm F
  • Once you get out on your own,
    Eb Bb
    So here's to all the little boys,
  • Eb Bb
    The sandman takes you where,
    Eb Bb Gm
  • Your sleepin' with the pillow of man,
    Cm F Bb
    On the Nickel over There.
  •  
    Verse 6:
    Eb Bb
  • So climb up thru that buttonhole,
    Eb Bb
    And fall right up the stairs,
  • Eb C/E Bb/F Gm
    I'll show you where the short(?) dogs grow,
    Cm F Bb
  • On the Nickel...over There.
     
    Ending:
  • Eb G C G
    e--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----||
    b--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----||
  • G--------|----------12-|-11-12---------|---------9-|-7--||
    D--------|-------13----|-------12------|------10---|----||
    A--13-12-|-10-13-------|----------10-9-|-7-10------|----||
  • E--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----||
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