Fingernails

Intro: C7 


 
C7 
I keep my fingernails long 
C7 
So they click when I play the piano 
          F7 
I keep my fingernails long 
                                 C7 
So they click when I play the piano 
          G7 
I'm gonna keep 'em that way 
         F7                          C7    G7 
Till the swallows get back from Texarkana 
 

 
          C7 
I keep my fingernails long 
        F7                       C7 
So they click when I play the piano 
          F7 
I keep my fingernails long 
                                 C7 
So they click when I play the piano 
          G7 
I'm gonna keep 'em that way 
         F7                         C7     G7 
Till the swallows get back from Louisiana 
 

 
        C7 
Well, I used to chew 'em off 
      C7 
I was nervous over you 
  D7 
I missed that clickin', tickin' sound 
G7 
Honey, what am I gonna do? 
 

 
          C7 
I keep my fingernails long 
        F7                       C7 
So they click when I play the piano 
          F7 
I keep my fingernails long 
                                 C7 
So they click when I play the piano 
          G7 
I'm gonna keep 'em that way 
         F7                        C7    G7 
Till the swallows get back from Alabama 
         C7 
There he goes 


Piano Solo 
C7  F7  C7     F7    C7 
G7  F7  C7  G7 
 

 
        C7 
Well, I used to chew 'em off 
      C7 
I was nervous over you 
  D7 
I missed that clickin', tickin' sound 
G7 
Honey, what am I gonna do? 
 

 
          C7 
I keep my fingernails long 
        F7                       C7 
So they click when I play the piano 
          F7 
I keep my fingernails long 
                                 C7 
So they click when I play the piano 
          G7 
I'm gonna keep 'em that way 
         F7             C7 
Till the swallows get back