On The Nickel

	  		 

  



verse 1: 
C                      G 
Sticks and Stones will Break my Bones, 
C                    G 
But I always will be true, 
C                     G        Em    
And when your mama is dead and gone, 
               Am               D7sus4-D7-C/D  
I'll Sing this Lullaby just for you, 
C                           G  
And what becomes of all the little boys, 
C                    G 
Who never comb their hair 
C         A            G         Em 
Well they line up all around the block 
       Am7    D7   G 
On the Nickel over there. 


verse 2: 
C                     G 
So you better bring a bucket, 
C                      G 
There is a hole in the pail, 
C                       G  Em 
And if you don't get my letter, 
               Am               D7sus4-D7-C/D 
Then you'll know that I'm in jail 
C                                  G  
And what becomes of all the little boys, 
C                   G 
Who never say their prayers, 
C            A             G   Em 
Well they're sleepin' like a baby, 
       Am7    D7   G 
On the Nickel over there. 

 


D              A 
And if you chew tobacco, 
D              A 
And wish upon a star, 
D                              A          F#m  
Well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit, 
          Bm                    E7  
Just like puchlines between the cars, 
D                          A 
And I know a place where a royal flush, 
D                A  
Can never beat a pair, 
D   B           A     F#m 
And even Thomas Jefferson, 
          Bm     E7   A 
Is on the Nickel over There. 


D                  A 
So ring around the rosie, 
D                     A  
You're sleepin in the rain, 
D                          A  F#m 
And you're always late for supper, 
            B                         E7  
And man you let me down, let me down again, 
D                   A  
I thought I heard a mocking bird, 
D              A 
Roosevelt knows where, 
D       B                   A     F#m 
You can skip the light with Grady Tuck, 
               Bm     E    A 
They're on the Nickel over There. 

 

E                         B 
So what becomes of all the little boys, 
E                  B  
That run away from home, 
E                         B       G#m      
Well the world just keeps gettin' bigger, 
C#m                      F#7 
Once you get out on your own, 
E                          B 
So here's to all the little boys, 
E                    B 
The sandman takes you where, 
E      C#                B         G#m 
You're sleepin' with the pillow of man, 
       C#m    F#7  B 
On the Nickel over There.  

Esus2 E                     B  
      So climb up thru that buttonhole, 
Esus2 E                    B 
      And fall right up the stairs, 
E             C#7       B          G#m         
I'll show you where the short dogs grow, 
       C#m      F#7  Esus2  E 
On the Nickel...over There.