Songs For Sale
David Nail
The Sound of A Million Dreams
This is my first tab, but it sounds right to me. i will happily take any
suggestions. Verses are same.
Capo 5
Intro: D G 2x
D G
Boiled peanuts anytime, painted on a plywood sign
D A
Pull to the shoulder and buy a sack
D G
An old man with a dirty face swears they're the best you'll taste
D A D G
Grows 'em fresh in that red dirt field out back, yeah, that's a fact
D G
Grace is a mechanic's wife and their toe-head boys are her whole life
D A
Sews patches on blue jeans night and day
D G
Never does much for herself, doesn't dream of fame or wealth
D A
Just a ballpark bleacher and a place to pray
D A
Some are called to preach the gospel, string fence in Colorado
Bm G A
Some are born to raise a family
D A
Swing a hammer at a nail, haul bricks or carry mail
Bm G
Go to college, Duke or Yale, but me
A D G
I got songs for sale
There's not a lot of tread on my tires, In some spots you can see the wires
Just hope they make it to the next town so I can sing
I'm still learning lots of lessons, I'm still calling it a profession
Travelin' 'round strummin' these guitar strings
Some are good at mending bones, fixing drinks and telephones
Some are born to wear pin stripes on their sleeves
Swing a hammer at a nail, haul bricks or carry mail
Go to college, Duke or Yale, but me
I got songs for sale
D A Bm G X2
G
I see it in a lot of places
A
I read it in a lot of faces
D A
Some are called to preach the gospel, string fence in Colorado
Bm G A
Some are born to raise a family
D A
Swing a hammer at a nail, haul bricks or carry mail
Bm G
Go to college, Duke or Yale, but me
A D G (repeat D G til end)
Yeah me, I got songs for sale
Yeah, I got songs for sale