Tuning: E A D G B E

Pencils For Sale Glen Campbell 1985 album Rhinestone Cowboy Intro F C F Gm F C Verse 1

The ^Ffirst time I ^Csaw him Was ^Fon 5th and ^Cmain Said his ^Fthirst was for ^Cwine And he ^Fsure could ^F7use some ^Gmchange ^D ^Gm ^D

Verse 2

He said ^Gmwine can’t ^Creplace ^GmA good woman’s ^Clove But ^Gmone thing it ^Cdoes son when she’s ^Gmgone It ^Ceases the ^Fpain ^C ^F ^C

Verse 3

He ^F7spoke of a love He had ten years ago ^FHe said you know ^Bb I ^Gmstill love her today ^C

Pre chorus

And ^Fas he ^Cwalked to the^Gm corner^D ^Bb This is what I heard him ^Gmsay ^C ^Bb ^C

Chorus 1

^FPencils for ^Csale ^FRings made from ^Cnails I’m ^Gmsure I got some^Gm7thing for you ^C ^GmHollywood ^Cmaps For ^Gmtourists ^Cthat are ^Gmonly ^Cpassing ^Fthrough ^C ^FPencils for ^Csale ^FRings made from ^Cnails Look 'em ^Fover ^D take your ^Gmtime ^D 'Cause ^Gmright now my ^Cthirst Has ^Gmnever been ^Cworse And I could ^Gmsure use them ^Cnickels and ^Fdimes ^C ^F ^C

Verse 4

He ^Fsaid he hung ou^Ct At ^Fmost of the bar^Cs And ^Fhides scars ^F7folks cannot ^Gmsee ^D

Verse 5

^GmFor some the ^Cwounds that are the ^Gmdeepest ^C They’re the ^Gmones locked in^Cside of ^Fme ^C A ^Fmemory can cut through your ^F7soul Like the cold ^Bbblade of a ^Bbm7jagged ^Gmknife

Pre chorus

^F And the ^Ctimes I used to ^Gmhold her ^D ^Bb They were the best times of ^Gmmy life ^Gm7 ^C

Chorus 2 (walk up to F) But now it’s

^FPencils for ^Csale ^FRings made from ^Cnails I’m ^Gmsure I got somet^Gm7hing for ^Cyou ^Bb ^GmHollywood ^Cmaps For ^Gmtourists ^Cthat are ^Gmonly ^Cpassing ^Fthrough ^C I got ^FPencils for ^Csale And ^FRings made from ^Cnails Look 'em ^Fover j^F7ust take your ^Gmtime ^D 'Cause ^Gmright now my ^Cthirst Has ^Gmnever been ^Cworse And I could ^Gmsure use them ^Cnickels and ^Fdimes ^C

Outro (Whistling) F C F C Gm Gm7 C Gm C Gm C Gm C F C F (fade) flyinglibra51 God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

Glen Campbell - Pencils for sale