Black Fingernails Red Wine - Eskimo Joe
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BLACK FINGERNAILS, RED WINE FULL ALBUM CHORDS
Tabbed by JNPF1
Track Listing:
1. Comfort You
2. New York
3. Black Fingernails, Red Wine
4. Breaking Up
5. Setting Sun
6. London Bombs
7. Sarah
8. This Is Pressure
9. Beating like a Drum
10. Reprise
11. Suicide Girl
12. How Does It Feel
1. COMFORT YOU
[Intro]
(x3)
ohh ohh ohh o
hh
[Verse 1]
I will come, c
ome to comfort
you
I will come, c
ome to comfort
you
[Intro 2]
ohh ohh ohh o
hh
[Verse 1]
I will come, c
ome to comfort
you
I will come, c
ome to comfort
you
[Intro]
(x2)
ohh ohh I
'm coming I'm
coming I'm com
ing I'm coming
[Outro]
I'm coming I'm
coming I'm co
ming I'm comin
g
I'm coming I'm
coming I'm co
ming I'm comin
g
I'm coming I'm
coming I'm co
ming I'm comin
g
2. NEW YORK
Capo 2
[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
Hey, hey, I kn
ow it wasn't N
#
ew York
Where I lost m
y mind
Hey, hey, I kn
ow I must have
left it
It was back ho
me all the tim
e
And where were
you while we
lay
So drunk that
we died?
Hey, Hey, I kn
ow, but who co
uld blame us
Under pressure
[Chorus]
And I know
I should have
stayed in bed
And I know, I
should have st
ayed in bed
And I know, I
should have st
ayed in bed
[Verse 2]
Hey, hey, I kn
ow it's just a
toothache
I won't even c
ry
Hey, hey, the
candy store pr
escriptions
All lined up i
n the aisles
And where were
you while we
lay
Shipwrecked in
denial?
Hey, hey, it's
just a little
pill to help
you
Sleep right th
rough the nigh
t
[Chorus]
I should have
stayed in bed
And I know, I
should have st
ayed in bed
And I know, I
should have st
ayed in bed
[Bridge]
Because tomorr
ow's gonna be
another party
You stay to lo
ng until the l
ights get lone
ly
Oh, tomorrow's
gonna be anot
her party
Wait too long
'til we
All stay out o
f the sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
[Chorus]
And I know
I should have
stayed in bed
And I know, I
should have st
ayed in bed
[Outro]
I know, I know
it wasn't New
York, New Yor
k
I know, I know
it wasn't New
York, New Yor
k
New York, New
York
New York, New
York
3. BLACK FINGERNAILS, RED WINE
Capo 1
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Black Fingerna
ils, red wine
I wanna make y
ou all mine
A lot of peopl
e underground
You wanna get
there, you got
ta go straight
down
[Hook 1]
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
[Verse 2]
There's a cult
ure everywhere
Smoke clouds h
ang in the air
It's so loud,
can't hear you
talk
You and I shou
ld take a walk
downtown
[Hook 2]
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
Downtown
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
[Chorus 1]
The argument o
ver God contin
ues
In this house
All of us stan
d and point ou
r fingers
At the ground
All of us stan
d and point ou
r fingers
[Hook 1]
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
[Verse 3]
Red letter day
, black heart
It's gonna tea
r you all apar
t
So loud, can't
hear you call
You and I are
gonna fall str
aight down
[Hook 2]
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
Downtown
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
[Chorus 2]
The argument o
ver God contin
ues
In this house
All of us stan
d and point ou
r fingers
At the ground
The argument o
ver love conti
nues
In this house
All of us stan
d and point ou
r fingers
[Hook 2]
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
Downtown
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
[Verse 1]
Black Fingerna
ils, red wine
I wanna make y
ou all mine
A lot of peopl
e underground
You wanna get
there, you got
ta go straight
down
[Chorus 2]
The argument o
ver God contin
ues
In this house
All of us stan
d and point ou
r fingers
At the ground
The argument o
ver love conti
nues
In this house
All of us stan
d and point ou
r fingers
[Hook 3]
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
Oh-oo-Oh
Straight down
4. BREAKING UP
Capo 1
[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
A handful of s
and
Is all that yo
u grab
As you're watc
hing the money
fall
Right through
your hands
[Verse 2]
It took such a
long, long ti
me now
To build on de
mand
But this is a
war in the cra
dle of
This modern ma
n
[Chorus]
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Like stones ag
ain
Like stones ag
ain
[Verse 3]
A mouthful of
glass
That cuts up y
our words
You better wat
ch that nothin
g's falling ou
t
Watching nothi
ng is heard
[Chorus]
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Like stones ag
ain
[Bridge]
It took a long
, long, long,
long time
To reverse lik
e a curse
It took a long
, long, long,
long time
It took a long
, long, long,
long time
[Verse 4]
And these are
the words in t
he pages of
And this is th
e law of unspo
ken love
And this is a
war in the cra
dle of
This modern ma
n
[Chorus]
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up (Like sto
nes again)
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up (Like sto
nes again)
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up (Like sto
nes again)
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up (Like sto
nes again)
Does this mean
we're breakin
g up
Like stones ag
ain
Stones again
Like stones ag
ain
Stones again
[Outro]
(x5)
5. SETTING SUN
Capo 1
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I've been wait
ing for too lo
ng,
Staring at the
sun
Waiting for th
e night to com
e,
So I can get t
hings done
[Verse 2]
I can't wait f
or this no mor
e,
My eyes have c
ome undone
If my star wil
l ever rise,
Let it be the
only one
[Chorus]
And if I see y
ou waiting for
the setting s
un,
It will never
come
And if it ever
comes, you're
forever young
You're forever
young
[Verse 3]
Ice is just a
remedy for pai
n and rising h
eat,
Hold it in you
r hands and wa
tch the puddle
s form around
your feet
[Verse 3]
And if you dri
nk the water,
It might just
stop the pain
From dreaming
of the fever d
rowning holes
around your na
me
[Chorus]
And if I see y
ou waiting for
the setting s
un,
It will never
come
And if it ever
comes, you're
forever young
You're forever
young
[Verse 4]
If your scared
about the fut
ure,
I'm scared abo
ut the past
And if your fe
eling ill, it'
s cause the wo
rld is spinnin
g fast
Yeah you're st
aring at the s
un,
Yeah you bette
r all hold on
And watch the
sky become the
ground
Forever Young
#
[Chorus]
And if I see y
ou waiting for
the setting s
un,
It will never
come
And if it ever
comes, you're
forever young
You're forever
young
[Outro]
(x2)
6 LONDON BOMBS
Capo 1
[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
Drag me by my
ankles
To the bottom
of the ocean
There I'll sta
y forever
Until you come
back from Eng
land
[Chorus]
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
[Verse 2]
I stayed up fo
rever
Tried to call
your number
But you were l
ost forever
In the early d
ays of winter
[Chorus]
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Dirty little t
own on the Tha
mes is calling
you away, oh
[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 3]
I stay up fore
ver
Try to find th
e answer
In the sun I w
ait for you
[Chorus]
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
The London Bom
bs
[Intro]
(x2)
[Outro]
Dirty little t
own on the Tha
mes is calling
you away
Dirty little t
own on the Tha
mes is calling
you away, oh
The London Bom
bs Oh
The London Bom
bs Oh
(x4)
7. SARAH
Capo 2
[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
Sarah
Won't you tell
me your name
I've been wait
ing here for h
ours
In the garden
by the flowers
You're so shy
So just open y
our eyes
The boys all f
orm a line to
be written out
in time
A long, long,
long, long tim
e ago
[Chorus]
Emergency
I think I am f
alling apart
Emergency
I think I am l
osing the figh
t
And I don't kn
ow if I can do
it
I don't know i
f I can try
I don't know i
f anyone asked
me the reason
I lied
She sighed
[Verse 2]
Sarah
Is she your ne
w best friend
One day it wil
l end, you kno
w it will
You're so shy
So just let it
fall apart
Let it stumble
in the dark
With the razor
s in your hear
t
A long, long,
long, long tim
e ago
[Chorus]
Emergency
I think I am f
alling apart
Emergency
I think I am l
osing the figh
t
And I don't kn
ow if I can do
it
I don't know i
f I can try
I don't know i
f anyone asked
me the reason
I lied
[Bridge]
She sighed
Yes she sighed
You're so shy
#
[Chorus]
Emergency
I think I am f
alling apart
Emergency
I think I am l
osing the figh
t
And I don't kn
ow if I can do
it
I don't know i
f I can try
I don't know i
f anyone asked
me the reason
I lied
[Outro]
She sighed
She sighed
Oh no
8. THIS IS PRESSURE
Capo 1
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
This is pressu
re
Stay away from
me
If life is big
ger
Then what do y
ou see
You're no bett
er
No better than
me
If this is pre
ssure
Show me how do
you bleed
[Chorus]
There is no ro
mance in suffo
cation
The walls fall
down like you
r expectations
You want to sc
ream and you w
ant to shout
But you've bui
lt up steam an
d you can't le
t out
[Verse 2]
This is pressu
re
No you won't s
ee me
Just ask your
brother
What he now be
lieves
You're no bett
er
No better than
me
If this is pre
ssure
Tell me what d
o you see
[Chorus]
There is no ro
mance in conve
rsation
The words fall
out like you'
re out of pati
ence
You want to sc
ream and you w
ant to shout
But you've bui
lt up steam an
d you can't le
t out
This is pressu
re
This is pressu
re
This is pressu
re
So this is pre
ssure
Pressure now
[Bridge]
Pressure, come
on down
Pressure, come
on down
Pressure, come
on down
Pressure, come
on down
Come on down
Come on down
Pressure, come
on down
Pressure, come
on down
(This is press
ure) Come on d
own
(This is press
ure) Come on d
own
(This is press
ure) Come on d
own
(So this is pr
essure) Come o
n down
[Chorus]
There is no ro
mance in suffo
cation
The walls fall
down like you
r expectations
You want to sc
ream and you w
ant to shout
But you've bui
lt up steam an
d you can't le
t out oh
There is no ro
mance in conve
rsation
The words fall
out like you'
re out of pati
ence
You want to sc
ream and you w
ant to shout
But you've bui
lt up steam an
d you can't le
t out
[Outro]
This is pressu
re
This is pressu
re
This is pressu
re
So this is pre
ssure
(x4)
9. BEATING LIKE A DRUM
[Intro]
This room is l
ike the belly
of a ghost
Swaying to the
rhythm of a h
eart that is n
ow lost
[Chorus 1]
So tell me tha
t I'm wrong
Tell me that t
here's consequ
ence
Or do you stil
l remember me
alive?
N.C.
Beating like a drum
[Interlude]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
I had a lot to
drink last ni
ght
Now I'm feelin
g old
Is there anyth
ing that I can
buy
That I have no
t sold?
[Chorus 2]
So tell me tha
t I'm gone
From your stat
e of mind
Do you still r
emember me ali
ve?
Do you still r
emember me ali
ve?
Beating like a
...
[Bridge]
Drum that beat
s upon your do
or
A shadow under
neath the floo
r
I don't want t
o shoot this g
un
But everything
just stops
N.C.
Like the beat of a drum
[Interlude 1]
La-da, la-da
, la-da-da-da
La-da, la-da
, la-da-da-da
La-da, la-da
, la-da-da-da
La-da, la-da
[Interlude 2]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-o
h-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-o
h-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-o
h-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh,
oh-oh
[Chorus]
Tell me that I
'm wrong
Tell me that t
here's consequ
ence
Or do you stil
l remember me
alive?
Beating like a
drum
[Interlude 3]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-o
h-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh beati
ng like a drum
Oh-oh-oh, oh-o
h-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh beati
ng like a drum
[Outro]
La-da, la-d
a, la-da-da-da
La-da, la-d
a, la-da-da-da
La-da, la-d
a, la-da-da-da
10. REPRISE
[Instrumental]
D#-G#
D-G# G#-B B-F#
F#-E E-C# (x5
)
11. SUICIDE GIRL
Capo 1
[Verse 1]
With lips that
kiss, words o
f teeth
And I was wron
g to let you k
now
So drink your
coffee, catch
your bus
Cause I just w
ant my suicide
girl
[Chorus]
My social suic
ide girl
Poison in the
well
Razors in the
apple core
She's my socia
l suicide girl
She'll catch y
ou in her way
'Til everyone
just stays awa
y
[Verse 2]
See these word
s, sharp as kn
ives
And I just wan
t to let it go
Seven stitches
on my head
And I just wan
t my suicide g
irl
[Chorus]
My social suic
ide girl
Poison in the
well
Razors in the
apple core
She's my socia
l suicide girl
She'll catch y
ou in her way
'Til everyone
just stays awa
y
Stays away
[Bridge]
Oh girl
Oh girl
Oh girl
[Chorus]
My social suic
ide girl
Poison in the
well
Razors in the
apple core
She's my socia
l suicide girl
She'll catch y
ou in her way
'Til everyone
just stays awa
y
[Outro]
If her kiss is
deep then you
'll sleep
Gravestones li
e and futures
die
12. HOW DOES IT FEEL
Capo 2
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
You live so mu
ch, it's like
you're dying
You can't give
up, your body
's trying
Oh you're buil
t so tall it's
like you're f
lying
But rocks will
fall, the sky
keeps climbin
g
[Chorus]
You're gonna l
#
ose everything
You're gonna l
ose everything
You're gonna l
ose everything
You're gonna l
ose everything
How does it fe
el
how does it fe
el
[Verse 2]
I'm not scared
so much of tr
ying
But don't look
up you might
start flying
[Chorus]
You're gonna l
#
ose everything
You're gonna l
ose everything
You're gonna l
ose everything
You're gonna l
ose everything
You're gonna l
#
ose everything
You're gonna l
ose everything
How does it fe
el
How does it fe
el
[Solo]
Oh no
[Bridge]
I wanna know
I wanna know
How does it fe
el
Oh how does it
feel
[Chorus]
You're gonna l
#
ose everything
You're gonna l
ose everything
How does it fe
el
Oh how does it
feel
[Interlude]
(x2)
[Outro]
You live so mu
ch, it's like
you're dying
You can't get
up, your body'
s trying
Oh you're buil
t so tall it's
like you're f
lying
But rocks will
fall, the sky
keeps climbin
g