Bag Of Bones chords by Guy Clark

INTRO G A Bm A E/G# G A D

             D
He said his hip talk to him when it's ready to rain
A/C#
He's had a little nip and he's feeling no pain
Bm                   A                  G
When he gets like this, he feels like talkin'

            D
He said he took some shrapnel at the Bay Of Pigs
A/C#
He lost two fingers on a gulf oil rig
Bm              A                             G
Ooh you gotta watch him or he'll take off walkin'
A                              Bm   A
Some folks say he's lost his mind,
G                  A
But he's just running' out of time

CHORUS
         G                 A                  D
He said, This old bag of bones ain't really me
          G                 A                  D
There's a lot more standing here than what you see
           G                A           Bm      A
He said my back is bending low, but my spirit's flying
E/G#
free
G               A                   D
This old bag of bones ain't really me

(SOLO - D - A/C# - Bm - A - G - A - Bm - A -  G - A)

           D
He said I live each day like it's my last
A/C#
Time won't keep, it goes too fast
Bm                 A                G
You'd better do the best that you can do

           D
He said, Life's a tune you whistle in the dark
A/C#
When you get it right, you get a little spark
        Bm                A               G
and the sun comes up and it all dawns on you


CHORUS
         G                 A                  D
He said, This old bag of bones ain't really me
          G                 A                  D
There's a lot more standing here than what you see
           G                A           Bm      A
He said my back is bending low, but my spirit's flying
E/G#
free
G               A                   D
This old bag of bones ain't really me


He said my back is bending low, but my spirit's flying
E/G#
free
G               A                   D
This old bag of bones ain't really me
G               A                  D
This old bag of bones ain't really me