Bones chords by Libby Roderick
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: Bb
♫ Intro:
N.C.
I come from a long line of dead people
N.C.
I come from a tall pile of bones
N.C.
My people lie sleeping all under the world
N.C. Bb
Their souls turn to roots, leaves and stones.
♫ Chorus:
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
I come from a long line of dead people
Bb F
I come from a tall pile of bones
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
My people lie sleeping all under the world
Bb F Bb
Their souls turn to roots, leaves and stones.
♫ Verse 1:
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
My grandpa went by whiskey in an L.A. hotel
Bb F
His dad died of Ohio coal
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
And before him, and before that, they slipped under the ground
Bb F Bb
Fewer bones walk above than below.
♫ Instrumental:
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
Bb F Bb
♫ Verse 2:
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
My great grandmother’s eyes stare out from my face
Bb F
Her skinny bones dance around in my clothes
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
You can almost hear the whisper of her sweet southern song
Bb F Bb
In this voice I’ve been calling my own.
♫ Bridge:
Bb
A toast to the living, watch us walk down the aisle
Bb F Bb
So these bones can be married to the flesh for awhile.
Bb
A song, a song for the living, though the flesh worries when
Bb F Bb
These bones will be leaving to join family again.
♫ Chorus:
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
I come from a long line of dead people
Bb F
I come from a tall pile of bones
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
My people lie sleeping all under the world
Bb F Bb
Their souls turn to roots, leaves and stones.
♫ Outro:
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
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Bb F Bb
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