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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
E G
Baby, you're my Bourbon honey
Em
Baby, you're my Cherry Coke
G
My mystery man from Montgomery
E
My favorite licorice rope, yeah
Pre-Chorus:
G
I never needed nobody
E
I hear your train on the tracks
G
You snuck right in, caught you, caught it ?:
E
Now I'm falling in love, and it's too late to fall back
Chorus:
Em
What should I do when you leave me?
Em
What should I do when you're gone?
D
If you ain't next to me, darlin'
A Em
Oh, then I'm nothing but a bag of bones
Hook:
D Em
Ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh, ooh
D Am Em
Ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh, ooh
Verse 2:
E G
Baby, when you are beside me
D Em
It's like we're walking on stars
G
Baby, when you are inside me
D Em
You know we light up the dark
Pre-Chorus:
G
I never needed nobody
D Em
I hear your train on the tracks
G
You snuck right in, caught you, caught it ?:
A
Now I'm falling in love, and it's too late to fall back
Chorus:
Em G
What should I do when you leave me?
Em
What should I do when you're gone?
D
If you ain't next to me, darlin'
A Em
Oh, then I'm nothing but a bag of bones
Hook:
D Em
Ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh, ooh
D Am Em
Ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh, ooh
Bridge:
Em
Baby, don't you leave me 'cause I can't keep
Em
Hanging onto your shadow
Em
Baby, don't leave me, I'm so blind I can't see
B
That I'm losing, losing the battle
Chorus:
Em G
What should I do when you leave me?
Em
What should I do when you're gone?
D
If you ain't next to me, darlin'
A Em
Oh, I'm nothing but a, nothing but a bag of bones
G
What should I do when you leave me?
Em
What should I do when you're gone?
D
If you ain't next to me, darlin'
A Em
Oh, then I'm nothing but a bag of bones
Outro:
D Em
Ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh, ooh
D Am Em
Ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh-wah, ooh, ooh
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Last Updated: January 24, 2026