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INTRO  G   A   Bm   A   E/G#   G   A  D  
He said his hDip talk to him when it's ready to rain
A/C#He's had a little nip and he's feeling no pain
BmWhen he gets like thiAs, he feels like taGlkin'
He said he tDook some shrapnel at the Bay Of Pigs
A/C#He lost two fingers on a gulf oil rig
BmOoh you gotta waAtch him or he'll take off walkGin'
ASome folks say he's lost his miBmnd,   A  
GBut he's just runniAng' out of time
CHORUS
He said, GThis old bag of boAnes ain't really meD  
There's a Glot more standing Ahere than what you Dsee
He said my Gback is bending lAow, but my sBmpirit's Aflying 
E/G#free
GThis old bag of Abones ain't really mDe
(SOLO -  D-  A/C#-  Bm-  A-  G-  A-  Bm-  A-   G- A)
He said I lDive each day like it's my last
A/C#Time won't keep, it goes too fast
BmYou'd better do the Abest that you caGn do
He said, LiDfe's a tune you whistle in the dark
A/C#When you get it right, you get a little spark
and the Bmsun comes up and iAt all dawns on yGou
CHORUS
He said, GThis old bag of boAnes ain't really meD  
There's a Glot more standing Ahere than what you Dsee
He said my Gback is bending lAow, but my sBmpirit's Aflying 
E/G#free
GThis old bag of Abones ain't really mDe
He said my back is bending low, but my spirit's flying 
E/G#free
GThis old bag of Abones ain't really mDe
GThis old bag of Abones ain't really Dme

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Bag Of Bones

by Guy Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

A/C#

G A Bm A E/G# G A D

INTRO

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'

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

D A/C# Bm A G A Bm A G

(SOLO - - - - - - - - - - A)

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

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

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