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Eminor
90BPM
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[Intro]
Em D C Am
[Verse]
EmOh child when you are wDeary
CWeary deep down in your Amsoul
EmHear my voice roDlling like a river
CI won't ever leave you aAmlone
No no no
[Chorus]
EmAin't no chain gonna hold you down
DAin't no grave gonna hold you now
CYesterday done came and gone
AmAin't it time to bury them bones
EmAin't no chain gonna hold you down
DAin't no grave gonna hold you now
CYesterday done came and gone
AmAin't it time to bury them bonEmes
[Verse]
EmOh child when you're in dDarkness
CThem devils circling arAmound
EmDon't you go thinking it's hDopeless
CTakes some getting lost to be fAmound
oh oh oh oh ohhh
[Chorus]
EmAin't no chain gonna hold you down
DAin't no grave gonna hold you now
CYesterday done came and gone
AmAin't it time to bury them bones
EmAin't no chain gonna hold you down
DAin't no grave gonna hold you now
CYesterday done came and gone
AmAin't it time to bury them bonEmes
[Bridge]
EmTake me down to the river
DWash me clean in the water
CTake me down to the river
AmWash me clean in the water
EmTake me down to the river
DWash me clean in the water
CTake me down to the river
AmWash me clean in the water
EmTake me down to the river
DWash me clean in the water
CTake me down to the river
AmWash me clean in the water
[Chorus]
EmAin't no chain gonna hold you down
DAin't no grave gonna hold you now
CYesterday done came and gone
AmAin't it time to bury them bones
EmAin't no chain gonna hold you down
Take me down to the river
DAin't no grave gonna hold you now
Wash me clean in the water
CYesterday done came and gone
ohhhh ohhh
AmAin't it time to bury them bones
EmAin't no chain gonna hold you down
DAin't no grave gonna hold you now
Take me down, take me down
CYesterday done came and gone
Take me down to the river
AmAin't it time to bury them bones
[Outro]
EmTake me down to the river
DWash me clean in the water
CTake me down to the river
AmWash me clean in the wateEmr
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About Bones Chords by Garrison Starr

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