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Thick Bones
High 'e' string drop to a 'd'
    D:  C:  G:
d:|-0---0---0--|
B:|-0---0---0--|
G:|-2---0---0--|
D:|-0---2---0--|
A:|-0---3---2--|
E:|-2---x---3--|
[Intro]
G Em C G
G Em D G
d:|G-----------Em------C--0-----G0---------G-----------Em-----D--------G0---------|
B:|-------------0---------0-0---------------------0-----------0---------|
G:|-------------0-0---------0---------------------0-----2---0-0---------|
D:|-------------------------0-----------------------2---------0---------|
A:|---0h2p0---------3---3---2-----------0h2p0-----------------2---------|
E:|-3-------3-0-------------3---------3-------3-0-----2---2---3---------|
[Verse 1]
At the HEmarlem river we Csink like Gstones
you see we've gCot heavy Emminds and we've Dgot thick Gbones
like a dEmeck of cards shuffled Cin my Ghand
you said you Cwant to make Emplans but you Dcan't undeGrstand
you see this Emrace I run is a Crace I can't Gwin
and there's a Cghost in the Emattic been Dwriting me these sGongs
[Interlude]
G Em C G
G Em D G
[Chorus]
And oh the Gtruth is that
I Emalways try at the Ccost of everyGthing
One day you'll see inEmside my fate
throwing Ccaution with the Gwind
so CI can't preGtend
I Emguess I was somebody eDlse
[Interlude]
G Em C G
G Em D G
[Verse 2]
EmWe were like gangsters Cgambling in the Gpark
said you're oCld enough nEmow not to fDear the dGark
and oh the Embuisness man said "DWe are the Gsame"
he said you're Cmaking a Emliving now you Ccan't comGplain
because the Emhonest man won't Cmake it these Gdays
and that's the wCay things Emare, it's Dhard to Gexplain.
[Chorus]
And oh the Gtruth is that
I Emalways try at the Ccost of everyGone
One Gday you'll rest,
Emhere in peace at the Cbottom of everyGthing.
so CI won't preGtend
I Emnever want to Dend up,
this Gway.

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Thick Bones

by Garrett Kato

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Chords in this song · guitar

Thick Bones

High 'e' string drop to a 'd'

D: C: G:

d:|-0---0---0--|

B:|-0---0---0--|

G:|-2---0---0--|

D:|-0---2---0--|

A:|-0---3---2--|

E:|-2---x---3--|

[Intro]

G Em C G

G Em D G

G Em C G G Em D G

d:|-------------------0-----0---------------------------------0---------|

B:|-------------0---------0-0---------------------0-----------0---------|

G:|-------------0-0---------0---------------------0-----2---0-0---------|

D:|-------------------------0-----------------------2---------0---------|

A:|---0h2p0---------3---3---2-----------0h2p0-----------------2---------|

E:|-3-------3-0-------------3---------3-------3-0-----2---2---3---------|

[Verse 1]

Em C G

At the Harlem river we sink like stones

C Em D G

you see we've got heavy minds and we've got thick bones

Em C G

like a deck of cards shuffled in my hand

C Em D G

you said you want to make plans but you can't understand

Em C G

you see this race I run is a race I can't win

C Em D G

and there's a ghost in the attic been writing me these songs

[Interlude]

G Em C G

G Em D G

[Chorus]

And oh the truth is that

Em C G

I always try at the cost of everything

One day you'll see inside my fate

C G

throwing caution with the wind

C G

so I can't pretend

Em D

I guess I was somebody else

[Interlude]

G Em C G

G Em D G

[Verse 2]

Em C G

We were like gangsters gambling in the park

C Em D G

said you're old enough now not to fear the dark

Em D G

and oh the buisness man said "We are the same"

C Em C G

he said you're making a living now you can't complain

Em C G

because the honest man won't make it these days

C Em D G

and that's the way things are, it's hard to explain.

[Chorus]

And oh the truth is that

Em C G

I always try at the cost of everyone

One day you'll rest,

Em C G

here in peace at the bottom of everything.

C G

so I won't pretend

Em D

I never want to end up,

this way.

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