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BONES OF YOU
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  G/E (x,x,3,0,3,3)
Cm/Eb (x,x,1,0,1,3)
    G (3,x,0,0,0,3)
 Eb/C (x,3,x,0,4,3)
   C5 (x,3,x,5,x,x)
   B5 (x,2,x,4,x,x)
   D5 (x,5,x,7,x,x)
   F5 (x,8,x,10,x,x)
   G5 (x,10,x,12,x,x)
  Eb5 (x,6,x,8,x,x)
   > (slide)
INTRO:  |            G/E|          Cm/Eb|            G/E|          Cm/Eb|
        |            G/E|          Cm/Eb|            G/E|          Cm/Eb|
V1:     So I'm G/Ethere, Cm/Ebcharging around with a G/Ejuggernaut brow
        Cm/EbOverdraft, speeches and G/Edeadlines to make
        Cm/EbCramming commitments like G/Ecats in a sack
        Cm/EbTelephone burn and a G/Epurposeful gait
        When Cm/Ebout of a doorway the G/Etentacles stretch
        Of a Cm/Ebsong that I know, and the G/Eworld moves in Cm/Ebslow-mo
                                  G/E                    Cm/Eb(G)
        Straight to my head like the first cigarette of the day
        (G)                  Eb/C                G                   Eb/C  G  
C1:       And it's you, and it's May, and we're sleeping through the day
                        Eb/C              G             Eb/C(G/E)
        And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
LINK:   |(G/E)          |          Cm/Eb|            G/E|          Cm/Eb|
V2:     Do I G/Ehave time? A Cm/Ebman of my caliber G/Estood in the street
        Like a Cm/Ebsleepwalking teenager, G/Eno
        And I Cm/Ebdealt with this years ago
        G/EI took a hammer to Cm/Ebevery momento
        But G/Eimage on image like Cm/Ebbeads on a rosary
        G/EPull through my head as the Cm/Ebmusic takes hold
        And the G/Esickener hits: I can Cm/Ebwork till I break
                                  G/E                Cm/Eb(G)
        But I love the bones of you, that I will never escape
        (G)                  Eb/C                G                   Eb/C  G  
C2:       And it's you, and it's May, and we're sleeping through the day
        And I'm Eb/Cfive years aGgo and three Eb/Cthousand miles aGway
        And I Eb/Ccan't move my Garm, through Eb/Cfear that you will Gwake
                        Eb/C              G             Eb/C(C5)
        And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
SOLO:   |(C5)   |     B5|             D5|     C5|     B5|             D5|
        |  C5   B5|  D5   B5|  C5   B5|  D5   B5|                     F5|     D5|
        |                             F5|                             G5|
        | Eb5>                        F5| Eb5>                        F5|
        | Eb5>                        F5|                             G5|
        | Eb5>                        F5| Eb5>                        F5|
        | Eb5>                        F5|
        |              G|           Eb/C|              G|           Eb/C|
        |              G|           Eb/C|              G|           Eb/C|
C2:     GOh, and I'm Eb/Cfive years aGgo and three Eb/Cthousand miles aGway
        And I'm Eb/Cfive years aGgo and three Eb/Cthousand miles aGway
        And it's Eb/Cyou, and it's GMay, and we're Eb/Csleeping through the Gday
        And I'm Eb/Cfive years aGgo and three Eb/Cthousand miles aGway
        (coda)
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The Bones Of You

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/E

Cm/Eb

Eb/C

Eb5

BONES OF YOU

============

G/E (x,x,3,0,3,3)

Cm/Eb (x,x,1,0,1,3)

G (3,x,0,0,0,3)

Eb/C (x,3,x,0,4,3)

C5 (x,3,x,5,x,x)

B5 (x,2,x,4,x,x)

D5 (x,5,x,7,x,x)

F5 (x,8,x,10,x,x)

G5 (x,10,x,12,x,x)

Eb5 (x,6,x,8,x,x)

> (slide)

G/E Cm/Eb G/E Cm/Eb

G/E Cm/Eb G/E Cm/Eb

| | | | |

G/E Cm/Eb G/E

V1: So I'm there, charging around with a juggernaut brow

Cm/Eb G/E

Overdraft, speeches and deadlines to make

Cm/Eb G/E

Cramming commitments like cats in a sack

Cm/Eb G/E

Telephone burn and a purposeful gait

Cm/Eb G/E

When out of a doorway the tentacles stretch

Cm/Eb G/E Cm/Eb

Of a song that I know, and the world moves in slow-mo

G/E Cm/Eb G

()

Straight to my head like the first cigarette of the day

G Eb/C G Eb/C G

()

C1: And it's you, and it's May, and we're sleeping through the day

Eb/C G Eb/C G/E

()

And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away

G/E Cm/Eb G/E Cm/Eb

LINK: |() | | | |

G/E Cm/Eb G/E

V2: Do I have time? A man of my caliber stood in the street

Cm/Eb G/E

Like a sleepwalking teenager, no

Cm/Eb

And I dealt with this years ago

G/E Cm/Eb

I took a hammer to every momento

G/E Cm/Eb

But image on image like beads on a rosary

G/E Cm/Eb

Pull through my head as the music takes hold

G/E Cm/Eb

And the sickener hits: I can work till I break

G/E Cm/Eb G

()

But I love the bones of you, that I will never escape

G Eb/C G Eb/C G

()

C2: And it's you, and it's May, and we're sleeping through the day

Eb/C G Eb/C G

And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away

Eb/C G Eb/C G

And I can't move my arm, through fear that you will wake

Eb/C G Eb/C C5

()

And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away

C5 B5 D5 C5 B5 D5

SOLO: |() | | | | | |

C5 B5 D5 B5 C5 B5 D5 B5 F5 D5

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F5 G5

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Eb5 F5 Eb5 F5

| > | > |

Eb5 F5 G5

| > | |

Eb5 F5 Eb5 F5

| > | > |

Eb5 F5

| > |

G Eb/C G Eb/C

| | | | |

G Eb/C G Eb/C

| | | | |

G Eb/C G Eb/C G

C2: Oh, and I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away

Eb/C G Eb/C G

And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away

Eb/C G Eb/C G

And it's you, and it's May, and we're sleeping through the day

Eb/C G Eb/C G

And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away

(coda)

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