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Bare to the Bone
Words and Music By Carrie Newcomer
Capo 7 to match how Carrie plays it, but I often just play it in F or G.
In fact, unless you have a cutaway, capo 7 is going to be rough.
[Verse 1]
Here I Fam without a Cmessage, Here I Gstand with empty Amhands
Just a Fspirit tired of Cwandering like a Gstranger in this Amland
Walking Fwide eyed through this Cworld is the Gonly way I’ve Amknown
Wrapped in Fhope and good intenGtions and Bare to the AmBoneC/D  Am  
[Verse 2]
There is Fnothing I won’t Cshow you There is Gnothing I can Amhide
I’ve Frisked it all and Cdreamt it all and Gseldom questioned Amwhy.
You took me Fin when I was Chungry, when my Gspirit ached and Amgroaned,
laid wide Fopen and deGfenseless and Bare to the AmBoneC/D  Am  
[Chorus]
When I Frise I rise in GGlory, If I Cdo I G/Bdo by Amgrace
Time will Fwash away our Gfootprints, And we’ll Cleave withG/Bout a Amtrace
Between Fhere and now and forGever, is such Cprecious G/Blittle Amtime
What we Fdo in love and kindness, is all we’ll Gever leave behind
[Verse 3]
When my Feyes are slowly Cfading and the Glight is softly Amwaning
When the Fevening sun is Csetting and the Gworld is barely Ambreathing
FThen your voice will Ccall me and your Ghands will lead me Amhome
like a Fnewborn awed and Gnaked and Bare to the AmBoneC/D  Am  
[Chorus]
When I Frise I rise in GGlory, If I Cdo I G/Bdo by Amgrace
Time will Fwash away our Gfootprints, And we’ll Cleave withG/Bout a Amtrace
Between Fhere and now and forGever, is such Cprecious G/Blittle Amtime
What we Fdo in love and kindness, is all we’ll Gever leave behind
[Verse 4]
Here I Fam without a Cmessage, Here I Gstand with empty Amhands
Just a Fspirit tired of Cwandering like a Gstranger in this Amland
Walking Fwide eyed through this Cworld is the Gonly way I’ve Amknown
Wrapped in Fhope and good intenGtions and Bare to the AmBoneC/D  Am  
[Coda]
Wrapped in Fhope and good intenGtions and Bare to the AmBone

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Bare To The Bone

by Carrie Newcomer

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/D

G/B

Bare to the Bone

Words and Music By Carrie Newcomer

Capo 7 to match how Carrie plays it, but I often just play it in F or G.

In fact, unless you have a cutaway, capo 7 is going to be rough.

[Verse 1]

F C G Am

Here I am without a message, Here I stand with empty hands

F C G Am

Just a spirit tired of wandering like a stranger in this land

F C G Am

Walking wide eyed through this world is the only way I’ve known

F G Am C/D Am

Wrapped in hope and good intentions and Bare to the Bone

[Verse 2]

F C G Am

There is nothing I won’t show you There is nothing I can hide

F C G Am

I’ve risked it all and dreamt it all and seldom questioned why.

F C G Am

You took me in when I was hungry, when my spirit ached and groaned,

F G Am C/D Am

laid wide open and defenseless and Bare to the Bone

[Chorus]

F G C G/B Am

When I rise I rise in Glory, If I do I do by grace

F G C G/B Am

Time will wash away our footprints, And we’ll leave without a trace

F G C G/B Am

Between here and now and forever, is such precious little time

F G

What we do in love and kindness, is all we’ll ever leave behind

[Verse 3]

F C G Am

When my eyes are slowly fading and the light is softly waning

F C G Am

When the evening sun is setting and the world is barely breathing

F C G Am

Then your voice will call me and your hands will lead me home

F G Am C/D Am

like a newborn awed and naked and Bare to the Bone

[Chorus]

F G C G/B Am

When I rise I rise in Glory, If I do I do by grace

F G C G/B Am

Time will wash away our footprints, And we’ll leave without a trace

F G C G/B Am

Between here and now and forever, is such precious little time

F G

What we do in love and kindness, is all we’ll ever leave behind

[Verse 4]

F C G Am

Here I am without a message, Here I stand with empty hands

F C G Am

Just a spirit tired of wandering like a stranger in this land

F C G Am

Walking wide eyed through this world is the only way I’ve known

F G Am C/D Am

Wrapped in hope and good intentions and Bare to the Bone

[Coda]

F G Am

Wrapped in hope and good intentions and Bare to the Bone

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