Guy Clark – Bag Of Bones (Guitar)

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INTRO G A Bm A E/G# G A D
             D
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'

            D
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
(SOLO - D - A/C# - Bm - A - G - A - Bm - A - G - A)
           D 
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

           D 
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