Learn to play "Bones" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C Am G Oh go, far from this small town bar we know C Am G Yeah go, frolic in the lights that brought you here C Am G So very long C Am And hold, hold your lips so tightly G That the shadows may go C Cause I know, I know, I know I know Am G F You can never be alone C Cause it's just the bones you're made of Chorus: F And you laugh like you've never been lonely C That's alright honey G/B That's alright with me F Oh you laugh like there's hope in the story C That's alright honey G/B That's alright with me F C Oh you laugh like I'll be there to hold you always G/B F Always here C G/B F I'm always here, always here And go silent as death on the first day of the snow Oh go leave these fires burning A house of embers and coal And covert, covert all those boys that search for love In your room Cause lust is just a child's game And you, oh you were always late to bloom Chorus: And you laugh like you've never been lonely That's alright honey That's alright with me Oh you laugh like there's hope in the story That's alright honey That's alright with me Oh you laugh like I'll be there to hold you always Always here Always honey, always here And you love like you've always been lonely That's alright honey That's alright with me Oh you love him with all of your body That's alright honey That's alright with me Oh you love him like he'll be there for always Always honey yeah, always near Always honey, always near Always honey, always near Oh go far from this small town bar we know Oh go, leave me with this bird and this song Out here in the cold Cause it's just the bones you're made of You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm B C F G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Bones" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bones" by Ben Howard.