INTRO  G A Bm E G A D 
 
D 
HE SAID HIS HIP TALKS TO HIM WHEN IT’S READY TO RAIN 
A 
HE’S HAD A LITTLE NIP AND HE’S FEELING NO PAIN 
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WHEN HE GETS LIKE THIS…………HE FEELS LIKE TALKIN 
D 
HE SAID HE TOOK SOME SHRAPNEL AT THE BAY OF PIGS 
A 
HE LOST TWO FINGERS ON A GULF OIL RIG 
          Bm                             G 
YOU GOTTA WATCH HIM…………OR HE’LL TAKE OFF WALKIN 
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SOME FOLKS SAY HE’S LOST HIS MIND, 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 
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HE SAID MY BACK IS BENDING LOW BUT MY SPIRITS FLYING FREE 
G               A                  D 
THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN’T REALLY ME 
 
HE SAID I LIVE EACH DAY LIKE IT’S MY LAST 
TIME WON’T KEEP, IT GOES SO FAST 
YOU BETTER DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO 
 
HE SAID, LIFE’S A TUNE YOU WHISTLE IN THE DARK 
WHEN YOU GET IT RIGHT, YOU GET A LITTLE SPARK 
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             E 
HE SAID MY BACK IS BENDING LOW BUT MY SPIRITS FLYING FREE 
G               A                  D 
THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN’T REALLY ME 
 
HE SAID MY BACK IS BENDING LOW BUT MY SPIRITS FLYING FREE 
THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN’T REALLY ME 
THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN’T REALLY ME