Blood And Bone
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Intro Dm
[Refrão]Dm
Men are made From blood and bone
C Dm
Like metals made from dust
Am
Men are bound to die alone
G Dm
Like metals bound to rust
verse 1
Dm C Dm
Late, late, late night on the hill
Am G Dm
The poet came a knocking on the shamans window sill
Dm C Dm
Help me my words don't visit anymore
Am G Dm
The shaman he laughed picked a mouse up from the floor
Dm C Dm
They sat there in the dark whilst a mooty was prepared
Am G Dm
From the blood of the mouse and an eagles head
Dm C Dm
Drink this said the shaman, it will calm you mind
Am G Dm
I promise the words will flow from you like the rain from the sky
Dm C Dm
So the poet he drank, till the glass was bare
Am G Dm
While outside a nightingale sang in the air
Dm C Dm
Thank you said the poet, may the gods bless your soul
Am G Dm
He shook the old mans hand, walked out into the cold
Dm C Dm
Early the next morning as the sun began to rise
Am G Dm
Screams rang out across the old diamond mines
Dm C Dm
My lover, My lover, My lover is dead
Am G Dm
Next to his wife lay the poet In his bed
[Refrão]Dm
Men are made From blood and bone
C Dm
Like metals made from dust
Am
Men are bound to die alone
G Dm
Like metals bound to rust
verse 2
Dm C Dm
After many years past and gone and many tears cried
Am G Dm
Still no one could console the poor old poets bride
Dm C Dm
For in this life or the next still she implored
Am G Dm
That one of these days she would see her love once more
Dm C Dm
Then one day in the winter while the famines took a hold
Am G Dm
Into a tavern walked a stranger from the cold
Dm C Dm
Said I'm looking for my lover I've been away for many years
Am G Dm
The poets widow was summoned from her tears
Dm C Dm
If it's you said the widow then where have you been
Am G Dm
The demons said the stranger they took me from my sleep
Dm C Dm
They locked me in a cave put nails through my skull
Am G Dm
I escaped with the help of this lonesome nightingale
Dm C Dm
If it's you said the widow then spin me a line
Am G Dm
The stranger cleared his throat looked deep into her eyes
[Refrão] Dm
Said men are made From blood and bone
C Dm
Like metals made from dust
Am
Men are bound to die alone
G Dm
Like metals bound to rust
Dm C Dm
They drank and they danced late into the night
Am G Dm
But the poets father was not so satisfied
Dm C Dm
Next morning the stranger was awoken with a thud
Am G Dm
As the police came to take samples of his blood
Dm C Dm
And as the results of the test came in
Am G Dm
The poets father screamed I knew it wasn't him
Dm C Dm
Well a lonely executioner sharpened his blade
Am G Dm
From doing god's work a living he made
Dm C Dm
And just before he raised his axe up too the birds
Am G Dm
He asked the stranger do you have any last words
Bridge
Am G Dm
And the shaman he smiles up on the hill
Am G Dm
His promise to the poet was fulfilled
Am G Dm
And the widow she cries to the moon
Am G Dm
And the nightingale sang her last tune
[Refrão] Dm
Said men are made From blood and bone
C Dm
Like metals made from dust
Am
Men are bound to die alone
G Dm
Like metals bound to rust
Dm
Men are made From blood and bone
C Dm
Like metals made from dust
Am
Men are bound to die alone
G Dm
Like metals bound to rust
How to play Blood And Bone
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.