Fingers To The Bone
View chords used in this chart
INTRO:
(banjo, arranged for guitar)
Em G Emadd2 G6
|--------3-------|2-----------0---|
|----0-----0-----|--0-----3-------|
|------0-------0-|------0---------|
|----2-------0---|----2-------0---|(3x)
|----------------|----------------|
|0-------3-------|0-------3-------|
Em G6 Emadd4 Gmaj7
|------------0---|----------------|
|----0---3-------|0---------------|
|------0---0-----|----2---0-------|
|----2-------0---|----2-------4---|
|----------------|------------2---|
|0-------3-------|0-------3-------|
VERSE:
Em
I?ve worked my fingers to the bone
not a pretty little penny have I got to show
I ain?t looking for much
B walkdown
just a little bit of rest by the side of the road
Em
I lift my voice to the forces above
A
the Lords of labor and the Goddess of love
Em B
ain?t I been a good, hard working
INTRO
faithful servant and son
INSTRUMENTAL: Em F#7add4 G6 Em (2x)
[Refrão]
Em F#7add4
then the sky turns black
G6 Em walkdown
and it cracks with a thundering voice
Em F#7add4
work is what you are when you?re breathing in and out
G6 Em
til your final breath falls to the floor
BRIDGE:
Em A
so swing down that sledgehammer through the wood
Em
a little test of mind over flesh oughtta do you good
get up off the ground
A
you can lay down when the day is done
B walkdown
and on the seventh day
INTRO
you can lay in the morning sun
VERSE:
Em
I want to make my home on a mountain high
just me and my lover and the big old sky
I ain?t asking for much
B
just a little bit of rest before the day that I die
Em
I lift my voice to the forces above
A
the Lords of labor and the Goddess of love
Em B
ain?t I been a good, hard working
INTRO
faithful servant and son
INSTRUMENTAL: Em F#7add4 G6 Em (2x)
[Refrão]
Em F#7add4
then the sky turns black
G6 Em walkdown
and it cracks with a thundering voice
Em F#7add4
work is what you are when you?re breathing in and out
G6 Em
til your final breath falls to the floor
BRIDGE:
Em A
so swing down that sledgehammer through the wood
Em
a little test of mind over flesh oughtta do you good
get up off the ground
A
you can lay down when the day is done
B walkdown
and on the seventh day
Em
you can lay in the morning sun
How to play Fingers To The Bone
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.