Picking At Bones
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[Verso 1]
C
Pot calls the kettle black
C
Like an empty gun rack
Am
Your words versus my pen, my sword
C
Call a spade a spade
Cm
Live and die by my own blade
Am
No more shackles, no more chains
C
Cleanse myself in the acid rain
Am
Fly my flag no matter what you say
C
From my cold dead hand, drag my corpse away
Am C
To the promised land, to a dark new day
[Refrão]
C Dm
Sometimes you gotta learn the hard way
Am Dm
I'll go my own way
C
My life's my own
Dm Am
My fate's unknown
Dm C Dm
Sometimes you gotta learn the hard way
Am Dm
I'll do it my way
C Dm Am
Ain't no one ever gonna tell me no
C Dm Am
Famine or feast, I'm picking at bones
C Dm Am
Picking at bones
C Dm
In the shadows
Am
Of your darkest days
C
Have heart in the eye of the hurricane
Dm
In the shadows
Am
Of your darkest days
C
Have heart in the eye of the hurricane
Cm Am
[Verso 2]
C Dm
Rage is a gift if ya use it right
Am
To lift up the broken, to hear their plight
C Dm
So what will it take, to die with a smile on your face?
Am
To find happiness across time and space?
C Cm Dm Am
To live honestly, to leave a legacy
[Refrão]
Dm
Sometimes you gotta learn the hard way
Am Dm
I'll go my own way
C
My life's my own
Dm Am
My fate's unknown
Dm C Dm
Sometimes you gotta learn the hard way
Am Dm
I'll do it my way
C Dm Am
Ain't no one ever gonna tell me no
Cm C Dm Am
Famine or feast, I'm picking at bones
C Dm Am
Picking at bones
C Dm
In the shadows
Am
Of your darkest days
C
Have heart in the eye of the hurricane
Dm
In the shadows
Am
Of your darkest days
C
Have heart in the eye of the hurricane
[Ponte]
I'm picking at
Am
I'm picking at bones
C5
I'm picking at
Am
I'm picking at bones
C D Am C D Am
[Refrão]
C
In the shadows
Dm
Of your darkest days
Am
Have heart in the eye of the hurricane
C
In the shadows
Dm
Of your darkest days
Am
Have heart in the eye of the hurricane
Outro
C Dm Am
Picking at bones
C Dm Am
Bones
How to play Picking At Bones
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.