There Was A Lady All Skin And Bones
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
7th traste
[Verse 1]
C G Am C
There was a lady all skin and bone,
C G F G
And such a lady was never known;
F G Am
It happened on a holiday,
G Am C
The lady went to church to pray.
[Verse 2]
C G Am C
And when she came unto the stile,
C G F G
She tarried there a little while;
Am G Am
And when she came unto the door,
G Am C
She tarried there a little more.
[Verse 3]
C G Am C
And when she came unto the aisle,
C G F G
She had a sad and woeful smile;
F G Am
She’d come a long and a weary mile,
G Am C
Her sin and sorrow to beguile.
[Verse 4]
C G Am C
And she walked up and she walked down,
C G F G
And she saw a dead man upon the ground;
G F G Am
And from his nose unto his chin,
G Am Am
The worms crept out and the worms crept in.
[Verse 5]
C G Am C
And the lady to the sexton said,
C G F G
“Shall I be so when I am dead?”
F G Am
And the sexton to the lady said,
G Am C
“You’ll be the same when you are dead.”
How to play There Was A Lady All Skin And Bones
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.