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The Bones Of You by Elbow
The Bones Of You
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 3
The beat of this is song is very strange, the drums appear to be in or 6/8, but
the guitar over the top is almost in 4/4. I'll try and show this on the tab, with
v showing on the beat, and ^ showing off the beat.
G7 Cm6
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
E|0-----0----------------|0-----0----------------|
B|0-----0----------------|0-----0----------------|
G|4-----4----------------|2-----2----------------|
D|6-----6----------------|4-----4----------------|
A|5-----5----------------|3-----3----------------|
E|0-----0----------------|0-----0----------------|
G7 Cm6
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
E|0-----0-----0-----0----|0-----0----------------|
B|0-----0-----0-----0----|0-----0----------------|
G|4-----4-----4-----4----|2-----2----------------|
D|6-----6-----6-----6----|4-----4----------------|
A|5-----5-----5-----5----|3-----3----------------|
E|0-----0-----0-----0----|0-----0----------------|
This is repeated over most of the song.
Lets call "056400" G7, and "034200" Cm6
Intro G7 Cm6 G7 Cm6 G7 Cm6 G7 Cm6
G7
So I'm there
Cm6 G7
Charging around with a juggernaut brow
Cm6 G7
Overdraft, speeches and deadlines to make
Cm6 G7
Cramming commitments like cats in a sack
Cm6 G7
Telephone burn and a purposeful gait
Cm6 G7
When out of a doorway the tentacles stretch
Cm6
Of a song that I know
G7 Cm6
And the world moves in slow-mo
G7
Straight to my head
Cm6 G7
like the first cigarette of the day
Cm6 G7
And it's you, and it's May
Cm6 G7
And we're sleeping through the day
Cm6 G7
And I'm five years ago
Cm6 (G7)
And three thousand miles away
G7 Cm6 G7 Cm6
G7
Do I have
Cm6
time? A man of my calibre
G7 Cm6
Stood in the street like a sleepwalking teenager
G7
No.
Cm6
And I dealt with this years ago
G7 Cm6
I took a hammer to every memento
G7 Cm6
But image on image like beads on a rosary
G7 Cm6
pulled through my head as the music takes hold
G7 Cm6
and the sickener hits; I can work till I break
G7
but I love the bones of you
Cm6 G7
That, I will never escape
Cm6 G7
And it's you, and it's May
Cm6 G7
And we're sleeping through the day
Cm6 G7
And I'm five years ago
Cm6 G7
And three thousand miles away
Cm6 G7
And I can't move my arm
Cm6 G7
Through the fear that you will wake
Cm6 G7
And I'm five years ago
Cm6
And three thousand miles away
Bridge (2:19)
A5 G#5 B5
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
E|------------------------|------------------------|\
B|------------------------|------------------------| \
G|------------------------|------------------------| \
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| / x2
A|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| /
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/
A5 G#5 B5 G#5 A5 G#5 B5 G#5
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|7-7-7-6-6-6-9-9-9-6-6-6-|7-7-7-6-6-6-9-9-9-6-6-6-|
A|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-4-4-4-|5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-4-4-4-|
(2:31)
D5 B5
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
D5
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
(2:40)
Here there is very light strumming of Dsus2
E|5
B|5
G|7
D|7
A|5
E|-
in the background, with this picked over the top: (s means slide)
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ --------|
E|------------------------|------------------------| |
B|-------5-----------5----|-------5-----------5----| |
G|------------------------|------------------------| |
D|5s7----------7----------|-7-----------7----------| |
A|------------------------|------------------------| |
E|------------------------|------------------------| |
|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ |
E|------------------------|------------------------| |
B|-------5-----------5----|-------5-----------5----| |
G|------------------------|------------------------| |
D|5s7----------7----------|-7-----------7----------| |
A|------------------------|------------------------| |
E|------------------------|------------------------| |
REPEAT
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ |
E|-------5-----------5----|-------5-----------5----| |
B|------------------------|------------------------| |
G|------------------------|------------------------| |
D|5s7----------7----------|-7-----------7----------| |
A|------------------------|------------------------| |
E|------------------------|------------------------| |
|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ |
E|-------5-----------5----|-------5-----------5----| |
B|------------------------|------------------------| |
G|------------------------|------------------------| |
D|5s7----------7----------|-7-----------7----------| |
A|------------------------|------------------------| |
E|------------------------|------------------------|--------|
(3:12)
It returns to G7 and Cm6 in the background, with this over the top:
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
E|------------------------|------------------------|--------|
B|------------------------|------------------------| |
G|------------------------|------------------------| |
D|------------------------|------------------------| |
A|------------------------|3-----3-----------------| |
E|0-----0-----------------|------------------------| |
REPEAT
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ |
E|------------------------|------------------------| |
B|------------------------|------------------------| |
G|------------------------|------------------------| |
D|2-----2-----------------|------------------------| |
A|------------2-----------|3-----3-----------------| |
E|------------------0-----|------------3-----3-----|--------|
(3:29)
Now it returns to the chorus, with chords G7 and Cm6
G7 Cm6 G7
And I'm five years ago
Cm6 G7
And three thousand miles away
Cm6 G7
And I'm five years ago
Cm6 G7
And three thousand miles away
Cm6 G7
And it's you, and it's May
Cm6 G7
And we're sleeping through the day
Cm6 G7
And I'm five years ago
Cm6 G7
And three thousand miles away
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version 2
G/E (x,x,3,0,3,3)
C/D# (x,x,1,0,1,3)
G (3,x,0,0,0,3)
D#/C (x,3,x,0,4,3)
C5 (x,3,x,5,x,x)
B5 (x,2,x,4,x,x)
D5 (x,5,x,7,x,x)
F5 (x,8,x,10,x,x)
G5 (x,10,x,12,x,x)
D#5 (x,6,x,8,x,x)
> (slide)
INTRO: | G/E | C/Eb | G/E | C/Eb |
| G/E | C/Eb | G/E | C/Eb |
G/E C/Eb G/E
V1: So I'm there, charging around with a juganaut brow
C/Eb G/E
Over draft speeches and deadlines to make
C/Eb G/E
Cramming commitments like cats in a sack
C/Eb G/E
Telephone burning, purposeful gait
C/Eb G/E
When out of a doorway the tentacles stretch
C/Eb G/E C/Eb
Of a song that i know, and the world moves in slow - mo
G/D C/Eb (G)
Straight to my head like the first cigarette of the day
(G) Eb/C G Eb/C G
C1: And its you, and its me, and we're sleeping through the day
Eb/C G Eb/C (G/D)
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
LINK: |(G/E) | C/Eb | G/E | C/Eb |
G/E C/Eb G/E
V2: Do i have time? a man of my caliber stood in the street
C/Eb G/E
Like a sleepwalking teenager, no
C/Eb
And i dealt with this years ago
G/E C/Eb
I took a hammer to every momento
G/E C/Eb
But image on image like beads on a rosary
G/E C/Eb
Pull through my head as the music takes hold
G/E C/Eb
And the sickener hits i can work till i break
G/E C/Eb (G)
But i love the bones of you, that i will never escape
(G) Eb/C G Eb/C G
C2: And its you, and its me, and we're sleeping through the day
Eb/C G Eb/C G
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
Eb/C G Eb/C G
And i can't move my arm, through fear that you will wake
Eb/C G Eb/C (C5)
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
SOLO: |(C5) | B5 | D5 | C5 | B5 | D5 |
| C5 B5 | D5 B5 | C5 B5 | D5 B5 | F5 | D5 |
| F5 | G5 |
| Eb5>F5 | Eb5>F5 |
| Eb5>F5 | G5 |
| Eb5>F5 | Eb5>F5 |
| Eb5>F5 |
| G | Eb/C | G | Eb/C |
| G | Eb/C | G | Eb/C |
G Eb/C G Eb/C G
C2: Oh, and I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
Eb/C G Eb/C G
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
Eb/C G Eb/C G
And its you, and its me, and we're sleeping through the day
Eb/C G Eb/C G
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
(coda)
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