Chords for Dolly Parton - These Old Bones (Audio)

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These old bones will tell you stories These old bones will never lie
These old bones will tell you surely What you can't see with your eye
These old bones I shake and rattle These old bones I toss and roll
And it's all in war they scatter Tells you what the future holds
Oh, she lived upon the mountain Eleven miles or so from town
With a one-eyed cat named Wink A billy goat and a blue tick hound
Her graying hair was braided And wrapped around her head
And her dress was long and faded And her home a rusty shed
In a little pouch of burlap Tied with a piece of twine
There were bones all shapes and sizes Gathered through the course of time
She'd throw them out before you She swore that she could see
The present, past, and future She could read your destiny _
Everybody knew about her Came to get their fortune read
Concerning health and wealth and power [G] Who to love and [D] when to wed
Well, I just like helping people I'm just glad that I can help
I know everybody's secrets [G] But I [A] keep it [D] to myself
_ These old bones will tell you stories These old bones will never lie
These old bones will tell you surely What [G] you can't [D] see with your eye
These old bones I shake and rattle These old bones I toss and roll
And it's all unworthy scatter Till you want the future whole
Some called her witchy woman Some said she was insane
Some said she was a prophet [G] Still [D] everybody came
Just because a body's different [A] Well, that don't [D] make them mad
Well, they crucify For the special gifts they've had
_ I had often heard about her Dreamed about her now and then
For I too was clairvoyant Came [G] about when [D] I was ten
I was fascinated with her And the things I'd heard about
And I knew someday I'd meet her One [D] day came about
_ Well, I know the years are coming I can feel it in my bones
These old bones have also told me That I won't be here for long
Did you know that you's adopted?
Did you know you once was mine?
But the county took you from me Said I wouldn't write mine
But I just knowed I had to see you For these bones was laid to rest
So I conjured up a message It must have worked, I guess
This gift runs in the family I know you also know
And I pass this gift on to you These [A] old bones, [D] they're just for show
These old bones will tell you story These old bones will never lie
These old bones will tell you surely How to live and when you'll die
These old bones I shake and rattle These old bones I toss and roll
And it's all in whore they scatter Tells you what the future holds
I held her hand while she was dying And with the funeral through
I headed on back up the mountain For Billy Wink and Blue
And that little pouch of burlap With those bones so worn and old
She gave me something special Now every time I throw
These old bones will tell you story These old bones will never lie
These old bones will tell you surely [G] What you can't see with [D] your eyes
These old bones I shake and rattle These old bones I toss and roll
And it's all in how they scatter Tells you what the future holds
Now I can't tell you what you wanna hear I just tell you what I see
It's these old bones a-talkin' Blame it on them, don't pack it on me _
It's just like that time that dirt boy died up at the sawmill
Well, I know who done it, but I never said
And I know when somebody is a-cheatin' Or when somebody's baby was gonna be born dead
But unless somebody just went out and askedin' me
Well, I just figured there ain't no point goin' around actin' like you know everything
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Just cause [D] you might
_ _ Ah, you know, girl, I want you to take these bones
Cause I don't want no youngin' of mine goin' around [A] [D] unprepared
You just remember that the magic is inside you
There ain't no crystal ball _ _ _ _ _ _ _