Lazy Bones Chords by The Mills Brothers
Tempo:
92.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
F
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Mmm-mmm.
[Gb] Lazy bones, [F] [A] sleepin' in the sun.
How you spec'd to get [Db] your day's work done.
I [Bb] don't wanna get my days [Ebm] work done,
[B]
I'm [A] sleepin' in this noonday [D] sun.
[G]
[Gb] Lazy bones, lyin' in the shade.
Oh, [D] how you speck [Ab] to get, oh, [D] your cornmeal [Abm] made.
I [B] don't wanna get no cornmeal [Eb] made.
[A] I'm sleeping in this evening [G] shade.
When [Gb] taters need spraying, oh, I bet you keep praying.
[Db] The bugs [Ab] fall off [Db] of the vine.
I keep praying, and when I go [Abm] fishing,
[Bb] I always [Gbm] keep wishing [Bbm] that the fish don't grab at my [C] line.
[G] Lazy bones [A]
loafing all the day.
How you speck to make [D]
a [D] dime that [Ab] way.
I don't [B] wanna make a dime, no [Eb] way, can't you see?
[Bb] I ain't [Ab] heard a word [Db] you say.
[A] [Eb]
Ba, [E] da, da, [Eb] da, da, da.
[F] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Gbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Dm]
[Ab]
[Db] [Gb] [D]
[Ab] [Db]
[B] [Eb]
[D] [F] [G] [A]
[Ab]
[N] [E] We're looking here.
[Eb]
[E] [Bb]
[Eb] [Em] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] lying in the [Ab] sun [Eb] How you expect [Ab] to get [Eb] your day's work done?
[G] You'll never [Cm] get your day's [F] work done
[B] Lying [Bb] in the [Eb] doonday sun
[F]
[Cm] [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] sleeping [Ab] in the shade [Eb] How you [Ab] expect to get [Eb] your cornmeal made?
You'll never [Cm] get your [F] cornmeal made
[B] Sleeping [Bb] in the [Ab] evening [Eb] shade
[Ab] When [Fm] taters need [Ab] sprayin' I'll bet [Fm] you keep [Eb] prayin' The bugs [Bb] fall off of the [Gb] vine
[Eb] And when you go [D] fishin' [Db] I'll bet you keep wishin' [F] That the fish [Cm] don't grab [Bb] at your [Gm] line
[Eb] [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] [Ab] loafin' all the day [Eb] How you [Ab] expect to make [Eb] a dime [Ebm] that way?
[G] You'll never [Cm] make a [F] dime that way You'll never [Bb] hear a word [Eb] I say
[Bb]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[G] You'll never [C] get your [F] day's work done
[Bb] [Bb] Lying in the doonday [Eb] sun
La-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da [F]-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Eb]
You'll never [C] get your cornmeal made [F]
[B] [Bb] Sleepin' in the evening shade
[Gm]
[Ab] When taters [Fm] need sprayin' [Ab] I'll bet you keep prayin' That [Cm] the bugs [Bb] fall off of the vine
[Eb]
And when you go [C] fishing, I'll [Ab] bet you keep [Cm] wishin'
That the [F] fish don't [B] grab at [Bb] your line.
[Eb] Lazy [Ab] bones loafin' all the day.
[Eb] How you spec [Ab] to make [Eb] a dime that way?
[G] You'll never [Ab] make a dime that [F] way.
Well, look here.
[B] You'll never hear [Bb] a word [Eb]
I say.
[E] [N]
[Gb] Lazy bones, [F] [A] sleepin' in the sun.
How you spec'd to get [Db] your day's work done.
I [Bb] don't wanna get my days [Ebm] work done,
[B]
I'm [A] sleepin' in this noonday [D] sun.
[G]
[Gb] Lazy bones, lyin' in the shade.
Oh, [D] how you speck [Ab] to get, oh, [D] your cornmeal [Abm] made.
I [B] don't wanna get no cornmeal [Eb] made.
[A] I'm sleeping in this evening [G] shade.
When [Gb] taters need spraying, oh, I bet you keep praying.
[Db] The bugs [Ab] fall off [Db] of the vine.
I keep praying, and when I go [Abm] fishing,
[Bb] I always [Gbm] keep wishing [Bbm] that the fish don't grab at my [C] line.
[G] Lazy bones [A]
loafing all the day.
How you speck to make [D]
a [D] dime that [Ab] way.
I don't [B] wanna make a dime, no [Eb] way, can't you see?
[Bb] I ain't [Ab] heard a word [Db] you say.
[A] [Eb]
Ba, [E] da, da, [Eb] da, da, da.
[F] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Gbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Dm]
[Ab]
[Db] [Gb] [D]
[Ab] [Db]
[B] [Eb]
[D] [F] [G] [A]
[Ab]
[N] [E] We're looking here.
[Eb]
[E] [Bb]
[Eb] [Em] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] lying in the [Ab] sun [Eb] How you expect [Ab] to get [Eb] your day's work done?
[G] You'll never [Cm] get your day's [F] work done
[B] Lying [Bb] in the [Eb] doonday sun
[F]
[Cm] [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] sleeping [Ab] in the shade [Eb] How you [Ab] expect to get [Eb] your cornmeal made?
You'll never [Cm] get your [F] cornmeal made
[B] Sleeping [Bb] in the [Ab] evening [Eb] shade
[Ab] When [Fm] taters need [Ab] sprayin' I'll bet [Fm] you keep [Eb] prayin' The bugs [Bb] fall off of the [Gb] vine
[Eb] And when you go [D] fishin' [Db] I'll bet you keep wishin' [F] That the fish [Cm] don't grab [Bb] at your [Gm] line
[Eb] [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] [Ab] loafin' all the day [Eb] How you [Ab] expect to make [Eb] a dime [Ebm] that way?
[G] You'll never [Cm] make a [F] dime that way You'll never [Bb] hear a word [Eb] I say
[Bb]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[G] You'll never [C] get your [F] day's work done
[Bb] [Bb] Lying in the doonday [Eb] sun
La-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da [F]-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Eb]
You'll never [C] get your cornmeal made [F]
[B] [Bb] Sleepin' in the evening shade
[Gm]
[Ab] When taters [Fm] need sprayin' [Ab] I'll bet you keep prayin' That [Cm] the bugs [Bb] fall off of the vine
[Eb]
And when you go [C] fishing, I'll [Ab] bet you keep [Cm] wishin'
That the [F] fish don't [B] grab at [Bb] your line.
[Eb] Lazy [Ab] bones loafin' all the day.
[Eb] How you spec [Ab] to make [Eb] a dime that way?
[G] You'll never [Ab] make a dime that [F] way.
Well, look here.
[B] You'll never hear [Bb] a word [Eb]
I say.
[E] [N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
F
B
Eb
Ab
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ Mmm-mmm.
_ [Gb] Lazy bones, [F] _ [A] sleepin' in the sun.
How you spec'd to get [Db] your day's work done.
I [Bb] don't wanna get my days [Ebm] work done,
_ [B]
I'm [A] sleepin' in this noonday [D] sun.
_ [G] _
_ _ [Gb] Lazy bones, _ lyin' in the shade.
Oh, [D] how you speck [Ab] to get, oh, [D] your cornmeal [Abm] made.
I [B] don't wanna get no cornmeal [Eb] made. _
_ [A] I'm sleeping in this evening [G] shade.
_ When [Gb] taters need spraying, oh, I bet you keep praying.
[Db] The bugs [Ab] fall off [Db] of the vine.
I keep praying, and when I go [Abm] fishing,
[Bb] I always [Gbm] keep wishing [Bbm] that the fish don't grab at my [C] line.
_ _ [G] _ Lazy bones [A]
loafing all the day.
_ How you speck to make [D]
a [D] dime that [Ab] way.
I don't [B] wanna make a dime, no [Eb] way, can't you see?
[Bb] I ain't [Ab] heard a word [Db] you say.
[A] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Ba, [E] da, da, [Eb] da, da, da. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ [E] We're looking here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] lying in the [Ab] sun [Eb] How you expect [Ab] to get [Eb] your day's work done?
[G] You'll never [Cm] get your day's [F] work done _
_ [B] Lying [Bb] in the [Eb] doonday sun
[F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] sleeping [Ab] in the shade _ [Eb] How you [Ab] expect to get [Eb] your cornmeal made?
You'll never [Cm] get your [F] cornmeal made _
_ [B] Sleeping [Bb] in the [Ab] evening [Eb] shade
[Ab] When [Fm] taters need [Ab] sprayin' I'll bet [Fm] you keep [Eb] prayin' The bugs [Bb] fall off of the [Gb] vine
[Eb] And when you go [D] fishin' [Db] I'll bet you keep wishin' [F] That the fish [Cm] don't grab [Bb] at your [Gm] line
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] _ [Ab] loafin' all the day [Eb] How you [Ab] expect to make [Eb] a dime [Ebm] that way?
[G] You'll never [Cm] make a [F] dime that way _ _ You'll never [Bb] hear a word [Eb] I say
[Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [G] You'll never [C] get your [F] day's work done _
_ [Bb] _ [Bb] Lying in the doonday [Eb] sun
_ La-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da [F]-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Eb] _
You'll never [C] get your cornmeal made [F] _
_ [B] _ [Bb] Sleepin' in the evening shade
[Gm] _
[Ab] When taters [Fm] need sprayin' [Ab] I'll bet you keep prayin' That [Cm] the bugs [Bb] fall off of the vine
_ [Eb]
And when you go [C] fishing, I'll [Ab] bet you keep [Cm] wishin'
That the [F] fish don't [B] grab at [Bb] your line. _ _
_ [Eb] Lazy [Ab] bones _ loafin' all the day.
[Eb] How you spec [Ab] to make [Eb] a dime that way?
[G] You'll never [Ab] make a dime that [F] way.
Well, look here.
[B] You'll never hear [Bb] a word [Eb]
I say. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Gb] Lazy bones, [F] _ [A] sleepin' in the sun.
How you spec'd to get [Db] your day's work done.
I [Bb] don't wanna get my days [Ebm] work done,
_ [B]
I'm [A] sleepin' in this noonday [D] sun.
_ [G] _
_ _ [Gb] Lazy bones, _ lyin' in the shade.
Oh, [D] how you speck [Ab] to get, oh, [D] your cornmeal [Abm] made.
I [B] don't wanna get no cornmeal [Eb] made. _
_ [A] I'm sleeping in this evening [G] shade.
_ When [Gb] taters need spraying, oh, I bet you keep praying.
[Db] The bugs [Ab] fall off [Db] of the vine.
I keep praying, and when I go [Abm] fishing,
[Bb] I always [Gbm] keep wishing [Bbm] that the fish don't grab at my [C] line.
_ _ [G] _ Lazy bones [A]
loafing all the day.
_ How you speck to make [D]
a [D] dime that [Ab] way.
I don't [B] wanna make a dime, no [Eb] way, can't you see?
[Bb] I ain't [Ab] heard a word [Db] you say.
[A] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Ba, [E] da, da, [Eb] da, da, da. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ [E] We're looking here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] lying in the [Ab] sun [Eb] How you expect [Ab] to get [Eb] your day's work done?
[G] You'll never [Cm] get your day's [F] work done _
_ [B] Lying [Bb] in the [Eb] doonday sun
[F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] sleeping [Ab] in the shade _ [Eb] How you [Ab] expect to get [Eb] your cornmeal made?
You'll never [Cm] get your [F] cornmeal made _
_ [B] Sleeping [Bb] in the [Ab] evening [Eb] shade
[Ab] When [Fm] taters need [Ab] sprayin' I'll bet [Fm] you keep [Eb] prayin' The bugs [Bb] fall off of the [Gb] vine
[Eb] And when you go [D] fishin' [Db] I'll bet you keep wishin' [F] That the fish [Cm] don't grab [Bb] at your [Gm] line
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Lazybones, [Eb] _ [Ab] loafin' all the day [Eb] How you [Ab] expect to make [Eb] a dime [Ebm] that way?
[G] You'll never [Cm] make a [F] dime that way _ _ You'll never [Bb] hear a word [Eb] I say
[Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [G] You'll never [C] get your [F] day's work done _
_ [Bb] _ [Bb] Lying in the doonday [Eb] sun
_ La-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da [F]-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Eb] _
You'll never [C] get your cornmeal made [F] _
_ [B] _ [Bb] Sleepin' in the evening shade
[Gm] _
[Ab] When taters [Fm] need sprayin' [Ab] I'll bet you keep prayin' That [Cm] the bugs [Bb] fall off of the vine
_ [Eb]
And when you go [C] fishing, I'll [Ab] bet you keep [Cm] wishin'
That the [F] fish don't [B] grab at [Bb] your line. _ _
_ [Eb] Lazy [Ab] bones _ loafin' all the day.
[Eb] How you spec [Ab] to make [Eb] a dime that way?
[G] You'll never [Ab] make a dime that [F] way.
Well, look here.
[B] You'll never hear [Bb] a word [Eb]
I say. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _ _