These Old Bones - Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton These old bones will tell your story These old bones will never lie These old bones will tell you surely What you can'tsee with your eye These old bones I shake and rattle These old bones I toss and roll And it'sall in where they scatter Tells you what the future holds Oh she lived up on the mountain Eleven miles or so from town With a oneeyedcat 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'dthrow them out before you She swore that she could see The present past and future She could ready your destiny Everybody knew about her Came to get their fortune read Concerning health and wealth and power Who to love and when to wed Well I just like helpin'people I'mjust glad that I could help Why I know everybody'ssecrets But I keep it to myself These old bones will tell your story These old bones will never lie These old bones will tell you surely What you can'tsee with your eye These old bones I shake and rattle These old bones I toss and roll And it'sall in where they scatter Tells you what the future holds Some called her witchy woman Some said she was insane Some said she was a prophet Still everybody came Just because a body'sdifferent Well that don'tmake 'emmad Well they'vecrucified a many For the special gifts they'vehad I had often heard about her Dreamed about her now and then For I too was clairvoyant Came about when I was tenI was fascinated with her And the things I'dheard about And I knew some day I'dmeet her And one day it came about Well I know'dthat you 'uza'comin'I could feel it in my bones These old bones have also told me That I won'tbe here for long Did you know that you 'uzadopted Did you know you once'twas mine But the county took you from me Said I wasn'tright in mind But I just know'dI had to see you'Fore these bones was laid to rest So I conjured up a message It must'aworked I guessThis gift runs in the family I know you also know And I passed this gift on to you These old bones they'rejust for show These old bones willtell your storybones will tell your story These oldbones will neverlie These oldbones willtell yousurely How to live and when you'll dieThese old bonesI shake and rattleThese old bonesI toss and rollAnd it's allin wherethey scatterTells you what thefuture holdsI held herhand while she was dyin'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 give me somethin'special Now every time I throwThese old bones will tell your story These old bones will never lie These old bones will tell you surely What you can'tsee with your eye These old bones I shake and rattle These old bones I toss and roll And it'sall in how they scatter Tells you what the future holds Now I can'ttell you what you want to hear I just tell you what I seeIt'sthese old bones a'talkin'Blame it on them don'tpack it on me It'sjust like that time that there boy died Up at the sawmill Well I know'dwho done it but I never said And I know'dwhen somebody is a cheatin'Or when somebody'sbaby was gonna be born dead But unless somebody just plain out and asked me Well I just figured there ain'tno point goin'around actin'like you know everything just 'causeyou might Ah you know girl I want you to take these bones'Cause I don'twant no young'unof mine a'goingaround unprepared You just remember that the magic is inside you There ain'tno crystal ball Guitar score
These Old Bones Artist: Dolly Parton
Capo: 0
Key: D
Difficulty：
Tempo: 90
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 99
Creation time: 2023-03-04 These Old Bones Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Dolly Parton. This guitar tab is in the key of D and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Dolly Parton at that time～
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