Bamboo Bones (acoustic) Chords
by Against me
Bamboo Bones (acoustic) by Against me is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords C, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C G
Don't let them break you.
F F
Don't let them tell you who you are.
C G
Doesn't matter where you come from,
F F
you'll always have a floor to sleep on.
C
And you have your bamboo bones,
G
nervous energy,
F
blind ambition,
F
skin of your teeth.
C G
Push back, push back, push back,
F
with every word and every breath.
Am F
What god doesn't give to you,
C G
you've got to go and get for yourself.
C
I'm embarrassed to admit it,
G
I've got no grip.
F F
I'm leading with my jaw.
C
Can you see it from a distance?
G
Does it look ridiculous?
F F
I guess that's just what I have to live with.
C
Still I have a mind to think,
G
knees to break,
F F
you standing beside me.
C G
I'm going to push back, push back, push back,
F
with every word and every breath.
Am F
What god doesn't give to you,
C G
you've got to go and get for yourself.