Bamboo Bones Chords
by Chris Farren
Bamboo Bones by Chris Farren is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Am F
e|--------------0---0----3-0---3-0--|
B|-1------1-------3-----------------|
G|---2------2-----2-----2-----------|
D|-----2------2---------------------|
A|-0------0-------------------------|
E|---------------------1-1-1-1-1-1--| (x2)
verse 1
C
Don't let them break you
G F
Don't let them tell you who you are
C
Doesn't matter where you come from
G F
You'll always have a floor to sleep on
C
And you have your bamboo bones
G F
Nervous energy, blind ambition, skin of your teeth
C G F
Push back, push back, push back 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
Am F
What god doesn't give to you
C G
You've got to go and get for yourself
verse 2
(repeat intro riff between Chorus and verse)
C
I'm embarrassed to admit it
G F
I've got no grip, I'm leading with my jaw
C
Can you see it from a distance?
G F
Does it look ridiculous? I guess that's just what I have to live with.
C
Still I have a mind to think
G F
Knees to break, you standing beside me
C G F
I'm going to push back, push back, push back, 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
Am F
What god doesn't give to you
C G
You've got to go and get for yourself
Am F
What god doesn't give to you
C G
You've got to go and get for yourself
Am F
What god doesn't give to you
C G
You've got to go and get for yourself
Outro
Am F
e|--------------0---0----3-0---3-0--0-|
B|-1------1-------3-----------------1-|
G|---2------2-----2-----2-----------2-|
D|-----2------2---------------------2-|
A|-0------0-------------------------0-|
E|---------------------1-1-1-1-1-1----|