INTRO  G5 A5 B5 E5 G5 A5 D5 
 
D5 
HE SAID HIS HIP TALKS TO HIM WHEN IT?S READY TO RAIN 
A5 
HE?S HAD A LITTLE NIP AND HE?S FEELING NO PAIN 
        B5                              G5 
WHEN HE GETS LIKE THIS????HE FEELS LIKE TALKIN 
D5 
HE SAID HE TOOK SOME SHRAPNEL AT THE BAY OF PIGS 
A5 
HE LOST TWO FINGERS ON A GULF OIL RIG 
          B5                             G5 
YOU GOTTA WATCH HIM????OR HE?LL TAKE OFF WALKIN 
A5                            B5       G5                         A5 
SOME FOLKS SAY HE?S LOST HIS MIND, BUT HE?S JUST RUNNING OUT OF TIME 
 
CHORUS 
         G5               A5                  D5 
HE SAID, THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN?T REALLY ME 
        G5                   A5                  D5 
THERE?S A LOT MORE STANDING HERE THAN WHAT YOU SEE 
        G5                  A5          B5             E5 
HE SAID MY BACK IS BENDING LOW BUT MY SPIRITS FLYING FREE 
G5               A5                  D5 
THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN?T REALLY ME 
 
HE SAID I LIVE EACH DAY LIKE IT?S MY LAST 

TIME WON?T KEEP, IT GOES SO FAST 

YOU BETTER DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO 
 
HE SAID, LIFE?S A TUNE YOU WHISTLE IN THE DARK 

WHEN YOU GET IT RIGHT, YOU GET A LITTLE SPARK 

AND THE SUN COMES UP AND IT ALL DAWNS ON YOU 
 
CHORUS 
         G5               A5                  D5 
HE SAID, THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN?T REALLY ME 
        G5                   A5                  D5 
THERE?S A LOT MORE STANDING HERE THAN WHAT YOU SEE 
        G5                  A5          B5             E5 
HE SAID MY BACK IS BENDING LOW BUT MY SPIRITS FLYING FREE 
G5               A5                  D5 
THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN?T REALLY ME 
 
HE SAID MY BACK IS BENDING LOW BUT MY SPIRITS FLYING FREE 
THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN?T REALLY ME 
THIS OLD BAG OF BONES AIN?T REALLY ME