Broken Bones Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author bwtstripes1 [a] 83.
5 contributors total, last edit on Jul 27, 2021
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[Intro]
N.C.
The Devil's gonna make me a free man
N.C.
The Devil's gonna set me free
N.C.
The Devil's gonna make me a free man
N.C.
The Devil's gonna set me free
 
[Solo]
       Gm
e|------3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3------------------------------------------3--------------------3--------|
G|------3----------------0----3--0-0---3/5---3--5-----5--3-----5--3--5-----5-----|
D|------5----------0--3----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------3----------------|
B|-------------3----------------|
G|-------------3----------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|----1--2--3-------------------| x2
 
[Verse]
              Gm             Cm
I've been down, deep Texas. Mississippi state.
  D7                       Gm
Hoping things might go my way.
          Gm            Cm
For every hard earned dollar I make
  D7                               Gm
there stands a white man just to take it away.
                Gm            Cm
Some might say I talk loud, see if I care.
   D7                     Gm
Unlike them, don't walk away from my fear
                    Gm              Cm
I've busted bones, broken stones, looked the devil in the eye
   D7                                Gm
I hope he's going to break these chains.
 
[Chorus]
       Eb               D7          Gm
The Devil's going to make me a free man
        Eb            D7      Gm
the Devil's going to set me free
        Eb              D7         Gm
The Devil's going to make me a free man
        Eb            D7       Gm
the Devil's going to set me free
 
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3--------------------3----|
G|------------------------0---3--0-0---3/5---3--5-----5--3-----5--3--5-----5-|
D|-----------------0--3------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------3------------------|
B|-------------3------------------|
G|-------------3------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|----1--2--3---------------------| x2
 
         Gm             Cm
Another hard day, no water no rest.
    D7                   Gm
I saw my chance so I got him at last.
            Gm              Cm
I took his six shooter, put two in his chest
      D7                Gm         Eb          D7        Gm
He'll never say a word no more, he'll never say a word no more.
 
e|------6--3-3----1--3--1---------------------|
B|--------------------------1-----------------|
G|-----------------------------3--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
  Eb          D7         Gm
The devil got him good for sure.
              Gm             Cm
Ain't got no place to call a home,
       D7              Gm
only chains and broken bones.
              Gm             Cm
Ain't got no place to call a home
       D7                      Gm
so come on lord won't you take me now
              Gm              Cm
Ain't got no place to call a home,
       D7               Gm
only chains and broken bones.
              Gm             Cm
Ain't got no place to call a home
        D7                     Gm
so come on lord what you waiting for.
 
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------3-6/3-3---3/10----|
B|-----2b3-3-3-3-3-3-2---1-------------1--1/3\1----3/6--3-6------------------|
G|-------------------------3--0-----3----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---10--10-8-6-8---6-3-6-6-3--3-1-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------3---0h1-------2-1---1---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------3-----3--0------3---3-0---0-0-3/12------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------9-6-8-6---8/9/3-3--6---9-8-6-8-6-3-1-3-3-6---9-6-8-6---8/9/3----|
B|---3/6-8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---3--6---------------------------------|
B|----------6h8p6--3-6-3-1---1------------|
G|-------------------------3---3-0-0------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
       Eb          D7          Gm
The Devil's going to make me a free man
        Eb          D7        Gm
the Devil's going to set me free
        Eb          D7         Gm
The Devils going to make me a free man
         Eb         D7        Gm
the Devil's going to set me free
 
[Outro]
       Eb               D7          Gm
The Devil's going to make me a free man
        Eb            D7      Gm
the Devil's going to set me free
        Eb              D7         Gm
The Devil's going to make me a free man
        Eb            D7       Gm
the Devil's going to set me free
 
       Eb               D7          Gm
The Devil's going to make me a free man
        Eb            D7      Gm
the Devil's going to set me free
        Eb              D7         Gm
The Devil's going to make me a free man
        Eb            D7       Gm
the Devil's going to set me free
 
e|---9-8-6-8-6\3-3---|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
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7 comments
Intro it's a little bit wrong, i play it doing 0-3-5 in D, and finish it with 1-2-3 in E and then G B and E all in the 3rd fret
+16
Mid section of the solo feels just a bit off but other than that its a great tab
"Break" these chains.