Drinkin' Bone chords by Tracy Byrd (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
Well it's  (E major) Friday evenin' six o'clock
A 
And all  (A major) my friends are twistin' off
E 
B 
I'm  (E major) at the house just turnin' on T (B major) V
E 
And  (E major) they all wonder why I've changed
A 
How  (A major) many times must I explain
E 
B 
E 
It's  (E major) basic honky  (B major) tonk anatomy  (E major) 

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Chorus 1

The drinkin' bone's connected

to the party bone

The party bone's connected

to the stayin' out all night long

And she won't think it's funny

And I'll wind up all alone

And the lonely bone's

connected to the drinkin' bone

Verse 2
E 
Hey  (E major) two plus two is always four
A 
And  (A major) down is south and up is north
E 
B 
 (E major) Thirty-two degrees is freezing  (B major) cold
E 
You  (E major) play with fire you end up burned
A 
The  (A major) early-bird gets the worm
E 
B 
E 
But the  (E major) only thing you  (B major) really need to know  (E major) is

Chorus 2
E 
The drinkin'  (E major) bone's connected
A 
to the  (A major) party bone
E 
The party  (E major) bone's connected
B 
to the  (B major) stayin' out all night long
E 
And  (E major) she won't think it's funny
A 
And I'll  (A major) wind up all alone
E 
And the  (E major) lonely bone's
B 
E 
con (B major) nected to the  (E major) drinkin' bone

Solo 1

Yeah now sing it with me

Let's make sure you know

Chorus 3
E 
The drinkin'  (E major) bone's connected
A 
to the  (A major) party bone
E 
The party  (E major) bone's connected
B 
to the  (B major) stayin' out all night long
E 
And  (E major) she won't think it's funny
A 
And I'll  (A major) wind up all alone
E 
B 
And the  (E major) lonely bone's con (B major) nected to the

Chorus 4
E 
 (E major) Drinkin' bone's connected
A 
to the  (A major) party bone
E 
The party  (E major) bone's connected
B 
to the  (B major) stayin' out all night long
E 
And  (E major) she won't think it's funny
A 
And I'll  (A major) wind up all alone
E 
And the  (E major) lonely bone's
B 
E 
con (B major) nected to the  (E major) drinkin' bone

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 110

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the original studio version of Drinkin' Bone by Tracy Byrd, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Drinkin' Bone the way Tracy Byrd intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.