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Them Bones chords by Alice in Chains (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C#5
D5
D#5
E5
A5
G#5
B5
Bb5

Intro 1

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Verse 1
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) I      (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) be (C sharp5) lieve  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) them  bones  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) are  (C sharp5) me  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Some   (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5)  (C sharp5) say    (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) We're born  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) into  (C sharp5) the   grave  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
A5 
G#5 
 (A5) I feel  (G sharp5) so    alone
B5 
Bb5 
A5 
 (B5) Gonna end up a  (B flat5) big   ol' pile  (A5) of   them

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Interlude 1

(bones)

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Verse 2
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Dust   (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5)  (C sharp5) rise   (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Right on  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) over  (C sharp5) my    time  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) Emp    (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5)  (C sharp5) ty     (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) fos   sil  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) of   the  (C sharp5) new   scene  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
A5 
G#5 
 (A5) I feel  (G sharp5) so    alone
B5 
Bb5 
A5 
 (B5) Gonna end up a  (B flat5) big   ol' pile  (A5) of   them

Solo 1
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5) (bones)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 

Solo 2
A5 
G#5 
 (A5)  (G sharp5) 
B5 
Bb5 
A5 
 (B5)  (B flat5)  (A5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 
C#5 
D5 
D#5 
E5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5)  (D sharp5)  (E5) 

Verse 3

Toll due

Bad dream come true

I lie

Dead gone under red sky

Outro 1
A5 
G#5 
 (A5) I feel  (G sharp5) so    alone
B5 
Bb5 
A5 
 (B5) Gonna end up a  (B flat5) big   ol' pile  (A5) of   them
A5 
G#5 
 (A5) I feel  (G sharp5) so    alone
B5 
Bb5 
A5 
 (B5) Gonna end up a  (B flat5) big   ol' pile  (A5) of   them
A5 
G#5 
 (A5) I feel  (G sharp5) so    alone
B5 
Bb5 
A5 
 (B5) Gonna end up a  (B flat5) big   ol' pile  (A5) of   them bones

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C#5
D5
D#5
E5
A5
G#5
B5
Bb5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C# minorBPM: 82

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

C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
D#5: x-6-8-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
G#5: 4-6-x-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
Bb5: x-1-3-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Them Bones by Alice In Chains, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C# minor. It suits players who want to learn Them Bones the way Alice In Chains intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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