INTRO G A Bm A E/G# G A D D He said his hip talk to him when it's ready to rain A/C# He's had a little nip and he's feeling no pain Bm A G When he gets like this, he feels like talkin' D He said he took some shrapnel at the Bay Of Pigs A/C# He lost two fingers on a gulf oil rig Bm A G Ooh you gotta watch him or he'll take off walkin' A Bm A Some folks say he's lost his mind, G A But he's just running' out of time CHORUS G A D He said, This old bag of bones ain't really me G A D There's a lot more standing here than what you see G A Bm A He said my back is bending low, but my spirit's flying E/G# free G A D This old bag of bones ain't really me (SOLO - D - A/C# - Bm - A - G - A - Bm - A - G - A) D He said I live each day like it's my last A/C# Time won't keep, it goes too fast Bm A G You'd better do the best that you can do D He said, Life's a tune you whistle in the dark A/C# When you get it right, you get a little spark Bm A G and the sun comes up and it all dawns on you CHORUS G A D He said, This old bag of bones ain't really me G A D There's a lot more standing here than what you see G A Bm A He said my back is bending low, but my spirit's flying E/G# free G A D This old bag of bones ain't really me He said my back is bending low, but my spirit's flying E/G# free G A D This old bag of bones ain't really me G A D This old bag of bones ain't really me