Build Me Up From Bones
Sarah Jarosz
Key of Dm · Chords: IV VI VII bII bii bv i iii iv vii
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongIntro
Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5 Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5
Verse 1
Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 Build me up from bones Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 Wrap me up in skin Gm Bb C5 Hold me close enough to breathe me in Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 The moon’s a fingernail Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 Scratching on the back Gm Bb C5 Of the night in which we lay beside
Chorus
Eb Bb Csus4 I held every inch of you Eb Bb Csus4 I wrote every line for you Dm C Eb Bb Abmaj7 I made time when time was all but gone Bb Dm7 You’re the love I’ve always known Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5 Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5
Verse 2
Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 The night’s so dark and grey Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 But you’ve helped me find my way Gm Bb C5 Through the wild and wonders of this world Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 So take me with you now Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 'Cause I need to show you how Gm Bb C5 I can love you better than before
Chorus
Eb Bb Csus4 I held every inch of you Eb Bb Csus4 I wrote every line for you Dm C Eb Bb Abmaj7 I made time when time was all but gone Bb Dm7 You’re the love I’ve always known Dm Bbsus2 C5 C5 Oooooooh Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5
Instrumental Break
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 G7sus2 G7sus2 Cm Bb Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Cm Bb Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5 Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5
Verse 3
Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 So play it sweet and low Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 'Cause we’ve got no where to go Gm Bb C5 I am yours and you’re the love I know
Chorus
Eb Bb Csus4 I held every inch of you Eb Bb Csus4 I wrote every line for you Dm C Eb Bb Abmaj7 I made time when time was all but gone Bb Dm7 You’re the love I’ve always known
Outro
Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5 Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5 Oooooooh Dm7 Bbsus2 C5 C5 Dm7 Bbsus2 C5