Roll The Bones Chords by Rush

Tempo:
111.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

C

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rush - Roll the Bones chords
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[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [A]
You can't stake that claim.
Good work is the key to good [D] fortune.
Winners take that praise, losers seldom [Am] take that [D] blame.
[C] [D]
[Am] They [A] don't take that game, and sometimes a winner takes [D] nothing.
We draw our own designs, fortune has to make [Am] that frame.
[Em]
[F] [D] [Am] [E] [D] [G]
[A] [D] We [Am] go our own way in the world and [F] take our chances.
[G] [C] Fate is just a weight of circumstances.
[G]
[Am] [D] That's the [Am] way that fate [F] in our dances.
[G] [D] Roll the [Am] bones, [E] [G]
[Am] [D] roll the [Am] bones.
[F]
[G] [Em] Why are we here?
[G] Because we're here.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Em] Why does it happen?
[G] Because it happens.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Am]
[A]
We've made this [Am] cold disguise.
Why are little ones born only to [D] suffer?
For the want of immunity or a [Am] point of rise?
[D]
[Em] Where [Am] the word hold the prize?
On the heads of the innocent [D] children.
If there's some immortal power to [Am] control the dice,
[C]
[G] [D] [Am] [Em]
[D] we come into [Am] the world and [F] take our chances.
[D] [C] Fate is just a weight of [Em] [D] circumstances.
[Am] That's the way that fate [F] in our dances.
[G] Roll the [Am] bones, [E] [Dm] [G]
[Am] [D] roll the [Am] bones.
[F]
[Em] Why are we here?
[G] Because we're here.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Em] Why does it happen?
[G] Because it happens.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Em] Why are we here?
[G] Because we're here.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Em] Why does it happen?
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [Em]
[G] [C]
[Em] [G]
Facts.
The acts are all denounced.
[Am]
[G] It's a paradox, you dig?
It's all gets big.
It's rigged.
It's action.
Action is a break from the abstraction.
Satisfaction for the facts.
You better run out of water.
[Em]
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] What's the deal?
[G] Still in Europe, the [Em] dice are hot.
[G] The lady's card shows a giant hole in it.
The lady stole it.
[Am] She gave this [G] book.
That's [B] called.
[G] She's paid a thousand saxophones.
Get out [C] there and rock.
Roll the bones, you [E] can say.
[D]
Roll the [Am] bones.
[F]
[Em] Why are we here?
[G] Because we're [C] here.
Roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Em] Why does it [G] happen?
Because it happens.
[C] Why
[Em] are we here?
[G] Because we're [C] here.
Why
[Em] does it happen?
[G] Because it happens.
And [C] roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Em] Why does it [G] happen?
Because it happens.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Em] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[G] Because we're [C] here.
Roll the bones, roll the bones.
[Em] [G] Because it happens.
[C] Roll the bones.
[Em] [G]
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
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To learn Rush - (2004 Remaster) Roll The Bones chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, C, Em, G, C and G in sequence. Start with a comfortable 55 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 111. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
You can't stake that claim.
Good work is the key to good [D] fortune.
_ Winners take that praise, losers seldom [Am] take that [D] blame.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ They [A] don't take that game, and sometimes a winner takes [D] nothing.
We draw our own designs, fortune has to make [Am] that frame.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [G] _
[A] [D] We [Am] go our own way in the world and [F] take our chances.
[G] _ [C] Fate is just a weight of circumstances.
[G] _
[Am] _ [D] That's the [Am] way that fate [F] in our dances.
[G] [D] Roll the [Am] bones, _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
[Am] [D] roll the [Am] bones.
_ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [Em] Why are we here?
[G] Because we're here.
[C] Roll the bones, _ roll the bones. _
_ [Em] Why does it happen?
[G] Because it happens.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
We've made this [Am] cold disguise.
Why are little ones born only to [D] suffer?
_ For the want of immunity or a [Am] point of rise?
_ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ Where [Am] the word hold the prize?
On the heads of the innocent [D] children. _
If there's some immortal power to [Am] control the dice,
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] we come into [Am] the world and [F] take our chances.
_ [D] [C] Fate is just a weight of [Em] [D] circumstances. _
_ [Am] That's the way that fate [F] in our dances. _
[G] Roll the [Am] bones, _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ [G] _
[Am] [D] roll the [Am] bones.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Em] Why are we here?
[G] Because we're here.
[C] Roll the bones, _ roll the bones. _
_ [Em] Why does it happen?
[G] Because it happens.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
_ [Em] Why are we here?
[G] _ Because we're here.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
_ [Em] Why does it happen? _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Facts.
The acts are all denounced.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ It's a paradox, you dig? _
It's all gets big.
It's rigged.
It's action. _
_ _ _ Action is a break from the abstraction.
_ _ Satisfaction for the facts.
You better run out of water.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] What's the deal?
[G] Still in Europe, the [Em] dice are hot.
_ [G] The lady's card shows a giant hole in it. _ _ _
The lady stole it.
[Am] She gave this [G] book.
That's [B] called. _
[G] She's paid a thousand saxophones.
Get out [C] there and rock.
Roll the bones, you [E] can say.
[D] _ _
Roll the [Am] bones.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Em] Why are we here?
[G] _ Because we're [C] here.
Roll the bones, roll the bones.
_ [Em] Why does it [G] happen?
Because it happens.
[C] _ _ _ Why _ _
_ [Em] are we here?
[G] _ Because we're [C] here.
_ _ _ Why _
_ [Em] does it happen?
[G] _ Because it happens.
And [C] roll the bones, roll the bones.
_ [Em] Why does it [G] happen?
Because it happens.
[C] Roll the bones, roll the bones.
_ [Em] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[G] _ Because we're [C] here.
Roll the bones, roll the bones. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ Because it happens.
[C] Roll the bones. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson who authored this song.

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