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Lazy Bones Leon Redbone
DK "On The Track". 1975. (Johnny Mercer / Hoagy Carmichael)
CAPO 2ND FRET. Barre 7th chords in chorus.
INTRO (whistle along)
A A A /A A7/ A B7 E A A
VERSE 1
[A]Lazy bones, sleeping in the sun,
How ya spect get your day's work [A7]done?
[A]You'll never get your day's work [B7]done,
[E]Lyin' in the noon-day [A]sun.
VERSE 2
[A]Lazy bones, sleeping in the shade,
How ya gonna get your cornmeal [A7]made?
[A]You'll never get your cornmeal [B7]made,
[E]Lyin' in the noon-day [A]shade.
CHORUS
When the [D]tatoes need spraying,
[A]I betcha keep praying, the bugs fall off the vine.
[A7]When you go [G#7]fishing, I [G7]betcha keep [F#7]wishing,
The [B7]fish don't grab at your [E]line.[E7]
VERSE 3
[A]Lazy bones, loafin' through the day,
How d'you spect make a dime that [A7]way?
[A]You'll never make a dime that [B7]way,
[E]Never hear a word I [A]say.[A]
SOLO (Harmonica)
A A A A A7 A B7 E A
A A A A A7 A B7 E A
CHORUS 2 (As chorus 1)
When the [D]tatoes need spraying,
[A]I betcha keep praying, the bugs fall off the vine.
[A7]When you go [G#7]fishing, I [G7]betcha keep [F#7]wishing,
The [B7]fish don't grab at your [E]line.[E7]
VERSE 4 (As Verse 3)
[A]Lazy bones, loafin' through the day,
How d'you spect make a dime that [A7]way?
[A]You'll never make a dime that [B7]way,
[E]Never hear a word I [A]say.
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