Roll the Bones Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][D]
[A][Am]

[Verse 1]
Well, you can [Am]stake
that claim
Good work is the key to
good [G]for[D]tune
Winners take that praise
Losers seldom take [Am]that blame
[C]

[Verse 2]
[D]
If they don't [Am]take that game
And [C]sometimes [Am]the winner takes [G]nothing[D]
We draw our own designs
But fortune has to make [Am]that frame
[C][D][G][D][Am]

[Verse 3]
[Em]
[F][G][Am]
We [D]go out in [Am]the world and
take our [F]chances
[D]Fate is [C]just [Am]the weight of circum[Em]stances[C]
[G]Tha[Am]t's t[D]he way
that [Am]Lady Luck [F]dances
Roll [D]the bones[Am][Em][G]
[Am]Roll the bones
[D][Am][F]

[Verse 4]
[Em]Why are we here?
[G]Because we're here
Roll [C]the bones

[Verse 5]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why does it happen?
[G]Because it happens
Roll the [C]bones

[Interlude 1]
Roll the bones
[C][Am][C][D]
[A][Am]

[Verse 6]
Faith is [Am]cold as ice
Why are little [C]ones born [Am]only [D]to suffer
For the want of immunity
Or [Am]a bowl of rice?
[C]

[Verse 7]
[D]
Well, who would [Am]hold a price
On the [C]heads [Am]of the innocent c[G]hildren[D]
If there's some immortal power
To con[Am]trol the [C]dice?
[D][C][D][Am]

[Verse 8]
[Em][C][G]
[Am]We come [D]into the w[Am]orld
and take our [F]chances
[D]Fate is [C]just [Am]the weight of circum[C]stances
[F]Tha[G]t's[Am] the[D] way
that [C]lady [Am]luck [F]dances
Roll [D]the bones[C][Am][Em][G]
[Am]Roll the bones
[D][Am][F]

[Verse 9]
[Em]Why are we here?
[G]Because we're here
Roll [C]the bones

[Verse 10]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why does it happen?
[G]Because it happens
Roll the [C]bones

[Verse 11]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why are we here?
[G]Because we're here
Roll [C]the bones
Roll the bones
[Em]Why does it happen?

[Interlude 2]
[Em][G][C]
[Em][G][C]
[Em]Jack[D], relax Get

[Verse 12]
[Em]busy with the facts
No zodi[G]acs or almanacs
No maniac[Em]s in polyester slacks
Just the facts
Gonna [Am]kick some [Em]gluteus max
It's a parallax, you dig?
You [G]move around
The [Em]small gets big, it's a rig
It's [Am]action, reaction
[Em]Random interaction
So who's afraid
[G]Of a little abstraction?
[Em]Can't get no satisfaction
From the [D]facts?[Em]
You [Am]better [G]run, homeboy
A fact's a fact
From Nome to [Em]Rome, [G]boy[C][D]
[Em]What's [G]the deal? Spin the wheel If the

[Verse 13]
[D]
dice [Am]are hot, take a shot
[G]Pla[Em]y your cards, show
[G]us what you got[Em]
What you're [D]holding
[Em]If the cards[G] are cold
[Em]Don't go folding
Lady Luck is golden
She fa[Am]vors the bold, that's [Em]cold
Stop throwing [G]stones
[D]The night has a [G]thousand saxophones
So get out there [D]and rock
[Am]And [Em]roll [F]the[G] bo[Am]nes
[D]Get busy
Roll the [Am]bones[F]

[Verse 14]
[Em]Why are we here?
[G]Because we're here
Roll [C]the bones

[Verse 15]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why does it happen?
[G]Because it happens
Roll the [C]bones

[Verse 16]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why are we here?
[G]Because we're here
Roll [C]the bones

[Verse 17]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why does it happen?
[G]Because it happens
Roll the [C]bones

[Verse 18]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why does it happen?
[G]Because it happens
Roll the [C]bones

[Verse 19]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why are we here?
[G]Because we're here
Roll [C]the bones

[Verse 20]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why does it happen?
[G]Because it happens
Roll the [C]bones

[Verse 21]
Roll the bones
[Em]Why are we here?
[G]Because we're here
Roll the bones
Roll the bones