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Lazy Bones

Bing Crosby

OtherMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×○○
G○○○
F
C7×○
Em○○○○
Dm××○
Am×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro= C G C G C F C F 
 
verse 1 
C   F     C               F 
Lazybones sleeping in the sun 
C                 F        C          C7 
How you 'spect to get your day's work done 
Em                        Dm 
Never get your day's work done 
Dm              G         C   G                        
Sleeping in the new day's sun 
 
Verse2 
C   F     C              F 
Lazybones sleepin in the shade 
C                 F        C        C7 
How you 'spect to get your cornmeal made 
       Em                      Dm 
You'll never get your cornmeal made 
Dm                  G      C    C7 
Just sleepin in the evenin shade 
 
Bridge
 
     F 
When 'taters need spraying I bet you keep praying 
    C                     C7 
The bugs fall off the vine 
    F                    G  
And when you go fishin I bet you keep wishin 
    Am         C         F   G 
The fish won't grab your line 
 
verse 3 
C   F     C                   F 
Lazybones loafing through the day 
C                 F     C         C7 
How you 'spect to get a dime that way 
Em                     Dm 
Never make a dime that way 
Dm            G      C  G 
Never heard a word I say 
 
Repeat verse 1 
C   F     C               F 
Lazybones sleepin' in the sun 
C                 F        C          C7 
How you 'spect to get your day's work done 
Em                        Dm 
Never get your day's work done 
Dm              G         C   C 
Sleepin' in the new day's sun

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Chord set

C · G · F · C7 · Em · Dm · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.