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Gm

                          Dm
Never any call for a lone wolf
                                 Gm
You have to learn to go with the flow
                                   Dm
But they can find a use for a scarecrow
                               Gm
Depending on your stomach for crows

Cm                         Gm
Always gonna need a little muscle
       Cm                       Eb
If you prove yourself worthy of trust
                 Gm
Your bones don't rust

                            Dm
Haven't checked a mirror in years
                           Gm
Don't need to know the bad news
                            Dm
There's not gonna be a gold watch
                                  Gm
After thirty years of paying your dues

        Cm                    Gm              
Show up five minutes early as usual
   Cm                        Eb
Work on just a couple hours' rest
                 Gm
Your bones don't rust

          F        Eb       
They stay hard as diamonds
                  Gm
They cut through steel
            F                Eb
They still sing when they're hungry
         C                 Cm       Gm
And they ache when they're angry

                            Dm
Listen for the voice of the spirit
                                Gm
Maybe something wrong with your ears
                          Dm
Always on the edge of collapse now
                   Gm
Absolutely nobody cares

       Cm                  Gm
But everybody loves a professional
Cm                        Eb
Not a single track in the dust
                  Gm
Your bones don't rust

Your bones don't rust

Your bones don't rust