Rush: Roll the Bones From the album Roll the Bones (Atlantic Records) Copyright 1991 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart From: cpezzone@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Carmen J Pezzone) (transcriptionist?) ---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--------------------2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0-- ---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocals start here ---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0-----------------3--------------------------- ---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------3--------------------------- ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------2--------------------------- ------------------------------------------2--------------------------- ------------------------------------------0--------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---3---------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--- ---3---------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--- ---2---------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--- ---0---------------------------------------------------------------- ---0---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0-----------------3------------------------ ---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------3------------------------ ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------2------------------------ ------------------------------------------2------------------------ ------------------------------------------0------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---3------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0---- ---3------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---- ---2------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---- ---0-------------------------------------------------------------- ---0-------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0------ ---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------ ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Pre-Chorus ---8--8--8--8--8----8--8----8--8-------0--0--0--1--1----2----3--3--3--3--3/8-- ---8--8--8--8--7----7--5----5--7-------3--3--3--3--3----3----3--3--3--3--3/8-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---8--8--8--8--8----8--8----8--8--------5--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5/7--7-- ---8--8--8--8--7----7--5----5--7--------6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6/8--8-- ----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5/7--7-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- repeat that 3X Chorus Em G5 C Why are we here? Because were here. Roll the bones. C Roll the bones. Em G5 C Why does it happen? Because it happens. Roll the bones. 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