Palace of Bone - Pete Doherty, from his solo album 'Grace/Wastelands'
The lyrics should be pretty much spot on
The only chord I'm unsure of is the F in the chorusy bit, I think it helps if you only
the top four strings (i.e. leave out the F and C on the bass and play it from the F on
D-string)
There are a couple of riffs from the song at the bottom of the tab, they're not in the
thing cos it'd make it look messy
Anyway, enjoy! It's a great song )
Standard Tuning
Intro: Am C C/B (listen to the song to work out the timings, but Am is one bar and C -
is another whole bar)
[Am]We've been a long [C]time to[C/B]gether
[Am]Time together on a s[C]nakey [C/B]road
[Am]There ain't no [C]time spent to[C/B]gether
Like [Am]time spent to[C]gether on a s[C/B]nakey road
Break: Am C C/B
[Am]Winding on through the [C]hills tog[C/B]ether
[Am]Winding on that s[C]nakey [C/B]road
[Am]Winding [C]on for[C/B]ever
[Am]Winding [C]on that s[C/B]nakey [Am]road
[F]What's that they're telling you,
Your f[E]uture? I'm telling you
They're gonna pick your pocket too
Break: Am C C/B
W[Am]e've been a long t[C]ime tog[C/B]ether
[Am]Time together on a s[C]nakey [C/B]road
[Am]There ain't no [C]time spent to[C/B]gether
Like [Am]time spent to[C]gether on a s[C/B]nakey road
Break: Am C C/B
[Am]Winding on through the [C]hills tog[C/B]ether
[Am]Winding on that s[C]nakey [C/B]road
[Am]Winding [C]on for[C/B]ever
[Am]Winding [C]on that s[C/B]nakey [Am]road
[F]What's that they're selling you,
[E]Lotions, potions? I'm telling you
They're gonna pick your pocket or two
[Am]And in the clearing...
MAIN RIFF (see bottom of tab)
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
With [Dm]wide open walls and an e[E]bony throne
[Am]And all the broken children
From e[Dm]very broken [E]home
MAIN RIFF
Can all come and live in the palace of bone
Break: Am C C/B, occasionally mixed up with BREAK RIFF (see bottom of tab)
MAIN RIFF (see bottom of tab)
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
With [Dm]wide open walls and an e[E]bony throne
There [Am]ain't no blackened heart
[Dm]No innocent [E]soul
MAIN RIFF
Who can't come and live in the palace of bone
Coda: Am C C/B, and a quiet BASS RIFF (see below) near the end
MAIN RIFF:
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
BREAK RIFF:
(Listen to the song to work out timings)
BASS RIFF
(I'm unsure whether this is played on bass or guitar, I've just tabbed it on the
guitar anyway)
The lyrics should be pretty much spot on
The only chord I'm unsure of is the F in the chorusy bit, I think it helps if you only
the top four strings (i.e. leave out the F and C on the bass and play it from the F on
D-string)
There are a couple of riffs from the song at the bottom of the tab, they're not in the
thing cos it'd make it look messy
Anyway, enjoy! It's a great song )
Standard Tuning
Intro: Am C C/B (listen to the song to work out the timings, but Am is one bar and C -
is another whole bar)
[Am]We've been a long [C]time to[C/B]gether
[Am]Time together on a s[C]nakey [C/B]road
[Am]There ain't no [C]time spent to[C/B]gether
Like [Am]time spent to[C]gether on a s[C/B]nakey road
Break: Am C C/B
[Am]Winding on through the [C]hills tog[C/B]ether
[Am]Winding on that s[C]nakey [C/B]road
[Am]Winding [C]on for[C/B]ever
[Am]Winding [C]on that s[C/B]nakey [Am]road
[F]What's that they're telling you,
Your f[E]uture? I'm telling you
They're gonna pick your pocket too
Break: Am C C/B
W[Am]e've been a long t[C]ime tog[C/B]ether
[Am]Time together on a s[C]nakey [C/B]road
[Am]There ain't no [C]time spent to[C/B]gether
Like [Am]time spent to[C]gether on a s[C/B]nakey road
Break: Am C C/B
[Am]Winding on through the [C]hills tog[C/B]ether
[Am]Winding on that s[C]nakey [C/B]road
[Am]Winding [C]on for[C/B]ever
[Am]Winding [C]on that s[C/B]nakey [Am]road
[F]What's that they're selling you,
[E]Lotions, potions? I'm telling you
They're gonna pick your pocket or two
[Am]And in the clearing...
MAIN RIFF (see bottom of tab)
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
With [Dm]wide open walls and an e[E]bony throne
[Am]And all the broken children
From e[Dm]very broken [E]home
MAIN RIFF
Can all come and live in the palace of bone
Break: Am C C/B, occasionally mixed up with BREAK RIFF (see bottom of tab)
MAIN RIFF (see bottom of tab)
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
With [Dm]wide open walls and an e[E]bony throne
There [Am]ain't no blackened heart
[Dm]No innocent [E]soul
MAIN RIFF
Who can't come and live in the palace of bone
Coda: Am C C/B, and a quiet BASS RIFF (see below) near the end
MAIN RIFF:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------5----6----5----5---------------------------------------------|
E|--5----8------------------------8----5----3----5-------------------------|
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
BREAK RIFF:
e|--5----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-2-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3-3-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Listen to the song to work out timings)
BASS RIFF
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------7-6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---3/5--3/5--5--------------------------------------------------------|
(I'm unsure whether this is played on bass or guitar, I've just tabbed it on the
guitar anyway)
