Biography:
The Bones of J.R. Jones is a project from American singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jonathon Linaberry (born in central New York State in 1982).
J.R. is said to have started dabbling in music when he was six and his mother mandated – as she did with his older and younger brothers – that he take piano lessons. A self-taught guitar and banjo player, J.R.’s fondness for old gospel hymns, bluesmen like Son House and R.L. Burnside, and artists like The Carter Family and Tom Waits
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Pulled together from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piMhXCC4LiE
[Intro]
This is the main riff for basically the whole song. Sometimes he doesn't hammer on the
first 3 hammer-on's.
e|--3-----------3-----------2---------------------3|
B|--3-----------3-----------3-----------1---------3|
G|----------------------0h2-2-2h4-4p2--------0h2---| x2
D|-------0h2---------0h2--------------2-2-0h2------|
A|--2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2-------------------3---------2|
E|-3------------3--------------------------------3-|
[Verse]
e|--3-----------3-----------2---------------------3|
B|--3-----------3-----------3-----------1---------3|
G|----------------------0h2-2-2h4-4p2--------0h2---|
D|-------0h2---------0h2--------------2-2-0h2------|
A|--2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2-------------------3---------2|
E|-3------------3--------------------------------3-|
Thankfully my body is finally failing me
I guess the bottle finally poisoned me enough
to kill the demons chasing me
Oh my dear, its been a hell of a year
but I'm cuttin loose, checking out
and I before I go I just want to thank you for love that we shared
[Chorus]
e|-0-0-0-0--0---3--3--0-|
B|-1-1-1-1--0---3--2--1-|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---0--3--0-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2---0--0--2-|
A|-3-3-3-3--2---2--x--3-|
E|-3-3-3-3--0---3--x--3-|
You know that Im not much for a fight
e|-0---0---3---3-|
B|-1---0---2---3-|
G|-0---0---3---0-|
D|-2---2---0---0-|
A|-3---2---x---2-|
E|-3---0---x---3-|
so im not gonna try
im just not cut out for this life
[Verse 2]
e|--3-----------3-----------2---------------------3|
B|--3-----------3-----------3-----------1---------3|
G|----------------------0h2-2-2h4-4p2--------0h2---| x2
D|-------0h2---------0h2--------------2-2-0h2------|
A|--2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2-------------------3---------2|
E|-3------------3--------------------------------3-|
Sweetfully, memory is escaping me
I may be going mad, can't recall what i lost or had
But atleast I sleep in peace
I'm goin blind, I'm losing track of time
I can no longer count the days you've been gone
all of my hope has faded and moved on
[Chorus]
e|-0-0-0-0--0---3--3--0-|
B|-1-1-1-1--0---3--2--1-|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---0--3--0-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2---0--0--2-|
A|-3-3-3-3--2---2--x--3-|
E|-3-3-3-3--0---3--x--3-|
And I can hear the sweetest song blowin through the trees
e|-0---0---3---3-|
B|-1---0---2---3-|
G|-0---0---3---0-|
D|-2---2---0---0-|
A|-3---2---x---2-|
E|-3---0---x---3-|
can't you hear them singin
honey, they're callin after me
[Outro]
e|-0--0---3--3--0-|
B|-1--0---3--2--1-|
G|-0--0---0--3--0-|
D|-2--2---0--0--2-|
A|-3--2---2--x--3-|
E|-3--0---3--x--3-|
I can feel the shackles of this life lifting off of me
e|-0---0---3---3-|
B|-1---0---2---3-|
G|-0---0---3---0-|
D|-2---2---0---0-|
A|-3---2---x---2-|
E|-3---0---x---3-|
don't you dare cry
I am finally free.
h Hammer-on
[Intro]
This is the main riff for basically the whole song. Sometimes he doesn't hammer on the
first 3 hammer-on's.
e|--3-----------3-----------2---------------------3|
B|--3-----------3-----------3-----------1---------3|
G|----------------------0h2-2-2h4-4p2--------0h2---| x2
D|-------0h2---------0h2--------------2-2-0h2------|
A|--2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2-------------------3---------2|
E|-3------------3--------------------------------3-|
[Verse]
e|--3-----------3-----------2---------------------3|
B|--3-----------3-----------3-----------1---------3|
G|----------------------0h2-2-2h4-4p2--------0h2---|
D|-------0h2---------0h2--------------2-2-0h2------|
A|--2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2-------------------3---------2|
E|-3------------3--------------------------------3-|
Thankfully my body is finally failing me
I guess the bottle finally poisoned me enough
to kill the demons chasing me
Oh my dear, its been a hell of a year
but I'm cuttin loose, checking out
and I before I go I just want to thank you for love that we shared
[Chorus]
e|-0-0-0-0--0---3--3--0-|
B|-1-1-1-1--0---3--2--1-|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---0--3--0-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2---0--0--2-|
A|-3-3-3-3--2---2--x--3-|
E|-3-3-3-3--0---3--x--3-|
You know that Im not much for a fight
e|-0---0---3---3-|
B|-1---0---2---3-|
G|-0---0---3---0-|
D|-2---2---0---0-|
A|-3---2---x---2-|
E|-3---0---x---3-|
so im not gonna try
im just not cut out for this life
[Verse 2]
e|--3-----------3-----------2---------------------3|
B|--3-----------3-----------3-----------1---------3|
G|----------------------0h2-2-2h4-4p2--------0h2---| x2
D|-------0h2---------0h2--------------2-2-0h2------|
A|--2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2-------------------3---------2|
E|-3------------3--------------------------------3-|
Sweetfully, memory is escaping me
I may be going mad, can't recall what i lost or had
But atleast I sleep in peace
I'm goin blind, I'm losing track of time
I can no longer count the days you've been gone
all of my hope has faded and moved on
[Chorus]
e|-0-0-0-0--0---3--3--0-|
B|-1-1-1-1--0---3--2--1-|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---0--3--0-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2---0--0--2-|
A|-3-3-3-3--2---2--x--3-|
E|-3-3-3-3--0---3--x--3-|
And I can hear the sweetest song blowin through the trees
e|-0---0---3---3-|
B|-1---0---2---3-|
G|-0---0---3---0-|
D|-2---2---0---0-|
A|-3---2---x---2-|
E|-3---0---x---3-|
can't you hear them singin
honey, they're callin after me
[Outro]
e|-0--0---3--3--0-|
B|-1--0---3--2--1-|
G|-0--0---0--3--0-|
D|-2--2---0--0--2-|
A|-3--2---2--x--3-|
E|-3--0---3--x--3-|
I can feel the shackles of this life lifting off of me
e|-0---0---3---3-|
B|-1---0---2---3-|
G|-0---0---3---0-|
D|-2---2---0---0-|
A|-3---2---x---2-|
E|-3---0---x---3-|
don't you dare cry
I am finally free.
h Hammer-on
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