Dem bones

Traditional spiritual

  
Lively q = 80 (optional — swing the semiquavers)
PERCUSSION   
  G9 C7 F F Bb/C
MELODY            
 
Dem bones, dem bones, dem
Lively q = 80 (optional — swing the semiquavers)

          
     


   
PIANO/

f mf
    
KEYBOARD

        
 
4  
(optional — wood-block or similar)
   
   
  F  C C7

F

          
dry bones, dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, dem
 
  
        
 


   
            
   
 
7   
    
 F Gmin7 A7
 Dmin G9 C7 F

                


bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, now hear the word of the Lord. E -

                
   


   
  
 
           
 
11      
    
 F    
Bb/C F C C7 F

                  
- ze - ki - el con- nect - ed dem dry bones, E - ze - ki - el con - nect - ed dem dry bones, E -
 
         
          
  


    
 
            
      
  

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15   
    
 F  
Gmin7 A7 Dmin G9 C7 F

                 

-ze - ki - el con - nect - ed dem dry bones, now hear the word of the Lord. The

                  
    


  
  
 
           
 

  
 
19

x4
 
F Bb/C F Bb/C
   
                
toe bone’s con - nect - ed to the foot bone, the
foot bone’s con - nect - ed to the an - kle bone, the
an - kle bone’s con - nect - ed to the leg bone, the
leg bone’s con - nect - ed to the knee bone, the
knee bone’s con - nect - ed to the thigh bone, the


         
  
 

   

 
   
 
  

 
  
21

x3
 


F Bb/C F Bb/C
    
              
thigh bone’s con - nect - ed to the hip bone, the
hip bone’s con - nect - ed to the back bone, the
back bone’s con - nect - ed to the shoul - der bone, the
shoul - der bone’s con - nect - ed to the neck bone, the


         
  




           
   
23   
   
 
f
  F cresc. Gmin7 A7 Dmin G9 C7

              
neck bone’s con - nect - ed to the head bone. Now hear the word of the

               
  


 

f
    
cresc.
      

26   
   
  F 
mp Bb/C F
 
         
 
Lord. Dis - con - nect dem bones, dem dry bones, dis - con -


        
  


    

mp
            
   
 

29

   
 C C7 F
 cresc. Gmin7

              
nect dem bones, dem dry bones, dis - con - nect dem bones, dem

       
     


     
     
cresc.
        
   
 

32

   
 A7  Dmin f G9 C7 F

            


dry bones, now hear the word of the Lord. The


            
   


 

f
         
  
   
 
35

x4
 
F Bb/C F Bb/C
     
 
            
head bone’s con - nect - ed to the neck bone, the
neck bone’s con - nect - ed to the shoul - der bone, the
shoul - der bone’s con - nect - ed to the back bone, the
back bone’s con - nect - ed to the hip bone, the
hip bone’s con - nect - ed to the thigh bone, the

   
      
 


 
       
      


  
 
37

x3
  

  
F Gmin7
  F Bb/C F Bb/C
 
cresc.

                  
thigh bone’s con - nect - ed to the knee bone, the foot bone’s con - nect - ed to the
knee bone’s con - nect - ed to the leg bone, the
leg bone’s con - nect - ed to the an - kle bone, the


an - kle bone’s con - nect - ed to the foot bone, the

        
       
  
molto cresc.
             
     
 
40      

     
A7 Dmin ff G9 C7 F C7 F
     
    





 
  
   
toe bone. Now hear the word of the Lord. Dry bones!

  
(optional harmony)

    
     

Dem bones, dem dry bones!

     
               
     
           
ff
    
                   
    