Ashes to Ashes Steve Earle
Chorus: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Verse 1:
[Em]A long time ago, before the ice and snow
[Em]There were gi[C]ants, that walked this land[Em]
[Em]Each step they took, the mighty mountains shook
And the [C]trees took a knee, and the [Em]seas rolled in
[Em]Then one day, they say the sky gave way
And [C]death rained down, it made a [Em]terrible sound
[Em]There was fire everywhere, and nothin was spared
That [C]walked on the land, or [Em]flew through the air
[D]When it all was [Em]over, the [D]slate wiped clean with a [C]touch
[Em]There God stood, and he saw it was good
[Em]And he said, "As[C]hes to Ashes and [Em]Dust to Dust"
Chorus:
[Em]Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
[Em]Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Verse 2:
[Em]The sea gave birth, and it crawled up on the dirt
And stoo[C]d up, and took a look around[Em]
[Em]Said "I'm the next big thing, and the gift that I bring
[Em]comes d[C]irectly from God, this ain't no hold[Em]in me down"
[Em]So he crowned himself King, Now no one remembers his name
[Em]But the [C]seed that he sowed, took the [Em]show on the road
[Em]There was blood on their hands, and a plague on the land
[Em]They d[C]rew a line in the sand, and [Em]made their last stand
[Em]They said "[D]God made us in his [Em]image, and it's [D]in God that we [C]trust
[Em]When asked about the men, that had died by their hands
[Em]They said "[C]Ashes to Ashes and [Em]Dust to Dust"
Chorus:
[Em]Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
[Em]Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Solo:
[Em] [C] [Em] [C] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [Em] [C] [Em]
Verse 3:
[Em]Now, nobody lives forever
[C]Nothin stands, the test of [Em]time
[Em]Oh, you heard'em say "Never say Never"
[Em]Ah but it's [C]always best, to keep it in [Em]mind
[Em]That every tower, ever built tumbles
[Em]No matter [C]how strong, no [Em]matter how tall
[Em]Some day, even great walls crumble
[Em]And [C]every idol ever raised, [Em]falls
[Em]And [D]someday, even man's [Em]best laid plans
[Em]Will lie [D]twisted, and covered in [C]rust
[C]When we've done a[Em]ll that we can, but it slipped through our hands
[Em]And it's "[C]Ashes to Ashes and [Em]Dust to Dust"
Chorus:
[Em]Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
[Em]Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
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