Steve Earle: Ashes to Ashes

Chorus: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Verse 1:
        Em (022000@1)       A long time ago, before the ice and snow

Em (022000@1)         C (x32010@1)                          Em (022000@1)       There were giants, that walked this land

Em (022000@1)        Each step they took, the mighty mountains shook

C (x32010@1)                        Em (022000@1)       And the trees took a knee, and the seas rolled in

Em (022000@1)       Then one day, they say the sky gave way
  
            C (x32010@1)                          Em (022000@1)       And death rained down, it made a terrible sound

Em (022000@1)       There was fire everywhere, and nothin was spared

C (x32010@1)                    Em (022000@1)       That walked on the land, or flew through the air

D (xx0232@1)             Em (022000@1)      D (xx0232@1)                      C (x32010@1)      
        When it all was over, the slate wiped clean with a touch

Em (022000@1)       There God stood, and he saw it was good

Em (022000@1)            C (x32010@1)              Em (022000@1)       And he said, "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust"

Chorus:
        Em (022000@1)       Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Em (022000@1)       Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Verse 2:
        Em (022000@1)       The sea gave birth, and it crawled up on the dirt

C (x32010@1)                         Em (022000@1)       And stood up, and took a look around

Em (022000@1)       Said "I'm the next big thing, and the gift that I bring

Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)                                 Em (022000@1)       comes directly from God, this ain't no holdin me down"

Em (022000@1)       So he crowned himself King, Now no one remembers his name

Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)                          Em (022000@1)       But the seed that he sowed, took the show on the road

Em (022000@1)       There was blood on their hands, and a plague on the land

Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)                         Em (022000@1)       They drew a line in the sand, and made their last stand
           
        Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)                Em (022000@1)            D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)       They said "God made us in his image, and it's in God that we trust

Em (022000@1)       When asked about the men, that had died by their hands

Em (022000@1)       C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)       They said "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust"

Chorus: 
        Em (022000@1)       Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Em (022000@1)       Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Solo:

Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1)Verse 3:

Em (022000@1)       Now, nobody lives forever

C (x32010@1)                        Em (022000@1)       Nothin stands, the test of time

Em (022000@1)                 
        Oh, you heard'em say "Never say Never"

Em (022000@1)        C (x32010@1)                        Em (022000@1)       Ah but it's always best, to keep it in mind

Em (022000@1)       That every tower, ever built tumbles

Em (022000@1)      C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)       No matter how strong, no matter how tall

Em (022000@1)       Some day, even great walls crumble
 
        Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)                     Em (022000@1)       And every idol ever raised, falls

Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)                 Em (022000@1)   
        And someday, even man's best laid plans

Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)                     C (x32010@1)       Will lie twisted, and covered in rust

C (x32010@1)              Em (022000@1)       When we've done all that we can, but it slipped through our hands

Em (022000@1)      C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)       And it's "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust"

Chorus: 
         
        Em (022000@1)       Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Em (022000@1)       Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust