DIRT IN THE GROUND  (Tom Waits)   [tab by AL#13]
(written by T. Waits and Kathleen Brennan)
from Bone Machine--1992

capo on 1st

Verse 1:
Em (022000@1)         C (x32010@1)    Em (022000@1)      
What does it matter, a dream of love
              C (x32010@1)     
Or a dream of lies
      D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)       
We're all gonna be the same place 
        B7When (x21202@1)we die
Em (022000@1)                    CYour (x32010@1)spirit don't leave knowing
Em (022000@1)              CYour (x32010@1)face or your name
        DAnd (xx0232@1)the wind through your bones
   G (320003@1)     B7Is (x21202@1)all that remains
Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1) 
And we're all gonna be... 
(4 times)
Em (sung only)
Just dirt in the ground


Verse 2:
Em (022000@1)             CThe (x32010@1)quill from a buzzard
Em (022000@1)                 CThe (x32010@1)blood writes the word
          D (xx0232@1)          GI (320003@1)want to know am I the sky 
       B7or (x21202@1)the bird
       Em (022000@1)    C'Cause (x32010@1)hell is boiling over
Em (022000@1)          CAnd (x32010@1)heaven is full
      DWe're (xx0232@1)chained to the world
    G (320003@1)         B7And (x21202@1)we all gotta pull
Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)EmAnd (022000@1)we're all gonna be...
(4 times)
Em...Just (022000@1)dirt in the ground


Verse 3:
        Em (022000@1)       CNow (x32010@1)the killer was smiling
     Em (022000@1)           C (x32010@1)With nerves made of stone
D (xx0232@1)   
He climbed the stairs
        G (320003@1)    B7And (x21202@1)the gallows groaned
        Em (022000@1)                 C (x32010@1)And the people's hearts were pounding
          Em (022000@1)                 CThey (x32010@1)were throbbing, they were red
      DAs (xx0232@1)he swung out over the crowd
            G (320003@1)    B7 (x21202@1)  
I heard the hangman said
Em (022000@1)            C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)  
We're all gonna be...
(4 times)
Em (022000@1)Just dirt in the ground


Verse 4:
    Em (022000@1)      CNow (x32010@1)Cain slew Gel
   Em (022000@1)              CHe (x32010@1)killed him with a stone
    DThe (xx0232@1)sky cracked open
        G (320003@1)    B7 (x21202@1)And the thunder groaned
Em (022000@1)             CAlong (x32010@1)a river of flesh
Em (022000@1)                CCan (x32010@1)these dry bones live?
      DAsk (xx0232@1)a king or a beggar
        G (320003@1)           B7 (x21202@1)
And the answer they'll give
Em (022000@1)               C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)EmIs (022000@1)we're all gonna be...
(4 times)
EmWe're (022000@1)all gonna be just