Steve Earle - Ashes To Ashes

steve earle : ashes to ashes

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 C Em
there were giants , that walked this land

Em
each step they took , the mighty mountains shook

C Em
and the trees took a knee , and the seas rolled in

Em
then one day , they say the sky gave way

C Em
and death rained down , it made a terrible sound

Em
there was fire everywhere , and nothin was spared

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that walked on the land , or flew through the air

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when it all was over , the slate wiped clean with a touch

Em
there god stood , and he saw it was good

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and he said , “ashes to ashes and 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

C Em
and stood up , and took a look around

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said “i’m the next big thing , and the gift that i bring

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comes directly from god , this ain’t no holdin me down”

Em
so he crowned himself king , now no one remembers his name

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but the seed that he sowed , took the show on the road

Em
there was blood on their hands , and a plague on the land

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they drew a line in the sand , and made their last stand

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they said “god made us in his image , and it’s in god that we trust

Em
when asked about the men , that had died by their hands

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they said “ashes to ashes and 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 Em
nothin stands , the test of time

Em
oh , you heard’em say “never say never”

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ah but it’s always best , to keep it in mind

Em
that every tower , ever built tumbles

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no matter how strong , no matter how tall

Em
some day , even great walls crumble

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and every idol ever raised , falls

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and someday , even man’s best laid plans

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will lie twisted , and covered in rust

C Em
when we’ve done all that we can , but it slipped through our hands

Em C Em
and it’s “ashes to ashes and dust to dust”

chorus :

Em
ashes to ashes , dust to dust

Em
ashes to ashes , dust to dust