Steve Earle – Ashes To Ashes chords

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

             C                      Em        That walked on the land, or flew through the air

        D               Em        D                        C                When it all was over, the slate wiped clean with a touch

        Em        There God stood, and he saw it was good

        Em              C                Em        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

        Em        Said "I'm the next big thing, and the gift that I bring

        Em     C                                   Em        comes directly from God, this ain't no holdin me down"

        Em        So he crowned himself King, Now no one remembers his name

        Em      C                            Em        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

        Em    C                           Em        They drew a line in the sand, and made their last stand
           
        Em         D                  Em              D              C        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

        EM         C                  Em        They said "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust" 

         
Chorus: 
        Em        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

        Em        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
        


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Verse 3:

        Em        Now, nobody lives forever

        C                          Em        Nothin stands, the test of time

        Em                           Oh, you heard'em say "Never say Never"

        Em          C                          Em        Ah but it's always best, to keep it in mind

        Em        That every tower, ever built tumbles

        Em        C              Em        No matter how strong, no matter how tall

        Em        Some day, even great walls crumble
 
        Em  C                       Em        And every idol ever raised, falls

        Em  D                   Em             And someday, even man's best laid plans

        Em       D                       C        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