Steve Earle - Ashes to ashes

^AmA long time ago, before the ice and snow ^AmThere were gi^Fants, that walked this land ^{Am Am}Each step they took, the mighty mountains shook And the ^Ftrees took a knee, and the ^Amseas rolled in ^AmThen one day, they say the sky gave way And ^Fdeath rained down, it made a ^Amterrible sound ^AmThere was fire everywhere, and nothin was spared That ^Fwalked on the land, or ^Amflew through the air ^GWhen it all was ^Amover, the ^Gslate wiped clean with a ^Ftouch ^AmThere God stood, and he saw it was good ^AmAnd he said, &qu^Fot;Ashes to Ashes^Am and Dust to Dust"

^AmAshes to Ashes, Dust to Dust ^AmAshes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

^AmThe sea gave birth, and it crawled up on the dirt And stoo^Fd up, and took a look around^{Am Am}Said "I'm the next big thing, and the gift that I bring ^Amcomes d^Firectly from God, this ain't no hold^Amin me down" ^AmSo he crowned himself King, Now no one remembers his name ^AmBut the ^Fseed that he sowed, took the ^Amshow on the road ^AmThere was blood on their hands, and a plague on the land ^AmThey d^Frew a line in the sand, and ^Ammade their last stand ^AmThey said &^Gquot;God made us in^Am his image, and ^Git's in God tha^Ft we trust ^AmWhen asked about the men, that had died by their hands ^AmThey said &^Fquot;Ashes to Ashes^Am and Dust to Dust"

^AmAshes to Ashes, Dust to Dust ^AmAshes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

^AmNow, nobody lives forever ^FNothin stands, the test of ^Amtime ^AmOh, you heard'em say "Never say Never" ^AmAh but it's ^Falways best, to keep it in ^Ammind ^AmThat every tower, ever built tumbles ^AmNo matter ^Fhow strong, no ^Ammatter how tall ^AmSome day, even great walls crumble ^AmAnd ^Fevery idol ever raised, ^Amfalls ^AmAnd ^Gsomeday, even man's ^Ambest laid plans ^AmWill lie ^Gtwisted, and covered in ^Frust ^FWhen we've done a^Amll that we can, but it slipped through our hands ^AmAnd it's &^Fquot;Ashes to Ashes^Am and Dust to Dust"

^AmAshes to Ashes, Dust to Dust ^AmAshes to Ashes, Dust to Dust