The Milk Carton Kids - The ash and clay

The s^Gwing sets are ^Aempty like d^Dirt turned the ^D/C#dark of the^Bm night The c^Genter of this ^Atown it used to w^Dhirl in the g^D/C#low of t^Bmwilight It might l^Gook like god's ^Aaway with all the ^Dtrouble these ^Gdays ^GWe'll^Abdim come h^Aome ^F#before the g^Bmirls ^Aare ^Ggrown ^GWe're coming h^Aome t^Donight

^GWhat, oh, have we d^Aone to run this c^Dountry into s^D/C#uch a s^Bmight ^GStolen from our b^Arothers like we co^Duldn't find a f^D/C#air enough f^Bmight You wait on p^Gromise you will s^Aay Won't fo^Drsake the ash and cl^Gay ^GLet's^Abdim come ^Ahome b^F#efore the gi^Bmrls ^Aare g^Grown ^GLet's come h^Aome to f^Dight

^GI know we want whats ^Abest for us, I ^Dknow it has to c^D/C#ome at a ^Bmprice I ^Galso know the tr^Aouble that you f^Dind when you ^D/C#stop being n^Bmice You look a^Ground you one ^Aday What you on^Dce knew didn't ^Gstay ^GLet's^Abdim come ^Ahome ^F#before the g^Bmirls a^Are ^Ggrown ^GLet's come ^Ahome to^Dnight

Have you ev^Ger asked a ^Aman to take your ^Dplace at the ^D/C#head of the ^Bmtable? You could s^Ghed away your s^Ahame if in the e^Dnd You found you si^D/C#mply weren't ^Bmable ^GYou might find out you could ^Astay On the a^Dsh and on the^G clay ^GCome^Abdim on ho^Ame ^F#before the g^Bmirls ^Aare g^Grown ^GCome on h^Aome ^Dtonight

^GCom^Abdime on h^Aome b^F#efore the ^Bmgirls ^Aare g^Grown ^GCome on h^Aome to f^Dight