Tom Russell - Ash wednesday

There ^Donce was a man who thought ^Glove was warm Hell, ^Dstop me if you've heard this ^Astory before He had a ^Dpurple heart, but who's ^Gkeeping score There's a ^Dlot of purple hearts in the ^Apurple heart store He was a ^Gcommandant, now he's a ^Apenitent On Ash ^DWednesday ^{G D A}

There ^Donce was a woman, a ^Gpretty young thing She ^Dsold her soul for a ^Adiamond ring She ^Dheard about love in a ^Gmagazine Saw it ^Devery Friday night on a ^Amovie screen She was a ^Gdebutante, now she's a ^Apenitent On Ash ^DWednesday ^{G D A}

They're both ^Dlove sick, they're ^Alove tired They ^Dstrayed a little close to the ^Gedge of the fire Their ^Dhands got burned and their ^Aeyebrows singed They're ^Dwalking down the streets of o^Gblivion They got ^Dholes in their pockets, ^Aholes in their minds They're ^Dholy people in an ^Gunholy time ^BmHeading for the church at the ^Aend of the line Ash ^GWednesday ^{A Bm}

See them hanging out in ^F#mevery lonely place ^Em They'll tell you love can't hurt them now But they've got ^Gashes on their^A face

See them hanging out in ^F#mevery lonely place ^Em They'll tell you love can't hurt them now But they've got ^Gashes on their^A face

We're all ^Dlove sick, we're love ^Atired We ^Dstrayed a little close to the ^Gedge of the fire Our ^Dhands got burned and our ^Aeyebrows singed We're ^Dwalking down the streets of o^Gblivion We got ^Dholes in our pockets, ^Aholes in our minds We're ^Dholy people in an ^Gunholy time ^BmHeading for the church at the ^Aend of the line

Ash ^GWednesday Yeah, Ash ^DWednesday