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From: HENSCHJ5753@uni.edu Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 18:59:05 -0600 (CST) Subject: Tom Waits_Dirt in the Ground Tom Waits--Dirt in the Ground (written by T. Waits and Kathleen Brennan) from Bone Machine--1992 Verse 1:

^FmWhat does it ^Dbmatter, ^Fma dream of love Or a dream of ^Dblies We're ^Eball gonna be the same ^Abplace When we ^C7die ^FmYour spirit don't leave ^Dbknowing ^FmYour face or your ^Dbname And the ^Ebwind through your bones Is ^Aball that ^C7remains ^FmAnd we're all gonna ^Dbbe...^Eb ^Fm (4 times) Fm (sung only) Just dirt in the ground

Verse 2:

^FmThe quill from a ^Dbbuzzard ^FmThe blood writes the ^Dbword I want to ^Ebknow am I the ^Absky or the ^C7bird 'Cause ^Fmhell is ^Dbboiling over ^FmAnd heaven is ^Dbfull We're ^Ebchained to the world And ^Abwe all gotta ^C7pull ^FmAnd we're all gonna ^Dbbe..^Eb. ^Fm (4 times) ^Fm...Just dirt in the ground

Verse 3:

Now the ^Fmkiller was ^Dbsmiling With ^Fmnerves made of ^Dbstone ^EbHe climbed the stairs And the ^Abgallows ^C7groaned And the ^Fmpeople's hearts were ^Dbpounding They were ^Fmthrobbing, they were ^Dbred As he ^Ebswung out over the crowd I heard the ^Abhangman ^C7said ^FmWe're all gonna ^Dbbe...^Eb ^Fm (4 times) ^FmJust dirt in the ground

Verse 4:

Now ^FmCain slew ^DbAbel He ^Fmkilled him with a ^Dbstone The ^Ebsky cracked open And the ^Abthunder ^C7groaned ^FmAlong a river of ^Dbflesh ^FmCan these dry bones ^Dblive? Ask a ^Ebking or a beggar And the ^Abanswer they'll ^C7give ^FmIs we're all gonna ^Dbbe..^Eb. ^Fm (4 times) ^FmWe're all gonna be just

Jeff Henscheid henschj5753@cobra.uni.edu Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 07:16:30 -0800 From: msue Subject: TAB: Dirt in the Ground, Tom Waits DIRT IN THE GROUND (1992, Waits, Brennan) G#m C#m F#(m) G#m G#m C#m F#(m) G#m

^G#m What does it ^C#mmatter? ^G#m A dream of love or a ^C#m dream of lies? ^F# We're all gonna (sustain)
be the same ^C#pla
thingee
ce when we ^D#die. ^G#m Your spirit don't leave ^C#mknowing ^G#m your face or your ^C#mname, ^F# And the wind through (sustain)
your bones is ^C#all
thingee
that re^D#mains, and We^G#m're all gonna ^C#mbe... ^F#(m) ^G#m (embellish with sparse and groovy guitar licks according to your listening pleasure) ...We're all gonna be just dirt in the ground.

The quill from a buzzard, blood writes the word, I want to know am I the sky or a bird, 'Cause hell is boilin' over, and heaven is full, We're chained to the world and we've all gotta pull. And we're all gonna be...just dirt in the ground. Now the killer was smiling, with nerves made of stone; He climbed the stairs and the gallows groaned; And the people's hearts were pounding, they were throbbing they were red, As he swung over the crowd I heard the hangman said We're all gonna be ...just dirt in the ground. Now Cain slew Abel, he killed him with a stone; The sky cracked open and the thunder groaned; Along a river of flesh can these dry bones live? Ask a king or a beggar and the answer they'll give Is we're all gonna be...just dirt in the ground. C# thingee: 445464 (the dirtier the better, eh?)

Waits Tom - Dirt in the ground (chords)