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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1002332,"song":"Ashes To Ashes","artist":"Steve Earle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11221466-ashes-to-ashes-chords-by-steve-earle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1002332?type=chord","rating":4.80622,"votes":9,"content":"\r\n\r\nSteve Earle: Ashes to Ashes\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust\r\n\r\n        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        A long time ago, before the ice and snow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        There were giants, that walked this land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch] \r\n        Each step they took, the mighty mountains shook[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        And the trees took a knee, and the seas rolled in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Then one day, they say the sky gave way[/tab]\r\n  \r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        And death rained down, it made a terrible sound[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        There was fire everywhere, and nothin was spared[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        That walked on the land, or flew through the air[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]        \r\n        When it all was over, the slate wiped clean with a touch[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        There God stood, and he saw it was good[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        And he said, \"Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n           \r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        The sea gave birth, and it crawled up on the dirt[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        And stood up, and took a look around[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Said \"I'm the next big thing, and the gift that I bring[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        comes directly from God, this ain't no holdin me down\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        So he crowned himself King, Now no one remembers his name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        But the seed that he sowed, took the show on the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        There was blood on their hands, and a plague on the land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        They drew a line in the sand, and made their last stand[/tab]\r\n           \r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\n        They said \"God made us in his image, and it's in God that we trust[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        When asked about the men, that had died by their hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]EM[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        They said \"Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust\" [/tab]\r\n\r\n         \r\nChorus: \r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust[/tab]\r\n        \r\n\r\n\r\n        Solo:\r\n\r\n            [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Now, nobody lives forever[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Nothin stands, the test of time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                   \r\n        Oh, you heard'em say \"Never say Never\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Ah but it's always best, to keep it in mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        That every tower, ever built tumbles[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        No matter how strong, no matter how tall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Some day, even great walls crumble[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        And every idol ever raised, falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]     \r\n        And someday, even man's best laid plans[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n        Will lie twisted, and covered in rust[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        When we've done all that we can, but it slipped through our hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        And it's \"Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus: \r\n         \r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust[/tab]","plain_text":"Steve Earle: Ashes to Ashes\n\n\nChorus: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust\n\n        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n           \nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n           \n\n\n\n\n\n\n         \nChorus: \n\n\n\n        \n\n\n        Solo:\n\n            Em  C  Em   C   Em   D  Em  D  C  Em  C  Em\n\n\nVerse 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:","chords":["Em","A","C","D","EM"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}