Steve Earle

^Em7 A long time ago before the ice and the snow,
There were gi ^C ants that walked this land,
with ^Em7 each step they took, the mighty mountains shook,
And the t ^C rees took a knee and the s ^Em7 eas rolled in,
Then one day they say the sky gave way,
And d ^C eath rained down, it made a t ^Em7 errible sound,
There was fire everywhere and nothin was spared,
That w ^C alked on the land or ^Em7 flew through the air,
(bridge)
^D And when it all was ^Em7 over,
^D The slate wiped clean with a t ^C ouch,
^Em7 There God stood and he saw it was good,
And said a ^C shes to ashes and ^Em7 dust to dust,
(chorus)
^Em7 Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,
(verse 2)
Then the sea gave birth and it crawled up on the dirt,
And stood up and took a look around,
Said I'm the next big thing and the gift that I bring,
Comes directly from God, so there ain't no holdin' me down,
So he crowned himself king, now no one remembers his name,
But the seed that he sowed took the show on the road,
There was blood on their hands and a plague on the land,
They drew a line in the sand and made their last stand,
(bridge)
They said God made us in his image,
And it's in God that we trust,
When asked about the men that had died by their hands,
They said ashes to ashes and dust to dust,
(chorus)
^Em7 Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,

^{C - Em7 - C - Em7} (verse 3)
Now, nobody lives forever, nothin' stands the test of time,
Oh, you heard 'em say never say never,
But it's always best to keep it in mind,
That every tower ever built tumbles,
No matter how strong, no matter how tall,
Someday even great walls will crumble,
And every idol ever raised falls,
(bridge)
And someday even man's best laid plans,
Will lie twisted and covered in rust,
When we've done all that we can but it slipped through our hands,
And it's ashes to ashes and dust to dust,
(chorus)
^Em7 Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,
^Em7 Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,
^Em7 Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,