Dirt in the Ground
Tom Waits - Bone Machine - 1992
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[Am] What does it [F] matter,
a dream of [Am] love or a dream of [F]lies
We're [G]all gonna be in the
same [C]place when we[E7]die
[Am] Your spirit don't leave [F] knowing
Your [Am] face or your [F]name
And the [G] wind through your bones
Is [C]all that rem[E7]ains
And we're [Am]all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
We’re all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
We’re all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
And we're all gonna [F]be Just [G]dirt in the [Am]ground
The quill from a [F]buzzard
The [Am]blood writes the [F]word
[G] I want to know am I
the [C]sky or a [E7]bird
'Cause [Am]hell is boiling [F]over
And [Am]heaven is [F]full
We're [G]chained to the world
And we [C]all gotta [E7]pull
And we're [Am]all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
We’re all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
We’re all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
And we're all gonna [F]be Just [G]dirt in the [Am]ground
Now the killer was [F]smiling
With [Am] nerves made of [F]stone
He [G]climbed the stairs
And the [C]gallows [E7]groaned
And the [Am]people's hearts were [F]pounding
They were [Am]throbbing, they were [F]red
As he [G]swung out over the crowd
I heard the [C]hangman he [E7]said
And we're [Am]all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
We’re all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
We’re all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
And we're all gonna [F]be Just [G]dirt in the [Am]ground
Now Cain slew [F]Abel
He [Am]killed him with a [F]stone
The [G]sky cracked open
And the [C]thunder [E7]groaned
Along a [Am]river of [F]flesh
Can these [Am]dry bones [F]live?
Ask a [G]king or a beggar
And the [C]answer they'll [E7]give
And we're [Am]all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
We’re all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
We’re all gonna [F]be [G]Yeah [Am] Yeah
And we're all gonna [F]be Just [G]dirt in the [Am]ground
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