INTRO: C Break us down by our elements F G C And you might think we failed We're not copper for one penny or F G C Even iron for one nail F C And a dollar would be plenty G C To buy twenty of us F C Until true love is added G C To these handfuls of dust CHORUS: F C G C Handful of dust, handful of dust F C G C Sums up the richest and poorest of us F C G Am True love makes priceless the worthless F C G C Whenever it's added to a handful of dust However small though our worth may be F G C When shared between two hearts Is even more than it would ever be F G C Measured on its own apart F C And our half what it could be G C Is now twice what it's worth F C When true love is added G C To these handfuls of dust CHORUS: F C G C Handful of dust, handful of dust F C G C Sums up the richest and poorest of us F C G Am True love makes priceless the worthless F C G C Whenever it's added to a handful of dust CHORUS: F C G C Handful of dust, handful of dust F C G C Sums up the richest and poorest of us F C G Am True love makes priceless the worthless F C G C Whenever it's added to a handful of dust