Stacy Dean Campbell Ashes Of Old Love written by John Jackson Stacy Dean Campbell Spencer Campbell bass/drums John Jackson guitar George Cocchini guitar Fats Kaplan accordion Stacy Dean Campbell vocals/guitar C Greetings from Las Vegas G Or so the postcard said F C Lipstick on a coffee cup blood red C These little memories like cinders G Have kept him warm for years F C >From the fire he remembered they're now souvenirs Am F C She shined like a diamond burned like a fever Am F G F But he was a classic runner a common deceiver C F C But the flame that she sparked rose just high enough G F C C To keep him sifting through the ashes of old love C There's an eight by ten reminder G On the table by the bed F Perfume on the pillow C Where she laid her head C There ain't nothing colder G Than a young mans foolish pride F Words left unsaid that smolder C Down deep inside Am F C She shined like a diamond burned like a fever Am F G F But he was a classic runner a common deciever C F C But the flame that she sparked rose just high enough G F C C To keep him sifting through the ashes of old love >From Stacy Dean Campbell "Ashes Of Old Love" Paladin Records 1999 Reynsong Publishing Corp(BMI)