Cocaine and Ashes
Words and Music by Son Volt "American Central Dust"
Chorus Chords for Intro: G C G Em D G
D C G
I?ve had strychnine, I thought I was dead
D C Em
I snorted my father and I?m still a live
D C G
I did because that?s how it is done
D C C/B
I?m the same as everyone, just kinda lucky
G C G
Body and soul, Cocaine and Ashes
Em D
Get to that place in time
G
Tears and blow in my mind
D C G
It?s no way of life but I?ve tried everything once
D C Em
I have no pretensions of immortali ty
D C G
I?ve been told I had six months to live
D C C/B
But I?ve outlasted them all
G C G
Body and soul, Cocaine and Ashes
Em D
Get to that place in time
G
Tears and blow in my mind
D C G
Senses and Spirit, mourning and misery
D C Em
Addiction is somethin I should know somethin about
D C G
Whatever gets done I know that I?ll be blamed
D C C/B
They say the king is the man who can
G C G
Body and soul, Cocaine and Ashes
Em D
Get to that place in time
G
Tears and blow in my mind
G C G
Body and soul, Cocaine and Ashes
Em D
Get to that place in time
G
Tears and blow in my mind
G C G
Body and soul, Cocaine and Ashes
Em D
Get to that place in time
G
Tears and blow in my mind