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