# From: HENSCHJ5753@uni.edu Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 18:59:05 -0600 (CST) Subject: Tom Waits_Dirt in the Ground Tom Waits--Dirt in the Ground (written by T. Waits and Kathleen Brennan) from Bone Machine--1992 Verse 1:

^FmWhat does it ^Dbmatter, ^Fma dream of love Or a dream of ^Dblies We're ^Eball gonna be the same ^Abplace When we ^C7die ^FmYour spirit don't leave ^Dbknowing ^FmYour face or your ^Dbname And the ^Ebwind through your bones Is ^Aball that ^C7remains ^FmAnd we're all gonna ^Dbbe...^Eb ^Fm (4 times) Fm (sung only) Just dirt in the ground

Verse 2:

^FmThe quill from a ^Dbbuzzard ^FmThe blood writes the ^Dbword I want to ^Ebknow am I the ^Absky or the ^C7bird 'Cause ^Fmhell is ^Dbboiling over ^FmAnd heaven is ^Dbfull We're ^Ebchained to the world And ^Abwe all gotta ^C7pull ^FmAnd we're all gonna ^Dbbe..^Eb. ^Fm (4 times) ^Fm...Just dirt in the ground

Verse 3:

Now the ^Fmkiller was ^Dbsmiling With ^Fmnerves made of ^Dbstone ^EbHe climbed the stairs And the ^Abgallows ^C7groaned And the ^Fmpeople's hearts were ^Dbpounding They were ^Fmthrobbing, they were ^Dbred As he ^Ebswung out over the crowd I heard the ^Abhangman ^C7said ^FmWe're all gonna ^Dbbe...^Eb ^Fm (4 times) ^FmJust dirt in the ground

Verse 4:

Now ^FmCain slew ^DbAbel He ^Fmkilled him with a ^Dbstone The ^Ebsky cracked open And the ^Abthunder ^C7groaned ^FmAlong a river of ^Dbflesh ^FmCan these dry bones ^Dblive' Ask a ^Ebking or a beggar And the ^Abanswer they'll ^C7give ^FmIs we're all gonna ^Dbbe..^Eb. ^Fm (4 times) ^FmWe're all gonna be just

Jeff Henscheid henschj5753@cobra.uni.edu

Tom Waits - Dirt in the ground