Son Volt - Cocaine And Ashes Chords

Cocaine and Ashes
Words and Music by Son Volt "American Central Dust"

Chorus Chords for Intro: G C G Em D G

[ D ]I’ve had strychnine, I [ C ] thought I was [ G ] dead 
I [ D ] snorted my father and [ C ] I’m still a [ Em ]live 
I [ D ] did because that’s [ C ] how it is [ G ] done 
I’m 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 ] It’s no way of life but I’ve [ C ] tried everything [ G ]once 
I [ D ] have no pretensions of [ C ] immortali [ Em ] ty 
[ D ] I’ve been told I had [ C ] six months to [ G ]live 
But [ D ] I’ve 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 ] I’ll 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