Ash Wednesday
Tom Russell
D G D
There once was a man who thought love was war
A
Stop me if you've heard the story before
D G
He had a purple heart, but who's keepin' score
D A
There's a lot of purple hearts in the purple heart store
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus2
He was a comodant, now he's a penitent on Ash Wednesday
D G
There once was a woman, pretty young thing
A D
She sold her soul for a diamond ring
D G
She read about love in a magazine
D A
Saw it every Friday night on the movie screen
D A D Dsus4 D Dsus2
She was a debutante, now she's a penitent on Ash Wednesday
D A
They're both love sick they're love tired
D G
They strayed a little close near the edge of the fire
D A
There hands got burned and their eyebrows singed
D G
They're walkin' down the streets of oblivion
D A
They got holes in their pockets, holes in their minds
D G
They're holy people........ in an unholy time
Bm A G
Headin' for the church at the end of the line, Ash Wednesday
Bm F#m
See them hangin' out.... in every lonely place
Em
They'll tell you love can't hurt them now
G A (8)
But they got ashes on their face
Inst D A D G Bm A G
Bm F#m
See them hangin' out in every lonely place
Em
They'll tell you love can't hurt them now
G A(8)
But they got ashes on their face
D A
We're all love sick we're love tired
D G
We strayed a little close to the edge of the fire
D A
Our hands got burned and our eyebrows singed
D G
We're walkin' down the streets of oblivion
D A
We got holes in our pockets, holes in our minds
D G
We're holy people..... in an unholy time
Bm A G
Headin' for the church at the end of the line, Ash Wednesday
D Dsus4 D
Yeah, Ash Wednesday