Dirt chords by The Collection

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G+G B minorBm C majorC  x2


Verse 1:
G+G
Abraham was scared to die

Forsook his wife within a lie
  B minorBm
I think I know the reasons why
    C majorC
'Cause he was made of dirt
G+G
Joseph's coat was full of pride

The blood of goats won't wash you white
   B minorBm
If I was his brother, I'd have lied
  C majorC
And left him in the dirt

Verse 2:
G+G
Moses never entered in

To lands he thought was promised him
  B minorBm
He took his people 'round again
     C majorC
To pick manna from the dirt
G+G
And Solomon became so wise

With many wives and concubines
  B minorBm
He fell for every single lie
      C majorC
Yeah, his head was full of dirt


Verse 3:
G+G
And David's where I got my name

Abusing power, abusing fame
  B minorBm
He stole a girl, her husband slain
   C majorC
Left six feet in the dirt
  G+G
And Peter fell to his own shame

Denied his love, denied his name
  B minorBm
He ran away when the people came
  C majorC
To nail him to the dirt
  G+G
And Samson only thought it fair

To let that witch come cut his hair
  B minorBm
And look through eyes no longer there
   C majorC
As he crushed them in the dirt
  G+G
And Paul would sit upon his throne

And kill us with the biggest stones
  B minorBm
And wrestle with a thorn unknown
  C majorC
A augmentedA thorn up from the dirt

Bridge:
      A minorAm      D MajorD
But if the nations had a father
   G+G        E minorEm
Then Joseph would redeem his brothers
  A minorAm       D MajorD
And Moses held the waters up
  G+G        E minorEm
And David would become Your love
  A minorAm          D MajorD
Solomon would build the temple
  G+G       E minorEm
Samson came to destroy evil
  A minorAm       D MajorD
Peter soon became the rock
  G+G         E minorEm
And Paul would lead the Roman flock
     A minorAm       D MajorD    G+G      E minorEm
And it's all that I can do to keep my eyes on You
    A minorAm       D MajorD    G+G      E minorEm
And it's all that You can do to keep me, keep me, keep me new


Outro:
  A minorAm       D MajorD     G+G         D MajorD
All that I can see is that You can't see the dirt in me
  A minorAm       D MajorD     G+G         D MajorD
All that I can see is that You can't see the dirt in me
  A minorAm       D MajorD     G+G         D MajorD
All that I can see is that You can't see the dirt in me
  A minorAm      D MajorD   G+G
And all that I can see is You