Dirt chords by The Collection

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G Bm C   x2


Verse 1:
G
Abraham was scared to die

Forsook his wife within a lie
   Bm
I think I know the reasons why
       C
'Cause he was made of dirt
G

Joseph's coat was full of pride

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


Verse 2:
G
Moses never entered in

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

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


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

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

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

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

And kill us with the biggest stones
    Bm
And wrestle with a thorn unknown
   C
A thorn up from the dirt


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


Outro:
   Am             D         G                 D
All that I can see is that You can't see the dirt in me
   Am             D         G                 D
All that I can see is that You can't see the dirt in me
   Am             D         G                 D
All that I can see is that You can't see the dirt in me
    Am           D     G
And all that I can see is You