Awake In The Dirt
Kevin DevineVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
Dad I know
You can't see
My actions as
A plea for peace
You can't get past
The rocks stained red
The nail bomb blast
The doctor, dead
Your prairie dream
Your liberal heart
Your patient mind
Your father's arms
They just won't do
They just can't fit
It's them, not Marx
You can blame for this
Alive in the dirt
Alive in the dirt
I'm at peace, sainted and waiting
For my perfect pain to speak through me again
Dad, I found God
Through Vietnam
Mai Lai's graves
Agent Orange
See, we live lies
We have to choose
Our bombs speak loud
So I spoke, too
Then disappeared
Ten miles from home
Newark slum
Where you won't go
It's here I've found
My higher self
A life that works
And suits me well
I pray for the dirt
I pray for the dirt
And I ask to suffer in silence
To stay here in hell
Awake in the dirt
Awake in the dirt
Awake in the dirt now
My stutter lifts
My words come clear
Your little girl
She's just not here
I am sure
At my death
The truth will float
On God's sweet breath
Until that time
Don't ask for me
Behind this veil
Is where I'll be
At one with the dirt
At one with the dirt
I'm at peace, sainted and waiting
For my perfect pain to cover me for good?
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Readable chord sheet for Awake In The Dirt by Kevin Devine
[Bm]Dad I kn[Em]ow You can't [A]see My actions [F#]as A plea for [Bm]peace You can't get [Em]past The rocks stained [A]red The nail bomb [F#]blast The doctor, [Bm]dead Your prairie [Em]dream Your liberal [A]heart Your patient [F#]mind Your father's [Bm]arms They just won't [Em]do They just can't [A]fit It's them, not [F#]Marx You can blame for [D]this Alive in the [Bb]dirt [A] [D] Alive in the [Em]dirt I'm at [F#]peace, sainted and [Bm]waiting For my [F]perfect pain to speak through me again [Bm] [Em] [A] [F#] [Bm] Dad, I found [Em]God Through Viet[A]nam Mai Lai's [F#]graves Agent [Bm]Orange See, we live [Em]lies We have to [A]choose Our bombs speak [F#]loud So I spoke, [Bm]too Then disap[Em]peared Ten miles from [A]home Newark [F#]slum Where you won't [Bm]go It's here I've [Em]found My higher [A]self A life that [F#]works And suits me [D]well I pray for the [Bb]dirt [A] [D] I pray for the [Em]dirt And I a[F#]sk to suffer in sil[Bm]ence [F] To stay here in [G]hell [C] Awake in the [Ab]dirt [G] [C] Awake in the [Ab]dirt [G] [Em] Awake in the [Am]dirt now [F] [Bm] My stutter [Em]lifts My words come [A]clear Your little [F#]girl She's just not [Bm]here I am [Em]sure At my [A]death The truth will [F#]float On God's sweet [Bm]breath Until that [Em]time Don't ask for [A]me Behind this [F#]veil Is where I'll [D]be At one with the [Bb]dirt [A] [D] At one with the [Em]dirt I'm at [F#]peace, sainted and [Bm]waiting For my [F]perfect pain to cover me for[Bm] good? [Em] [A] [F#] [Bm] [Em] [A] [F#]