Steel Still Rusts

Intro D F C G (2x) [Verse 1] D F Best of days livin' a simple life C G There's nowhere to go when there's only one stop light D F His grandmother told him "Don't you dare sign up C G They'll ship you away to places we ain't heard of D F Get a degree, and maybe be a doctor C G Just ask your daddy, it won't matter once they got ya D F Lifetimes you could spend to find out what she meant C G Her final dyin' breath, this is what she said" Chorus D F "Long gone is the praise for those who fought for us C G Ashes to ashes, turns out steel still rusts D F Stone carved in your name, no one can really trust C G Shoulder another soldier they stole from us D F Don't ever bend, don't ever crawl C G Supposed to stand and never fall D F Long gone is the praise for those who fought for us C G Ashes to ashes, turns out steel still rusts" D F C Ashes to ashes and dust to dust G And steel still rusts D F C G Ashes to ashes and dust to dust [Verse 2] D F A third of his life off in a foreign land C G Thanks for your service, sincerely, Uncle Sam D F Lost the best of friends he'd ever known C G And no line of welcome signs once he got back home D F He got a job, a doorman at a dive bar C G Became a bodyguard, protecting famous rock stars D F Lost count of the times he's been around the world C G Promised grandmama he'd never lose these words Chorus D F "Long gone is the praise for those who fought for us C G Ashes to ashes, turns out steel still rusts D F Stone carved in your name, no one can really trust C G Shoulder another soldier they stole from us D F Don't ever bend, don't ever crawl C G Supposed to stand and never fall D F Long gone is the praise for those who fought for us C G Ashes to ashes, turns out steel still rusts" D F C Ashes to ashes and dust to dust G And steel still rusts D F C Ashes to ashes and dust to dust G And dust to dust [Guitar Solo] Bb F C G Bb F C C [Instrumental] D F C G Bridge D F Forever feel the wounds that never heal C G When fallen friends are now a line of crosses in a field Chorus D F Long gone is the praise for those who fought for us C G Ashes to ashes, turns out steel still rusts (Steel still rusts) D F Stone carved in your name, no one can really trust C G Shoulder another soldier they stole from us D F Don't ever bend, don't ever crawl C G Supposed to stand and never fall (And never fall) D F Long gone is the praise for those who fought for us C G Ashes to ashes, turns out steel still rusts D F C Ashes to ashes and dust to dust G And steel still rusts (Steel still rusts) D F C Ashes to ashes and dust to dust G D And steel still rusts