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Intro : D F C G D F C G D F best of days livin' a simple life.. C there's nowhere to go when G there's only one stop light.. D his grandmother told him F don't you dare sign up.. C they'll ship you away G to places we ain't heard of.. D F get a degree, and maybe be a doctor C G just ask your daddy, it wont matter when they got ya D F lifetimes you could spend to find out what she meant C her final dying breath G this is what she said Reff : 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 (D) steel still rusts.. D F C (ashes to ashes and dust to dust) G D steel still rusts.. F C G (ashes to ashes and dust to dust) D a third of his life F off in a foreign land.. C thanks for your service, G sincerely uncle sam.. D F lost the best of friends he'd ever known C and no line of welcome signs G once he got back home.. D F he got a job, a doorman at a dive bar C became a bodyguard, G protecting famous rockstars D F lost count of the times he's been around the world C promised grandmama G he'd never lose these words Reff : 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 (D) steel still rusts.. D F C (ashes to ashes and dust to dust) G D steel still rusts.. F C (ashes to ashes and dust to dust) G dust to dust.. Music : Bb F C G Bb F C.. D F C G D F forever feel the wounds that never heal.. C when fallen friends G are now a line of crosses in a field.. Reff : 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 (D) steel still rusts.. D F C (ashes to ashes and dust to dust) G D steel still rusts.. F C (ashes to ashes and dust to dust) G D steel still rusts..