Dust

 
         C 
Theres dust on my boots, 
          G            D 
From the jobs I cant remember, 
C 
Sweat-stained summers, 
G                D 
Saws that bit clean through timber. 
       C 
Every board I cuts 
   G             D      Em 
A story I cant rewrite, 
       C 
But I still swing that hammer 
           G              D 
Like its holdin up my life. 
 

 
                           C 
And when it all turns to dust, 
                     G 
And the noise fades away, 
                        D 
Will they say I built somethin 
                    G 
Worth all of these days? 
          C 
From the pain and the rust, 
          G 
To the cracks in my trust, 
       D             Em       D  C 
If I fall before the sun comes up 
D               C     G D Em 
Let me turn to dust. 
 

 
         C 
Theres dust on her picture, 
         G                    D 
On the shelf where I lay my head, 
         C 
Aint prayed in a while, 
          G                     D 
But her smile keeps me steady instead. 
             C 
Ive been workin for more 
          G              D 
Than the check or the praise, 
  C 
Tryin to find peace 
D                   G 
In the mess that I made. 
 

 
                           C 
And when it all turns to dust, 
                     G 
And the noise fades away, 
                        D 
Will they say I built somethin 
                    G 
Worth all of these days? 
          C 
From the pain and the rust, 
          G 
To the cracks in my trust, 
       D             Em       D  C 
If I fall before the sun comes up 
D               C     G D Em 
Let me turn to dust. 
 

 
         Em 
You can sweep it, 
         D 
You can wash it, 
         G                        C 
But it still finds its way back home. 
 

 
                          C 
And when it all turns to dust, 
                       G 
And my tools start to rust, 
                     D 
If they ever say my name again, 
                         G 
Let it be with love and trust. 
            C                      G        D 
Yeah, Ill fade like the daylight must  
                          C   G  D  Em 
But Ill live on in the dust