There Ain’t No Ash Will Burn
James Walton Aldridge, 1989· Songs Well-Known in America · p.329
(Man)
C F G C
I have seen snow that fell in May
C F G C
And I have seen rain on cloudless days
F G Am Em
Some things in life are bound to change
F G C
There ain't no ash will burn
Chorus:
Love is a precious thing I'm told
It burns just like West Virginia coal
But when the fire dies down it's cold
There ain't no ash will burn
(Woman)
You say this life is not your lot
Well I can't be something that I'm not
We can't stoke a fire that we ain't got
There ain't no ash will burn (Chorus)
(Both)
In every life there comes a time
Where there are no more tears to cry
We must leave something dear behind
There ain't no ash will burn (Chorus)
If there is one lesson, I have learned,
It’s that there ain’t no ash will burn.