I'm a great fan of Tom Rapp (Pearls Before Swine), and I've been singing and playing this great song for years. A C#m7 F#7 Bm The jeweler has a shop on the corner of the boulevard G Bm F# In the night, in small spectacles, he polishes old coins Em Am He uses spit and cloth and ashes Em Am He makes them shine with ashes Em Am He knows the use of ashes F# G He worships God with ashes 2. The coins are often very old by the time they reach the jeweler With his hands and ashes he will try the best he can He knows that he can only shine them Cannot repair the scratches F# D7 He knows that even new coins have scars so he just smiles G C G C He knows the use of ashes (la dada dada da da) G C G C F# He worships God with ashes (la dada dah da dada dah ) (same chords as verse 2) 3. In the darkest of the night both his hands will blister badly They will often open painfully and the blood flows from his hands He works to take from black coin faces the thumbprints from so many ages He wishes he could cure the scars When he forgets he sometimes cries He knows the use of ashes He worships God with ashes (repeat 1st chorus)
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