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Ashes by The Longest Johns - Guitar Chords

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            Entire song runs in 3/4

[Intro]
Cm

[Verse 1]
Cm                         Bb           Cm
Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies
     Eb                Bb            F          Cm
That once blessed the household and lit up our lives
    Bb            Eb              F
It shone for the friends and the clinking of glasses
      Cm          Eb             Bb          Cm
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes


[Verse 2]
Cm                         Bb           Cm
Capture the wild things and bring them in line
    Eb           Bb           F          Cm
And own what was never your right to confine
     Bb            Eb            F
The lives and the loves and the songs are what matters
      Cm          Eb             Bb          Cm
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes


[Verse 3]
Cm                       Bb             Cm
Do you feel heavy? Your eyes drop with grief
      Eb        Bb            F            Cm
Your spirit is wild and your suffering is brief
    Bb        Eb         F
So never you buckle and bend to the masses
      Cm          Eb             Bb          Cm
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes


[Verse 4]
Cm                          Bb            Cm
Get round the fire with a glass of strong ale
     Eb        Bb         F          Cm
And tell us a story from beyond the pale
Bb         Eb          F
Bury some seeds and expect some strong branches
      Cm          Eb             Bb          Cm
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes


[Verse 5]
     Cm                     Bb           Cm
Now show me a man that can meet all his needs
     Eb           Bb          F       Cm
For what we need most now is unity's seed:
   Bb         Eb           F
A common old song for all creeds and all classes
      Cm          Eb             Bb          Cm
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes

      Cm          Eb
I'll tend to the flame...


[Verse 6]
     Cm                   Bb           Cm
What will we do when the world it is ending
     Eb         Bb          F             Cm
And time it is halted for friend and for foe?
 Bb         Eb         F
Try to hold on to the time as it passes?
      Cm          Eb             Bb          Cm
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes
      Cm          Eb             Bb          Cm
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes
      Cm          Eb             Bb          Cm
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes
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