Chords for Ashes, from Cures What Ails Ya by The Longest Johns
Tempo:
160.05 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
F#
C#
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#]
[G#] Watch that old [C#m] fire as it flickers and die
[G#] The ones blessed the household and lit up our [C#m] light
[G#] It shone for the friends and the clinking of [C#m] glasses
[G#] I'll tend to the flame, you can worship [D#] the ashes
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] [C#m] Capture the wild things [B] and bring them [C#] in line
[F#] [C#m] And on what was never [F#] your right to confine
[C#m] The lives and the [F#] loves and the songs are [B] what matters
I'll tend [C#m] to the flame, you can worship [C#] the ashes
[F#] [C#] Do
[F#m] [C#m] you feel heavy, [B] your eyes drop with [C#] grief
[D#] Your [E] spirit is wild and [F#] your suffering is brief
So [E] never [F#] you buckle [C#m] and bend to their [B]
masses
[C#m] I'll tend to the flame, you [B] can worship the [C#] ashes
Get
[F#] [C#m] round a fire with a [B] glass of [C#m] strong ale
[E] And tell us a story [F#] from beyond the pale
[E] Bury [F#] some seeds and [C#] expect some [B] strong branches
[C#m] I'll tend to the flame, you [B] can worship [C#m] the ashes
Now show me a man that [B] can meet all [C#m] his needs
[E] For what we need most now [F#] is unity's seed
[E] A common [F#] old song for [C#m] all creeds and [B] all classes
[C#m] I'll tend to the [C#] flame, you [B] can worship [C#] the ashes
I'll [A]
tend to the flame
[G#]
[F#] What
[C#] [F#]
[C#m] will we do [B] when the world it [C#] is ending
[F#m]
[C#m] And time it is halted for [F#] friend and for foe
[C#m] Try to [F#] hold on to the time as [B] it passes
[F#] I'll [C#m] tend to the flame, you can [F#m] worship [C#] the ashes
[F#m] [C#m] [F#]
[B] [C#] [F#]
[D#]
[N]
[G#] Watch that old [C#m] fire as it flickers and die
[G#] The ones blessed the household and lit up our [C#m] light
[G#] It shone for the friends and the clinking of [C#m] glasses
[G#] I'll tend to the flame, you can worship [D#] the ashes
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] [C#m] Capture the wild things [B] and bring them [C#] in line
[F#] [C#m] And on what was never [F#] your right to confine
[C#m] The lives and the [F#] loves and the songs are [B] what matters
I'll tend [C#m] to the flame, you can worship [C#] the ashes
[F#] [C#] Do
[F#m] [C#m] you feel heavy, [B] your eyes drop with [C#] grief
[D#] Your [E] spirit is wild and [F#] your suffering is brief
So [E] never [F#] you buckle [C#m] and bend to their [B]
masses
[C#m] I'll tend to the flame, you [B] can worship the [C#] ashes
Get
[F#] [C#m] round a fire with a [B] glass of [C#m] strong ale
[E] And tell us a story [F#] from beyond the pale
[E] Bury [F#] some seeds and [C#] expect some [B] strong branches
[C#m] I'll tend to the flame, you [B] can worship [C#m] the ashes
Now show me a man that [B] can meet all [C#m] his needs
[E] For what we need most now [F#] is unity's seed
[E] A common [F#] old song for [C#m] all creeds and [B] all classes
[C#m] I'll tend to the [C#] flame, you [B] can worship [C#] the ashes
I'll [A]
tend to the flame
[G#]
[F#] What
[C#] [F#]
[C#m] will we do [B] when the world it [C#] is ending
[F#m]
[C#m] And time it is halted for [F#] friend and for foe
[C#m] Try to [F#] hold on to the time as [B] it passes
[F#] I'll [C#m] tend to the flame, you can [F#m] worship [C#] the ashes
[F#m] [C#m] [F#]
[B] [C#] [F#]
[D#]
[N]
Key:
C#m
F#
C#
B
E
C#m
F#
C#
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_ _ [G#] Watch that old [C#m] fire as it _ flickers and die _ _
_ [G#] The ones blessed the household and lit up our [C#m] light _ _
_ [G#] It shone for the friends and the clinking of [C#m] glasses _ _
_ [G#] I'll tend to the flame, you can worship [D#] the ashes
[C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] Capture the wild things [B] and bring them [C#] in line
[F#] _ _ [C#m] And on what was never [F#] your right to _ _ confine
_ [C#m] The lives and the [F#] loves and the songs are [B] what _ matters
_ _ I'll tend [C#m] to the flame, you can worship [C#] the ashes
[F#] _ _ [C#] Do _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] you feel heavy, [B] your eyes drop with [C#] grief _
_ _ [D#] Your [E] spirit is wild and [F#] your suffering is brief _
_ _ So [E] never [F#] you buckle [C#m] and bend to their [B] _
masses
_ _ [C#m] I'll tend to the flame, you [B] can worship the [C#] ashes
_ _ _ Get _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ round a fire with a [B] glass of [C#m] strong ale _ _
_ [E] And tell us a story [F#] from beyond the pale _ _
_ _ [E] Bury [F#] some seeds and [C#] expect some [B] strong branches _
_ [C#m] I'll tend to the flame, you [B] can worship [C#m] the ashes _ _
_ Now _ _ _ _ _ _ show me a man that [B] can meet all [C#m] his _ needs _ _
[E] For what we need most now [F#] is _ _ unity's seed _ _
[E] A common [F#] old song for [C#m] all creeds and [B] all classes _ _ _ _
[C#m] I'll tend to the [C#] flame, you [B] can worship [C#] the ashes _ _ _
I'll _ _ _ _ [A] _
tend to the _ _ _ flame
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] What
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] will we do [B] when the world it [C#] is ending
[F#m] _
_ [C#m] And time it is halted for [F#] friend and for foe _
_ _ [C#m] Try to [F#] hold on to the time as [B] it _ _ passes
[F#] I'll [C#m] tend to the flame, you can [F#m] worship [C#] the ashes
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
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_ _ [G#] Watch that old [C#m] fire as it _ flickers and die _ _
_ [G#] The ones blessed the household and lit up our [C#m] light _ _
_ [G#] It shone for the friends and the clinking of [C#m] glasses _ _
_ [G#] I'll tend to the flame, you can worship [D#] the ashes
[C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] Capture the wild things [B] and bring them [C#] in line
[F#] _ _ [C#m] And on what was never [F#] your right to _ _ confine
_ [C#m] The lives and the [F#] loves and the songs are [B] what _ matters
_ _ I'll tend [C#m] to the flame, you can worship [C#] the ashes
[F#] _ _ [C#] Do _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] you feel heavy, [B] your eyes drop with [C#] grief _
_ _ [D#] Your [E] spirit is wild and [F#] your suffering is brief _
_ _ So [E] never [F#] you buckle [C#m] and bend to their [B] _
masses
_ _ [C#m] I'll tend to the flame, you [B] can worship the [C#] ashes
_ _ _ Get _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ round a fire with a [B] glass of [C#m] strong ale _ _
_ [E] And tell us a story [F#] from beyond the pale _ _
_ _ [E] Bury [F#] some seeds and [C#] expect some [B] strong branches _
_ [C#m] I'll tend to the flame, you [B] can worship [C#m] the ashes _ _
_ Now _ _ _ _ _ _ show me a man that [B] can meet all [C#m] his _ needs _ _
[E] For what we need most now [F#] is _ _ unity's seed _ _
[E] A common [F#] old song for [C#m] all creeds and [B] all classes _ _ _ _
[C#m] I'll tend to the [C#] flame, you [B] can worship [C#] the ashes _ _ _
I'll _ _ _ _ [A] _
tend to the _ _ _ flame
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] What
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] will we do [B] when the world it [C#] is ending
[F#m] _
_ [C#m] And time it is halted for [F#] friend and for foe _
_ _ [C#m] Try to [F#] hold on to the time as [B] it _ _ passes
[F#] I'll [C#m] tend to the flame, you can [F#m] worship [C#] the ashes
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _