The Ash & Clay Chords by The Milk Carton Kids
Tempo:
128.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[C]
[G]
[E] [D] [F#] [Bm] [G]
[Em] [A]
[D] [Em] Swing sets [A] are empty, [D] light dirt turned the dark [Bm] of the night.
[G] The center [A] of this town [D] used to whirl in the glow of [Bm] twilight.
It [G] might look like [A] God's away, [D] thought the trouble [G] these days.
[G#] We'll [D] come [F#] home before [Bm] the girls [G] are grown, we're [Em] coming [D] home tonight.
[G] What all have we [A] done to [D] run this country [A] into [D] such a [Bm] sight?
[G] Stolen from [A] our brothers [D] like we couldn't find [Bm] a fair enough fight.
You wait [G] on promise, [A] you will say, [D] won't forsake the ash [G] and clay.
[G#] Let's [D] come home [Bm] before the [D] girls are [G] grown, let's [Am] come [Em] home [D] to fight.
[Em] I know you [A] want what's best for us, [D] I know it has [F#m] to come [Bm] at a price.
I [G] also know the [A] trouble that [D] you find when you stop being [Bm] nice.
You look [G] around you, [A] one day, [D] what you once knew [Am] [G] didn't stay.
[G#] Let's [D] come [F#] home [Bm] before the [D] girls [G] are grown, let's [A] come [D] home tonight.
[Em] Oh, oh,
[A] [F#]
oh.
[Bm] [A]
[G] [G#] [Dm] [F#] [Bm] [D]
[G]
[D] [A] [D]
Have [Em] you ever [A] asked a maid to [D] take your place at the head [Bm] of the table?
You [G] could shed away [A] your shame, if in [D] the end you found you simply [Bm] weren't able.
You [G] might find out you [A] could stay [D] On the ash and on [G] the clay
[G#] Come [D] on [F#] home [Bm] before the girls [G] are gone Come [A] on home [D] tonight
[Em]
[A] [D] [F#]
[Bm]
[G] [G#] Come [D] on home [F#] before [Bm] the [D] girls [G] are gone Come [A] on home tonight
[G] [D] [C#m] [F#] [Bm] [G]
[D]
[N]
[C]
[C]
[G]
[E] [D] [F#] [Bm] [G]
[Em] [A]
[D] [Em] Swing sets [A] are empty, [D] light dirt turned the dark [Bm] of the night.
[G] The center [A] of this town [D] used to whirl in the glow of [Bm] twilight.
It [G] might look like [A] God's away, [D] thought the trouble [G] these days.
[G#] We'll [D] come [F#] home before [Bm] the girls [G] are grown, we're [Em] coming [D] home tonight.
[G] What all have we [A] done to [D] run this country [A] into [D] such a [Bm] sight?
[G] Stolen from [A] our brothers [D] like we couldn't find [Bm] a fair enough fight.
You wait [G] on promise, [A] you will say, [D] won't forsake the ash [G] and clay.
[G#] Let's [D] come home [Bm] before the [D] girls are [G] grown, let's [Am] come [Em] home [D] to fight.
[Em] I know you [A] want what's best for us, [D] I know it has [F#m] to come [Bm] at a price.
I [G] also know the [A] trouble that [D] you find when you stop being [Bm] nice.
You look [G] around you, [A] one day, [D] what you once knew [Am] [G] didn't stay.
[G#] Let's [D] come [F#] home [Bm] before the [D] girls [G] are grown, let's [A] come [D] home tonight.
[Em] Oh, oh,
[A] [F#]
oh.
[Bm] [A]
[G] [G#] [Dm] [F#] [Bm] [D]
[G]
[D] [A] [D]
Have [Em] you ever [A] asked a maid to [D] take your place at the head [Bm] of the table?
You [G] could shed away [A] your shame, if in [D] the end you found you simply [Bm] weren't able.
You [G] might find out you [A] could stay [D] On the ash and on [G] the clay
[G#] Come [D] on [F#] home [Bm] before the girls [G] are gone Come [A] on home [D] tonight
[Em]
[A] [D] [F#]
[Bm]
[G] [G#] Come [D] on home [F#] before [Bm] the [D] girls [G] are gone Come [A] on home tonight
[G] [D] [C#m] [F#] [Bm] [G]
[D]
[N]
[C]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
D
G
A
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Swing sets [A] are empty, [D] light dirt turned the dark [Bm] of the night.
_ _ _ [G] The center [A] of this town [D] used to whirl in the glow of [Bm] twilight.
_ _ It [G] might look like _ [A] God's away, _ [D] thought the trouble _ _ [G] these _ _ days.
_ [G#] We'll [D] come [F#] home before [Bm] the girls [G] are grown, _ _ _ _ we're [Em] coming [D] home tonight. _
_ _ _ [G] What all have we [A] done to [D] run this country [A] into [D] such a [Bm] sight? _
_ _ _ [G] Stolen from [A] our brothers [D] like we couldn't find [Bm] a fair enough fight.
You wait [G] on promise, _ [A] you will _ say, [D] won't forsake the ash [G] and clay. _ _
_ [G#] Let's [D] come home [Bm] before the [D] girls are [G] grown, _ _ _ let's [Am] come [Em] home [D] to fight. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I know you [A] want what's best for us, [D] I know it has [F#m] to come [Bm] at a price.
I _ [G] also know the [A] trouble that [D] you find when you stop being [Bm] nice.
_ You look [G] around you, _ [A] one day, _ [D] what you once knew [Am] _ [G] didn't stay.
_ _ _ [G#] Let's [D] come [F#] home [Bm] before the [D] girls [G] are grown, _ _ _ _ let's [A] come [D] home tonight.
_ _ [Em] Oh, oh, _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
oh.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ [G#] _ [Dm] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Have [Em] you ever [A] asked a maid to [D] take your place at the head [Bm] of the table?
_ _ You [G] could shed away [A] your shame, if in [D] the end you found you simply [Bm] weren't able.
You [G] might find out you [A] could stay [D] On the ash and on [G] the clay
_ _ _ [G#] Come [D] on [F#] home [Bm] before the girls [G] are gone _ _ _ Come [A] on home [D] tonight
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] [G#] Come [D] on home [F#] before [Bm] the [D] girls [G] are gone _ _ _ Come [A] on home tonight
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Swing sets [A] are empty, [D] light dirt turned the dark [Bm] of the night.
_ _ _ [G] The center [A] of this town [D] used to whirl in the glow of [Bm] twilight.
_ _ It [G] might look like _ [A] God's away, _ [D] thought the trouble _ _ [G] these _ _ days.
_ [G#] We'll [D] come [F#] home before [Bm] the girls [G] are grown, _ _ _ _ we're [Em] coming [D] home tonight. _
_ _ _ [G] What all have we [A] done to [D] run this country [A] into [D] such a [Bm] sight? _
_ _ _ [G] Stolen from [A] our brothers [D] like we couldn't find [Bm] a fair enough fight.
You wait [G] on promise, _ [A] you will _ say, [D] won't forsake the ash [G] and clay. _ _
_ [G#] Let's [D] come home [Bm] before the [D] girls are [G] grown, _ _ _ let's [Am] come [Em] home [D] to fight. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I know you [A] want what's best for us, [D] I know it has [F#m] to come [Bm] at a price.
I _ [G] also know the [A] trouble that [D] you find when you stop being [Bm] nice.
_ You look [G] around you, _ [A] one day, _ [D] what you once knew [Am] _ [G] didn't stay.
_ _ _ [G#] Let's [D] come [F#] home [Bm] before the [D] girls [G] are grown, _ _ _ _ let's [A] come [D] home tonight.
_ _ [Em] Oh, oh, _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
oh.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ [G#] _ [Dm] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Have [Em] you ever [A] asked a maid to [D] take your place at the head [Bm] of the table?
_ _ You [G] could shed away [A] your shame, if in [D] the end you found you simply [Bm] weren't able.
You [G] might find out you [A] could stay [D] On the ash and on [G] the clay
_ _ _ [G#] Come [D] on [F#] home [Bm] before the girls [G] are gone _ _ _ Come [A] on home [D] tonight
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] [G#] Come [D] on home [F#] before [Bm] the [D] girls [G] are gone _ _ _ Come [A] on home tonight
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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