Chords for Ashes & FireSource: GuitaretabTranscribed by : Johan Sigurdson (johan.sigurdson@gmail.com) #-------------------------------------------------------------------------# Standard tuning, capo on 3rd, all chords relative to this. Fig 1 (repeated): e ---------------| B ---0-0-0h2p0---| G ---0-0-0-----0-| D ---------------| A ---------------| E --3----3-------| Intro: G (Fig 1) 1st verse: C G (Fig 1) As he stood past the fire, C G (Fig 1) His hunger to leave well it gnawed his poor heart alive, Em C G D Her skin smelled like black cherry, blossom perfume, the sail boats they all sailed C G (Fig 1) and a river she cried. 2nd verse: And the wind was suddenly sweeter than Roosevelt pine, The windows broke out and the cigarette smoke was drifting by, The bums on the bowery were swallowed in the lights as cars rumbled by in the night Screaming run for your life. Chorus: Em C G (Fig 1) With cool and silvery eyes Em C G (Fig 1) And a heart that was fit for desire Em C G C G C D Drowned in a river of tears oh a river she cried left her with a heart C G (Fig 1) Made of ashes and fire. Em, C, G x2 Em, C, G, C, G, C, D C, G (Fig 1) 3rd verse: One day there was a silence and it washed through the town, and there was no reason to speak so no one made a sound, her eyes were indigo and the cats were all Calico and the sail boats they all sailed by... and a river she cried. Chorus: With cool and silvery eyes And a heart that was fit for desire Drowned in a river of tears oh a river she cried left her with a heart Made of ashes and fire. C G Ashes and fire C G Ashes and fire C G Ashes and fire (End on a G)Chords for Ashes & FireSource: GuitaretabCapo on 3 Chords: Intro: -3----3-----0------| |------3--3----3---3-----3--3----3-----| -0----1-----1------| |------0--0----10--0-----0--0----10----| -0----0-----0------| |------0--0----0---0-----0--0----0-----| x2 -0----2-----2------| |------0--0----0---0-----0--0----0-----| -0----X-----3------| |------0--0----0---0-----0--0----0-----| -3----3-----3------| |---3--------3----- --3--------3-----0-| G C C/G G 1st Verse G C G As he stared past the fire C G C C G His hunger to leave well it gnawed his poor heart alive C G Her skin smelled like black cherry C G blosson perfume C G D The sail boat sail sailed by C B A G in the river she cried 2nd Verse And the wind was suddenly sweeter than Roosevelt pine The windows broke out and the cigarette smoke drifted by There's bums on the bowery and they were swallowed in the lights as cars rolled on by in the night screaming run for your life Chorus Em C/G G With cool and silvery eyes Em C/G G in a heart that was fit for desires Em C G Drown in a river of tears oh C G the river she cried left C D C B A G her with her heart made of ashes and fire 3rd Verse one day there was a silence that washed through the town there was no reason to speak and noone made a sound Her eyes were indigo (in the cold?) the cats were all calico the sail boats they all sailed by in the river she cried ********************* * Chords by AlaDiN *********************Chords for Ashes & FireSource: GuitaretabTabbed by: motimon3 Email: jeffreyng_93@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Capo 3rd fret EADGBe G - 320003 C - 332010 Em - 022000 Listen to the song for the rhythm and hammer ons.. Verse G C G As he stared past the fire, G Em C G His hunger to leave well it gnawed his poor heart alive, C G C G C G Her skin smelled like black cherry, blossom perfume, the sail boats they all D C G sailed by... and a river she cried. G G C G and the wind was suddenly sweeter than Roosevelt pine, G Em C G The windows broke out and the cigarette smoke was drifting by, C G C G C G The bums on the bowery were swallowed in the lights as cars rumbled by in the D C G night... screaming run for your life. Chorus Em C G Em C G Em With cool and silvery eyes and a heart that was fit for desire, drowned in a C G C G C D C river of tears oh a river she cried left her with a heart... made of ashes G and fire. Instrumental Play G for one bar then Repeat chords for chorus Then repeat: Verse Chorus Outro Em C G G Ashes and fire (repeat x3)