Ashes Chords

Capo: 4th fret

[Verse 1]

Am             C          G            Am
Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies

     C                 G            D
That once blessed the household and lit up our lives

    C             D               Am          G
It shone for the friends and the clinking of glasses

     Am          C              G            Am
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes

 

 

[Verse 2]

Am          C               G             Am
Capture the wild things and bring them in line

    C            G           D
And own what was never your right to confine

    C             D             Am              G
The lives and the loves and the songs are what matters

     Am          C              G            Am
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes

 

 

[Verse 3]

Am          C           G              Am
Do you feel heavy? Your eyes drop with grief

     C         G             D
Your spirit is wild and your suffering is brief

   C         D          Am           G
So never you buckle and bend to the masses

     Am          C              G            Am
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes

 

 

[Verse 4]

Am            C           G               Am
Get round the fire with a glass of strong ale

    C         G           D
And tell us a story from beyond the pale

C         D         Am                  G
Bury some seeds and expect some strong branches

     Am           C              G            Am
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes


 

[Verse 5]

Am            C            G            Am
Now show me a man that can meet all his needs

    C            G           D
For what we need most now is unity's seed:

  C          D            Am              G

A common old song for all creeds and all classes

     Am          C              G            Am

I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes

 

     Am               E

I'll tend to the flame...

 

 

[Verse 6]

Am              C        G           Am

What will we do when the world it is ending

     C         G           D

And time it is halted for friend and for foe?

C           D         Am          G

Try to hold on to the time as it passes

     Am          C              G            Am

I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes

     Am          C              G            Am

I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes

     Am          C              G            Am

I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes