Ashes

[Intro]
 
Gm F Eb Gm F Eb Bb
 
[Verse 1]
Bb                                         Gm       F      Eb
My heart was beatin' like a bully on the smallest in our class
Bb                                              Gm        F    Eb
Chasing you 'round the playground through the sandbox and the grass
Bb                                     F    Gm      Eb
I’m still haunted by your memory and echo of your laugh
Cm                                     F
You took my hand and showed me how to see
 
[Chorus]
Gm       F              Eb
Ashes, ashes all fall down
Gm F Eb
Gm       F              Eb
I was lost, but now I’m found
Gm F Eb
Gm       F            Eb
Merry, merry we go 'round
Gm       F                Eb
And ashes, ashes all fall down, hey
Gm F
Eb Em Eb
Bb
 
[Verse 2]
Bb                                         Gm       F      Eb
Highlight reels from our wonder years play reruns in my mind
Bb                       Gm        F        Eb
Turn behind my eyelids, they help to pass the time
Bb                              Gm        F           Eb
You’ve always been a beauty, babe, but nothing can compare
Bb                          Gm          F        Eb
Seeing you standing there with flowers in your hair
Cm                               Eb
Dance barefoot beneath the stars to a Neil Young tune
Cm                                 F
Fireworks flamed down from a July moon
N.C.
And we sang baby
 
[Chorus]
Gm       F              Eb
Ashes, ashes all fall down
Gm F Eb
Gm       F              Eb
I was lost, but now I’m found
Gm F Eb
Gm       F            Eb
Merry, merry we go 'round
Gm       F                Eb
And ashes, ashes all fall down, hey
Gm F
Eb Em Eb
Bb
 
[Bridge]
Ab                    Eb
(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ab        F
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
Gm          F      Bb                 Gm        Eb     Bb
All these years, I still hear your whispering in the wind
Gm      F      Bb             Gm          Eb   Bb
Calling me to come back here to where it all began
Gm          F                Bb
I hope somewhere from the other side
        Gm      Eb       Bb
You’re free from all the pain
Gm         F              Bb
I wipe a tear with a wrinkled hand
      Gm      Eb    Bb
And sing one last refrain
 
[Outro]
Gm       Eb
Ashes, ashes
Bb
(Ashes, ashes)
Gm       Eb
Ashes, ashes
Bb
(Ashes, ashes)
Gm       Eb
Ashes, ashes
Bb
(Ashes, ashes)
Gm       Eb
Oh, ashes, ashes
Bb
(Ashes, ashes)
Gm       Eb
Ashes, ashes
Bb        Eb   Bb
They all fall down