Date: Sat, 28 Oct 95 13:31:32 EDT
From: Winston Campbell
Subject: ASHES TO ASHES by The Wallflowers
Ashes To Ashes
(words & music by Jakob Dylan)
Basically the rhythm guitar for this song is played in a power chord fashion.
I will not transcribe it like that because the organ plays regular chord
shapes. Just like father like son, I have a bit of the problem understanding
what Dylan is saying but I will try my best:
Intro: F Em Am (4x)
Well you can [F]walk like a stranger, [Em]head back in your [Am]hair
Bringing [F]gifts, while you act [Em]so sin[Am]cere
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
Bringing [F]gifts, oh boy[Em], he~s five [Am]years
A game for [F]rocks and [Em]traini...i[Am]ng wheels
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
[Am]
Well I don~t re[C]member [G]you from [F]any [G]of those [Em]books
Ashes to [C]ashes, and [G]six feet [F]under face [G]down in a [Em]box[E]
[F]Where~d you ever [Em]learn to treat me like[Am] that
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
You don~t [F]see that, baby a[Em]hh..., that famous [Am]stuff
You know the [F]Harvard folds [Em]law, that penniless[Am] rough
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
Your [F]bad luck follows [Em]you like a heart at[Am]tack
Twist your [F]fingers, soon as [Em]break your[Am] back
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
[Am]
Well I don~t re[C]member [G]you from [F]any [G]of those [Em]books
Ashes to [C]ashes, and [G]six feet [F]under face [G]down in a [Em]box[E]
[F]Where~d you ever [Em]learn to treat me like[Am] that
[F] [Em] [Am]
It~s [F]coming from another withered [Em]mother who~s just like [Am]yours
Bringing you [F]aches and all thos[Em]e mental [Am]sores
[F]Take a little half, so [Em]need some for your[Am]self
Like an [F]itty in the gritty, they al[Em]ways seem by them[Am]selves
Well you [F]must be, had-to-be[Em], one of [Am]these
Honey, on the [F]shed on the [Em]open t[Am]ree
[F]Didn~t I meet you [Em]once in a liquor [Am]store
I think I saw you [F]hanging by the [Em]stage [Am]door
Handing out [F]programs to the [Em]family thea[Am]ter
Deprive the [F]row, so you [Em]don~t miss her [Am]or treat her
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
You take it
[Am]Why take it?
[G]Fast and ever
If you [F]gave your[Em]self a c[Dm]hance...
Well [C]I don~t re[G]member [F]you from [G]any of those [Em]books
Ashes to, ashes and[C] six [G]feet un[F]der faced [G]down in a [Em]box[E]
[F]Where~d you ever [Em]learn to treat me like[Am] that?
F Em Am...
(the song fades out on these chords)
From: Winston Campbell
Subject: ASHES TO ASHES by The Wallflowers
Ashes To Ashes
(words & music by Jakob Dylan)
Basically the rhythm guitar for this song is played in a power chord fashion.
I will not transcribe it like that because the organ plays regular chord
shapes. Just like father like son, I have a bit of the problem understanding
what Dylan is saying but I will try my best:
Intro: F Em Am (4x)
Well you can [F]walk like a stranger, [Em]head back in your [Am]hair
Bringing [F]gifts, while you act [Em]so sin[Am]cere
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
Bringing [F]gifts, oh boy[Em], he~s five [Am]years
A game for [F]rocks and [Em]traini...i[Am]ng wheels
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
[Am]
Well I don~t re[C]member [G]you from [F]any [G]of those [Em]books
Ashes to [C]ashes, and [G]six feet [F]under face [G]down in a [Em]box[E]
[F]Where~d you ever [Em]learn to treat me like[Am] that
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
You don~t [F]see that, baby a[Em]hh..., that famous [Am]stuff
You know the [F]Harvard folds [Em]law, that penniless[Am] rough
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
Your [F]bad luck follows [Em]you like a heart at[Am]tack
Twist your [F]fingers, soon as [Em]break your[Am] back
[F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am]
[Am]
Well I don~t re[C]member [G]you from [F]any [G]of those [Em]books
Ashes to [C]ashes, and [G]six feet [F]under face [G]down in a [Em]box[E]
[F]Where~d you ever [Em]learn to treat me like[Am] that
[F] [Em] [Am]
It~s [F]coming from another withered [Em]mother who~s just like [Am]yours
Bringing you [F]aches and all thos[Em]e mental [Am]sores
[F]Take a little half, so [Em]need some for your[Am]self
Like an [F]itty in the gritty, they al[Em]ways seem by them[Am]selves
Well you [F]must be, had-to-be[Em], one of [Am]these
Honey, on the [F]shed on the [Em]open t[Am]ree
[F]Didn~t I meet you [Em]once in a liquor [Am]store
I think I saw you [F]hanging by the [Em]stage [Am]door
Handing out [F]programs to the [Em]family thea[Am]ter
Deprive the [F]row, so you [Em]don~t miss her [Am]or treat her
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
You take it
[Am]Why take it?
[G]Fast and ever
If you [F]gave your[Em]self a c[Dm]hance...
Well [C]I don~t re[G]member [F]you from [G]any of those [Em]books
Ashes to, ashes and[C] six [G]feet un[F]der faced [G]down in a [Em]box[E]
[F]Where~d you ever [Em]learn to treat me like[Am] that?
F Em Am...
(the song fades out on these chords)
