Flatland Cavalry - 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