Ashes Of American Flags

	  		Standard Tuning EADGBe  


Intro: D G  D  G 


verse 1:  

D                G 
The cash machine is blue and green 
D                         G 
For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee 
Em                         A 
I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents 
D                     G 
On Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes 


verse 2: 

D  G   
D  G 

Em                               A 
I wonder why we listen to poets, when nobody gives a fuck 
D                     G 
How hot and sorrowful, this machine begs for luck 

 

F#m     G              Bm 
All my lies are always wishes 
Em             A  
I know I would die if I could come back new 


D G  D G 


verse 3:  

D                  G 
I want a good life, with a nose for things 
D                            G 
A fresh wind and bright sky, to enjoy my suffering 
Em                    A 
A hole without a key, if I break my tongue 
D                     G 
Speaking of tomorrow, how will it ever come? 


  

F#m     G              Bm 
All my lies are always wishes 
Em             A  
I know I would die if I could come back new 



verse 4:  

D G  
D G 

Em                              A 
I'm down on my hands and knees, Every time the doorbell rings 
D                         G 
I shake like a toothache, When I hear myself sing 

 

F#m     G              Bm 
All my lies are always wishes 
Em             A  
I know I would die if I could come back new
 


Verse 5:  

D                           G 
I would like to salute, the ashes of American flags 
D                          G 
And all the fallen leaves, filling up shopping bags 






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