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Ashes Of American Flags by Wilco
Ashes Of American Flags
Tuning: Standard
Intro 1:
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-0---------2--|
A|---0-----2----|
E|-----2-3------|
Intro 2:
e|----5---------|
B|-------7^-----|
G|--------------|
D|-7------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
[D]The cash machine [G]is blue and green
[D]For a hundred in twenties [G]and a small service fee
[Em]I could spend three dollars [A]and sixty-three cents
[D]On Diet Coca-Cola [G]and unlit cigarettes
[D G D G]
[Em]I wonder why we listen to poets
[A]When nobody gives a fuck
[D]How hot and sorrowful
[G]This machine begs for luck
[F#m]All my [G]lies are always [Bm]wishes
[Em]I know I would [A]die if I could come back new
[D G D G]
[D]I want a good life
[G]With a nose for things
[D]A fresh wind and bright sky
[G]To enjoy my suffering
[Em]A hole without a key
[A]If I break my tongue
[D]Speaking of tomorrow
[G]How will it ever come?
[F#m]All my [G]lies are always [Bm]wishes
[Em]I know I would [A]die if I could come back new
[Em]I'm down on my hands and knees
[A]Every time the doorbell rings
[D]I shake like a toothache
[G]When I hear myself sing
[F#m]All my [G]lies are only [Bm]wishes
[Em]I know I would [A]die if I could come back new
[D]I would like to salute
[G]The ashes of American flags
[D]And all the fallen leaves
[G]Filling up shopping bags
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version 2
Tuning: G1 acoustic: standard
G2 electric: standard
| T play bass note w/ thumb
| ` up-strum chord
| < volume swell
| b bend
| r release bend/tremolo bar
| d dip tremolo bar to note
| f feedback pitch
| m tremolo pick
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ tremolo bar
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Chords used in song:
D G G/F# Em A D7/F# Bm EmMaj7 Asus4 A6 Asus2
|-2-| |-3-| |---| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |---| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-0-| |-2-| |-1-| |-3-| |-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |-0-|
|-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-4-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-4-| |-1-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-|
|---| |-2-| |-x-| |-2-| |-0-| |-x-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
|---| |-3-| |-2-| |-0-| |---| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |---| |---| |---|
T
-|--2----2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--3----3----3--3-------3--3-------3--3---|
-|--3----3----3--3--3----3--3--3----3--3--3----3----3--3-------3--3-------3--3---|
-|--2----2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--0----0----0--0-------0--0-------0--0---|
-|--0----0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0----0--0-------0--0--0h2--2--2---|
-|------------------0----0--0--x----x--x--2----2----2--2--0h2--2--2--------------|
-|-----------------------------2----2--2--3----3----3--3-------------------------|
G1 intro 2x (Fig. 1) T T T
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------5------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------7b8--|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 intro (second time around)
G1 verse: D-G-D-G-G/F#-Em-A-D-G
-|---------|---------|--------|--------|--`0----|--------|-------|----------5--------|
-|-r7------|--3<-----|--------|--------|--`0----|--2<----|--3----|--0----------7b8---|
-|---------|---------|--2<----|--0<----|--`0----|--2<----|--2----|--0----------------|
-|---------|---------|--------|--------|--`2----|--2<----|--0----|--0----7-----------|
-|---------|---------|--------|--------|--`2----|--------|-------|-------------------|
-|---------|---------|--------|--------|--`0----|--------|-------|-------------------|
G2 verse
G1: Fig 1 2x, with G/F# at end of second time
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|--r7------------5h7r5\3~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------2/4\2------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------0<----2/4/5\4----2h4p2p0-----0----|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
G1 prechorus: Em-A-D-G-D7/F#
-|-`0----|--------|--2----|-------|---------------------------|
-|-`0----|--2<----|--3----|--0----|--------1-----------1------|
-|-`0----|--2<----|--2----|--0----|-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
-|-`2----|--2<----|--0----|--0----|--4-----------4------------|
-|-`2----|--------|-------|-------|---------------------------|
-|-`0----|--------|-------|-------|---------------------------|
G2 prechorus
G1 chorus: G-Bm-Em-EmMaj7-A
-|-------3-------------2----------0-----------------------------|
-|----------3-------3----------------0-------0--0-----2---------|
-|------------------4------------------------0--------2---------|
-|--4/5----------4----------4--2----------1--------1--2---------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 (Fig. 2)
G1: Fig. 1 2x
-|---------|
-|--3<-----|
-|---------|
-|---------|
-|---------|
-|---------|
G2
G1 Verse: No chord (D-G-D-G)-Em-A-Asus4-A6-Asus2-D-G-D7/F#
-|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-|--(3)d2----------f9rf10df9rf10df9rf10------|--------1-----------1------|
-|-------------------------------------------|-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
-|-------------------------------------------|--4-----------4------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G2 verse
G1 Chorus: G-Bm-Em-EmMaj7-A
G2 Chorus: Fig. 2
G1 plays Fig. 1 2x with G/F# end of second time
G1 prechorus: Em-A-D-G-D7/F#
-|-----5---------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------7b8r7-----------------------7b8r7--------(7)p5\3~~~~----------1-----------1------|
-|--7------------------6--------7------------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2---|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------4-----------4------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 prechorus
G1 Chorus: G-Bm-Em-EmMaj7-A
G2 Chorus: Fig. 2
-|---------------------------------------|
-|--2--------2--------2--------2---------|
-|--2--------0--------2--------0---------|
-|--0--------0--------0--------0---------|
-|---------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------|
G2 verse
D G D G
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------3--------5/7--------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------6b7r6----6/7--------------------|
-|--2p0--------0h4---------------------------------------------9--9----9\7/9-----|
-|------------------------0h2----------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 beginning of solo (chord changes above)
D G D
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------7-------7-----6b7r6b7r6b7r6--7p6p4-------------------------6--------6--6b7r6-----|
-|--2h4p2p0--2--4-------4-------4-----------------------7--5--5--7/9--9----7/9-----0--0---------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G D G
-|---------------------------------------------12----10-12-10-9~~~~\----12h14~~~~--12\---|
-|-------------10--10/12--12--12m--12\8--------------------------------------------------|
-|--6/7--9/11----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
G
-|--15p14p12--14--15~~p14p12----14--15p14p12--14--15----15p14p12--14~~~~--9\-------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14--17----17p15p14--15-----|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G
-|------------------15-------------------------14~~\------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------15---------15---------15--15-------------------17p15p14--15-14p15h14-----------------------------------|
-|--/16--------/16--------/16----------14--14---------------------------------14--12\11/12-11h12p11\9--7h9p7\6--|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
-|------------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------|
-|--7/9--9--9\7--7\4--4\2--2--2h4p2p0-------|
-|------------------------------------4-----|
-|------------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------|
The cash machine is blue and green
For a bundle of twenties and a small service fee
I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents
On Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes
I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a fuck
How hot and sorrowful, the machine begs for luck
All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
We want a good life with a nose for things
The fresh wind and bright sky to endure my suffering
I'm a hole without a key if I break my tongue
Oh, speaking of tomorrow, how will it ever come?
All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
I'm down on my hands and knees
Every time I hear a doorbell ring
I shake like a toothache
Every time I hear myself sing
All my lies are only wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
I would like to salute
The ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags
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