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Ascension

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C#minor

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Intro tab is something like this.
e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----8------8-9-8--------5---------6-----------|
D---9------------------6---------7--------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-9-------9---------4---------5-----------------|
We sat in silence, I spoke of leaving
And from the floor I tried to crawl away
With my arms all but succeeding
I'll water your grave, and watch it grow
Into a bed of lies you sewed in life
They live on long after you're gone.
C#m  B  E  A
C#mAll in all we're dust and bone, so we'll dig our gBraves before we're olEd 
enough to Alie in them
We'll spread our C#mash amongst the dirt
To soil the seBed that breeds the Eearth
So we can Alive again
So wC#mait for mBe Eto bAloom
C#m  B E F#m
(Chorus)
 Aor (C#m)    C#mor (E)
Stay.
We're a Bgarden fed
                           B   Aor (C#m)    C#mor (E)           
From the blood left in your veins
So stay wBith me or I'll shrivel and dry out.
(end chorus)
C#m  E  B  Esus4
C#m  E  B  Esus4
And wC#mait, for mBe     Eto bloomA  
And wC#mait, for Bme  Eto Abloom
C#m  B E F#m
A
(Then back into the chorus)
(End the chorus on A)
So Astay.E  
So Astay.E  
    A   E(for the rest of the song)

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Ascension

by O'Brother

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Esus4

Intro tab is something like this.

e-----------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------|

G-----8------8-9-8--------5---------6-----------|

D---9------------------6---------7--------------|

A-----------------------------------------------|

E-9-------9---------4---------5-----------------|

We sat in silence, I spoke of leaving

And from the floor I tried to crawl away

With my arms all but succeeding

I'll water your grave, and watch it grow

Into a bed of lies you sewed in life

They live on long after you're gone.

C#m B E A

C#m B E

All in all we're dust and bone, so we'll dig our graves before we're old

enough to lie in them

C#m

We'll spread our ash amongst the dirt

B E

To soil the seed that breeds the earth

So we can live again

C#m B E A

So wait for me to bloom

C#m B E F#m

(Chorus)

A C#m C#m E

or () or ()

Stay.

We're a garden fed

B A C#m C#m E

or () or ()

From the blood left in your veins

So stay with me or I'll shrivel and dry out.

(end chorus)

C#m E B Esus4

C#m B E A

And wait, for me to bloom

C#m B E A

And wait, for me to bloom

C#m B E F#m

(Then back into the chorus)

(End the chorus on )

A E

So stay.

A E

So stay.

A E

(for the rest of the song)

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