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Ashes Of American Flags

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Standard Tuning EADGBe
[Riff]
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|-----10-------|
|--------11br~-|
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|-12-----------|
|--------------| (let ring)
There are grace notes throughout:
In the intro and verses an F# between the D and the G.
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
DThe cash machine Gis blue and green, Dfor a hundred in twenties Gand a small service fee
EmI could spend three dollars Aand sixty-three cents, Don Diet Coca-Cola and Gunlit cigarettes
[Verse 2]
D...G..........D...G..
EmI wonder why we listen to poets Awhen nobody gives a fuck, Dhow hot and sorrowful, Gthis machine begs for luck
[Chorus 1]
D7/F#All my lieGs are always wiBmshes, EmI know I would A7die if I could come back newD  G  D  G  
[Verse 3]
DI want a good life Gwith a nose for things, a Dfresh wind and bright sky, tGo enjoy my suffering
EmA hole without a key iAf I break my tongue, sDpeaking of tomorrow, hGow will it ever come?
[Chorus 2]
D7/F#All my lieGs are always wiBmshes, EmI know I would A7die if I could come back newD  G  D  G  
[Verse 4]
D...G..........D...G..
EmI'm down on my hands and knees Aevery time the doorbell rings, DI shake like a toothache wGhen I hear myself sing
[Chorus 3]
D7/F#All my liGes are always wBmishes, EmI know I would A7die if I could come back neDwG  D  G  
[Verse 5]
DI would like to salute the Gashes of American flags, Dand all the fallen leaves Gfilling up shopping bags...
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