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Intro: 
G     Am     E     C     G
GTake my hand and Amlead me uEp
To CDoloresG  
And leave me out in the Amstreet, I gueEss
It was Cfor usG  
Chorus:
  AmWhat are you thinking Eof, CAshley?
  AmWho are you dreaming Eof, CAshley?
  AmYou come down from abEove, CAshleyG  
GYou let me sleep and Amlet me breaEthe
Where I Cneed toG  
And fool my heart to Amthink that IE  
Might have Chad youG  
Chorus:
  AmWhat are you thinking Eof, CAshley?
  AmWho are you dreaming Eof, CAshley?
  AmYou come down from abEove, CAshleyG  
Bridge 1:
(I don't know the chords for the bridge but I'm sure they're easy to figure out)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--99-77-6666-44-66-4-764-----------------|
D|--77-55-4444-22-44-2-542-----------------| (2x)
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--99-77------44-66-4-764-----------------|
D|--77-55-5555-22-44-2-542-----------------|
A|--------3333-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--99-77-6666-44-66-4-764-----------------|
D|--77-55-4444-22-44-2-542-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
C     Am     C      Am
ETake F#this Ehammer-EhanF#ded Eheart
CAnd pull it off my back
AmHeavy on my shoulders
EStranF#ded Ein the EoF#pen Esea
I wait there Amhoping that
CYou'll come back to see me
Bridge 2:
     C       G       Am      E    C(3x)
Outro:
E         Am          C
A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A- AAshley, 
E         Am          C
A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A- AAshley,
E         Am          C   G     G     G     G     G
A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A- AAshley,

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Ashley

by The Dodos

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Intro:

G Am E C G

G Am E

Take my hand and lead me up

C G

To Dolores

Am E

And leave me out in the street, I guess

C G

It was for us

Chorus:

Am E C

What are you thinking of, Ashley?

Am E C

Who are you dreaming of, Ashley?

Am E C G

You come down from above, Ashley

G Am E

You let me sleep and let me breathe

C G

Where I need to

Am E

And fool my heart to think that I

C G

Might have had you

Chorus:

Am E C

What are you thinking of, Ashley?

Am E C

Who are you dreaming of, Ashley?

Am E C G

You come down from above, Ashley

Bridge 1:

(I don't know the chords for the bridge but I'm sure they're easy to figure out)

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

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

G|--99-77-6666-44-66-4-764-----------------|

D|--77-55-4444-22-44-2-542-----------------| (2x)

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

E|-----------------------------------------|

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

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

G|--99-77------44-66-4-764-----------------|

D|--77-55-5555-22-44-2-542-----------------|

A|--------3333-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

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

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

G|--99-77-6666-44-66-4-764-----------------|

D|--77-55-4444-22-44-2-542-----------------|

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

E|-----------------------------------------|

C Am C Am

E F# E E F# E

Take this hammer-handed heart

And pull it off my back

Heavy on my shoulders

E F# E E F# E

Stranded in the open sea

I wait there hoping that

You'll come back to see me

Bridge 2:

C G Am E C

(3x)

Outro:

E Am C

A A A A A A A A A A A

---------- Ashley,

E Am C

A A A A A A A A A A A

---------- Ashley,

E Am C G G G G G

A A A A A A A A A A A

---------- Ashley,

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