Ashes and Flames Chords & Lyrics by John Mark McMillan
Ashes and Flames
guitar chords lyrics
John Mark McMillan
Ashes and Flames
From "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down"
Drop D on acoustic
Verse 1
D4 G
You and I meet on the shores of the broken
D4 Bm
You swallow the ocean, I swallow my pride
D4 G
Only to see the way that I need You
D4 Bm
Is more than I knew I ever could
Chorus 1
A7sus Em7
In between the ashes and the flames
A7sus Em7
Is a cry an awkward silence could never contain
A7sus
And the falling of my hammers and the writhing of my pain
G D4 G
Is just not as real as the way that You're calling my name
Verse 2
I can't help thinking that the way that You want me
And the ghost that haunts me are one and the same
Cause you stand at my window at night while I'm sleeping
There's not a promise I'm keeping that could ever repay You
Chorus 2
A7sus Em7
In between the ashes and the flames
A7sus Em7
There's a song that burns brighter than radio waves
A7sus
About the remnants of my idols and the shadow of my shame
G
About how they scatter like the rain and I can't stop crying
D
Cause You won't stop calling my name
Bm D4 Em7
Calling my name, calling my name, up from the ashes
Outro (end on D)
D - Bm - D4 - Em7
As I said above, he's playing this in drop D. Here's the way I play the
chords, but play them however sounds best for you.
D4 G Bm A7sus Em7 D
e|--0-----3-----2-----0-----0-----2------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------------------------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2------------------------------------|
D|--4-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0------------------------------------|
A|--5-----5-----2-----0-----2-----0------------------------------------|
D|--0-----5-----x-----------2-----0------------------------------------|
Little slide interlude between C1 and V2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10-12-12s13s12-------------------------------|
G|--9-11-11s12s11------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
The other slide parts correspond to the underlying the chords. Just play
and riff on it. If you really want it tabbed out, send me a pm.
Let me know if you have any input or suggestions.
