Wilco

Ashes Of American Flags Chords

Standard Tuning EADGBe 


Intro: D G  D  G


Verse 1: 

D                G
The cash machine is blue and green
D                         G
For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee
Em                         A
I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents
D                     G
On Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes


Verse 2:

D  G  
D  G

Em                               A
I wonder why we listen to poets, when nobody gives a fuck
D                     G
How hot and sorrowful, this machine begs for luck


Chorus 1: 

F#m     G              Bm
All my lies are always wishes
Em             A 
I know I would die if I could come back new

D G  D G


Verse 3: 

D                  G
I want a good life, with a nose for things
D                            G
A fresh wind and bright sky, to enjoy my suffering
Em                    A
A hole without a key, if I break my tongue
D                     G
Speaking of tomorrow, how will it ever come?


Chorus 2: 

F#m     G              Bm
All my lies are always wishes
Em             A 
I know I would die if I could come back new


Verse 4: 

D G 
D G

Em                              A
I'm down on my hands and knees, Every time the doorbell rings
D                         G
I shake like a toothache, When I hear myself sing


Chorus 3: 

F#m     G              Bm
All my lies are always wishes
Em             A 
I know I would die if I could come back new


Verse 5: 

D                           G
I would like to salute, the ashes of American flags
D                          G
And all the fallen leaves, filling up shopping bags






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