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Ashes of American Flags

Wilco
Chords & TabKeyDadvanced
4.9(236)

Chords in this song9

Intro 1

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-0------------------2--| x2
A|------0----------2-----|
E|---------2--3----------|

Intro 2

e|----5---------|
B|-------7^-----|
G|--------------|
D|-7------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Verse 1

The cash machine is blue and green
For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee
I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents
On Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes
D G x2

Bridge

I wonder why we listen to poets
When nobody gives a fuck
How hot and sorrowful
This machine begs for luck

Refrain

All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
D G x2

Verse 2

I want a good life
With a nose for things
A fresh wind and bright sky
To enjoy my suffering
A hole without a key
If I break my tongue
Speaking of tomorrow
How will it ever come?

Refrain

All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new

Bridge

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

Refrain

All my lies are only wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
D G x2

Outro

I would like to salute
The ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags

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