Ashes chords by Embrace (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D
Gmaj9
Bm7
D/A
A
Asus4
G
F#m
Em

Intro 1

Gmaj9

Bm7

D/A

Gmaj9

Bm7

D/A

Verse 1

Gmaj9

I've waited, and given the chance again

Bm7

I'd do it all the same, but either way

Gmaj9

I'm always outplayed, up on your down days

Bm7

I left it the right way, to start again

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Chorus 1
Gmaj9 
D 
Now watch me rise     up and leave
A 
All the ashes you made out of me
Gmaj9 
When you said that we were wrong,
D 
life goes on
A 
Just look how long I've agreed
Gmaj9 
D 
Now watch me rise     up and leave
A 
All the ashes you made out of me
Gmaj9 
When you said that we were wrong,
D 
life goes on
A 
Gmaj9 
Just look how long I've agreed

Interlude 1

Gmaj9

Bm7

Asus4

Verse 2
D 
Gmaj9 
Out of place, like a gem on a coalface
Bm7 
A 
Lost on the right way, it's all the same
D 
'Cause I've had my hopes raised,
Gmaj9 
riding the wrong    waves
Bm7 
A 
Scared when you felt  safe to start again

Chorus 2
Gmaj9 
D 
Now watch me rise     up and leave
A 
All the ashes you made out of me
Gmaj9 
When you said that we were wrong,
D 
life goes on
A 
Just look how long I've agreed
Gmaj9 
D 
Now watch me rise     up and leave
A 
All the ashes you made out of me
Gmaj9 
When you said that we were wrong,
D 
life goes on,
A 
you blew me away
G 
Away
D 
Away
A 
Away

Chorus 3
Gmaj9 
D 
Now watch me rise     up and leave
A 
All the ashes you made out of me
Gmaj9 
When you said that we were wrong,
D 
life goes on
A 
Just look how long I've agreed
Gmaj9 
D 
Now watch me rise     up and leave
A 
All the ashes you made out of me
Gmaj9 
When you said that we were wrong,
D 
life goes on,
A 
you blew me away
G 
Away
D 
Away
A 
Away
G 
F#m 

Outro 1
Em 
G 
D 
A 
G 
F#m 
Em 
I sink like a stone,
G 
D 
A 
I lost my control
G 
F#m 
Em 
I sink like a stone,
G 
D 
A 
I lost my control
G 
F#m 
Em 
I sink like a stone,
G 
D 
I lost my control

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D
Gmaj9
Bm7
D/A
A
Asus4
G
F#m
Em

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 144

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Gmaj9: 3-x-0-2-0-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Ashes by Embrace, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Embrace's performance.