Chords for Scott Walker "Angels of Ashes"
Tempo:
93.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#m
G
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A] [E]
The angels of ashes [D] will give back your passions [Bm] again and again.
[F#m]
[A] [G] Their light [D] shafts will reach through the [C] darkness and touch you, [G] my friend.
[F#m]
[E] [B] [E] They'll fly in a mind dance [D] and blind you with wings [Bm] wrapped in flame.
[F#m] If [G] you're [D] down to an echo, [Am] they [G] just might remember [C] [G] your name.
[F#m] In
[E] the [A] [E]
unbroken darkness [D] where emptiness [Bm] empties alone,
[F#m]
[D] there's no starting or stopping [C] where there is no right [G] or no wrong.
[F#m]
Well, [E] that's all right for some [D] who can hang the absurd [Bm] on their wall.
[F#m]
[D] If your blind hands can't [C] croak through these measureless waters, [G] you fall.
[F#m]
[E] You've been following patterns [D] and fleeting sensations [Bm] too long,
and [F#m]
[D] the fullness that fills up [C] the [G] pulse of [C] durations [G] is gone.
[F#m]
[C#] Let [E] the great constellation [D] of flickering ashes [Bm] be heard.
[F#m]
Let [D] them burn with the fire.
[C] All it takes to confess [G] is a word, [F#m] just a word.
[B] [E] I can recommend angels.
[D] [F#] I've watched as they've [Bm] made a man strong, oh, [F#m] so strong.
[B] [D] If your humbleness shows, [C] then I'm [G] sure that [C] they'll take [G] you along.
[F#m] You
[E] can tell them who sent you.
[D] It might help to get [Bm] you above.
[F#m]
[D] You can say that he laughed [C] and he walked like Saint Francis [G] with love.
[D]
The angels of ashes [D] will give back your passions [Bm] again and again.
[F#m]
[A] [G] Their light [D] shafts will reach through the [C] darkness and touch you, [G] my friend.
[F#m]
[E] [B] [E] They'll fly in a mind dance [D] and blind you with wings [Bm] wrapped in flame.
[F#m] If [G] you're [D] down to an echo, [Am] they [G] just might remember [C] [G] your name.
[F#m] In
[E] the [A] [E]
unbroken darkness [D] where emptiness [Bm] empties alone,
[F#m]
[D] there's no starting or stopping [C] where there is no right [G] or no wrong.
[F#m]
Well, [E] that's all right for some [D] who can hang the absurd [Bm] on their wall.
[F#m]
[D] If your blind hands can't [C] croak through these measureless waters, [G] you fall.
[F#m]
[E] You've been following patterns [D] and fleeting sensations [Bm] too long,
and [F#m]
[D] the fullness that fills up [C] the [G] pulse of [C] durations [G] is gone.
[F#m]
[C#] Let [E] the great constellation [D] of flickering ashes [Bm] be heard.
[F#m]
Let [D] them burn with the fire.
[C] All it takes to confess [G] is a word, [F#m] just a word.
[B] [E] I can recommend angels.
[D] [F#] I've watched as they've [Bm] made a man strong, oh, [F#m] so strong.
[B] [D] If your humbleness shows, [C] then I'm [G] sure that [C] they'll take [G] you along.
[F#m] You
[E] can tell them who sent you.
[D] It might help to get [Bm] you above.
[F#m]
[D] You can say that he laughed [C] and he walked like Saint Francis [G] with love.
[D]
Key:
D
F#m
G
E
C
D
F#m
G
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The angels of ashes [D] will give back your passions [Bm] again and again.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] Their light [D] shafts will reach through the [C] darkness and touch you, [G] my friend.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ [E] They'll fly in a mind dance [D] and blind you with wings [Bm] wrapped in flame.
_ _ [F#m] _ If _ _ _ [G] you're [D] down to an echo, _ [Am] they [G] just might remember [C] [G] your name.
_ _ [F#m] In _ _
[E] the [A] _ [E] _ _
unbroken darkness [D] where emptiness _ [Bm] empties alone,
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] there's no starting or stopping [C] where there is no right [G] or no wrong.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
Well, _ _ [E] _ that's all right for some [D] who can hang the absurd [Bm] on their wall. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] If your blind hands can't [C] croak through these measureless waters, [G] you fall.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] You've _ been following _ patterns [D] and fleeting _ sensations [Bm] too long,
and [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] the fullness that fills up [C] the [G] pulse of [C] durations [G] is gone.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[C#] Let _ _ [E] the great constellation _ [D] of flickering _ ashes [Bm] be _ _ heard.
_ [F#m] _ _
Let _ _ [D] them burn with the fire.
_ [C] All it takes to confess [G] is a word, _ _ [F#m] just a word.
[B] _ [E] I can recommend angels.
_ [D] [F#] I've watched as they've [Bm] made a man strong, _ _ oh, [F#m] so strong. _
[B] _ _ [D] If your humbleness shows, _ [C] then I'm [G] sure that [C] they'll take [G] you along. _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ You _
_ _ [E] can tell them who sent you.
_ [D] It might help to get [Bm] you above. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] You can say that he laughed _ [C] and he walked like Saint Francis [G] with love. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The angels of ashes [D] will give back your passions [Bm] again and again.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] Their light [D] shafts will reach through the [C] darkness and touch you, [G] my friend.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ [E] They'll fly in a mind dance [D] and blind you with wings [Bm] wrapped in flame.
_ _ [F#m] _ If _ _ _ [G] you're [D] down to an echo, _ [Am] they [G] just might remember [C] [G] your name.
_ _ [F#m] In _ _
[E] the [A] _ [E] _ _
unbroken darkness [D] where emptiness _ [Bm] empties alone,
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] there's no starting or stopping [C] where there is no right [G] or no wrong.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
Well, _ _ [E] _ that's all right for some [D] who can hang the absurd [Bm] on their wall. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] If your blind hands can't [C] croak through these measureless waters, [G] you fall.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] You've _ been following _ patterns [D] and fleeting _ sensations [Bm] too long,
and [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] the fullness that fills up [C] the [G] pulse of [C] durations [G] is gone.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[C#] Let _ _ [E] the great constellation _ [D] of flickering _ ashes [Bm] be _ _ heard.
_ [F#m] _ _
Let _ _ [D] them burn with the fire.
_ [C] All it takes to confess [G] is a word, _ _ [F#m] just a word.
[B] _ [E] I can recommend angels.
_ [D] [F#] I've watched as they've [Bm] made a man strong, _ _ oh, [F#m] so strong. _
[B] _ _ [D] If your humbleness shows, _ [C] then I'm [G] sure that [C] they'll take [G] you along. _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ You _
_ _ [E] can tell them who sent you.
_ [D] It might help to get [Bm] you above. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] You can say that he laughed _ [C] and he walked like Saint Francis [G] with love. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _