The Milk Carton Kids – The Ash Clay chords

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The Milk Carton Kids

"The Ash & Clay" from the album Prologue.

Here's one half of the duo.  The other guitar chords/tab will hopefully be posted here sometime soon.
If anyone has an alternative suggestion to the F#, please comment.  Thanks!



Capo on 4th fret

F G C C/B Am The swing sets are empty like dirt turned the dark of the night
F G C C/B AmThe center of this town it used to whirl in the glow of twilight
F G C F It might look like god's away with all the trouble these days
F F# G E Am G FWe'll come home before the girls are grown
F G CWe're coming home tonight
F G C C/B Am What, oh, have we done to run this country into such a sight
F G C C/B Am Stolen from our brothers like we couldn't find a fair enough fight
F G You wait on promise you will say
C FWon't forsake the ash and clay
F F# G E Am Am/G FLet's come home before the girls are grown
F G CLet's come home to fight
F G C C/B AmI know we want whats best for us–i know it has to come at a price
F G C C/B Am I also know the trouble that you find when you stop being nice
F GYou look around you one day
C FWhat you once knew didn't stay
F F# G E Am Am/G FLet's come home before the girls are grown
F G CLet's come home tonight
F G E Am Am/G F F# G E Am Am/G F F G COooh Ooooh Oooooh, Oooooh oooooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh
F G C C/B AmHave you ever asked a man to take your place at the head of the table?
F G C C/B AmYou could shed away your shame if in the end You found you simply weren't able
F G You might find out you could stay
C FOn the ash and on the clay
F F# G E Am Am/G FCome on home before the girls are grown
F G CCome on home tonight
F G E Am Am/G Oooh Ooooh Oooooh Oooooh oooooh
F F# G E Am Am/G FCome on home before the girls are grown
F G F C C/B Am Am/G F G C Come on home to fight
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