Ashgrove Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Em]Well

[Verse 1]
when I was [G]a young b[D]oy, I[A] used[G] to slip[A] away
[Em]Down to the ashgrove to hear
the [A]old blues men [G]play
[A]There was big[Em] Joe and lightnin'
and reverend [A]Gary too
Well I'd [Em]sit and stare and d[D]ream o[A]f [G]doin' what they [A]could do
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[Interlude 1]
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[A]Well it's

[Verse 2]
been thirty [D]years [A]since
[Em]the ashgrove burned down
And I'm out on this high[D]way
trav[Em]elin' town [A]to town
Try[Em]in' to make a livin',
try[G]in' to [A]pay the rent
Tryin' to figure [Em]out where m[G]y [A]life went

[Verse 3]
I wanna go [A]back to the
ashgrove
That's where I come
[G]from[Em][A][Em][A][Em]
I wanna go [A]back to the
ashgrove
That's where I belong
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[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 4]
Well you don't [Em]have to go search[D]in',
[A]pretend to put on airs
'Cause the [Em]blues are [A]gonna [D]find you someday,
[G]some[A]where
[G]Now my mother's gon[A]e,
now [G]my [A]fathers gone
And all the old [Em]blues men
have all [A]passed on

[Verse 5]
[Em]And I'm out [A]on this high[Em]way
travelin' town [A]to town[Em]
Settin' up my gear and then
I'm tearin' [A]it down
Turnin' [Em]up my guitar,
standin' up on [A]the stage[Em]
I'm just tryin' to raise the
ghosts up out of their [A]graves
I [Em]wanna go

[Verse 6]
[A]back to the
ashgrove
That's where I come [Em]from[A][Em]
Yeah I wanna go [A]back to the
ashgrove
That's where I belong
[Em][A]

[Interlude 3]
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Well I [D]can't say

[Verse 7]
[Em]I been all sinner, can't say I been all [A]saint
[Em]I've done some good deeds
and I've made big [A]mistakes
[G]I've been in [Em]and out of lov[D]e,
[Em]said words I regre[G]t
I've [Em]been drunk,
been sober smoked too many ci[A]garettes

[Verse 8]
[Em]And I'm out on this [D]highway trav
[Em]elin' town [A]to town
And the news on [Em]the radio just
brings me down
Intolerance and fear, ig[G]norance [A]and lies
[G]It's the[D] sam[Em]e old same old
I [A]heard a million times

[Verse 9]
And I'm [Em]thinkin' of [A]friends and [Em]lovers
and how they [A]come [Em]and go
Like look-alike houses houses
on the side of the road
Full of everyday people try
[A]in' to get ahead
Tryin' to find a reason [Em]just
to get out [A]of bed

[Verse 10]
'Cause we [Em]all need somethin'
just to get [A]us through
[Em]Well I'm gonna play the blues
tonight man
'Cause that's what I do
[A]I'm goin' back

[Verse 11]
to the ashgrove
That's where I come from
[Em][A][G][A][Em][G][A]
[G]I'm goi[A]n' back to the
ashgrove
That's where I be[A]long

[Outro 1]
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