Tabbed by: motimon3

Tuning: Standard

Capo 3rd fret

EADGBe

G - 320003

C - 332010

Em - 022000

Listen to the song for the rhythm and hammer ons..

Verse
G        C             G
As he stared past the fire,
G                         Em              C     G
His hunger to leave well it gnawed his poor heart alive,

    C                 G             C       G            C               G
Her skin smelled like black cherry, blossom perfume, the sail boats they all

       D           C         G
sailed by... and a river she cried.

G                                            

G                         C                      G
and the wind was suddenly sweeter than Roosevelt pine,
G                             Em              C            G                  
The windows broke out and the cigarette smoke was drifting by,
    C           G           C                G         C            G      
The bums on the bowery were swallowed in the lights as cars rumbled by in the

D        C                      G
night... screaming run for your life.

Chorus
     Em           C   G          Em             C       G       Em   
With cool and silvery eyes and a heart that was fit for desire, drowned in a 

C        G          C         G          C          D                C
river of tears oh a river she cried left her with a heart... made of ashes

    G
and fire.


Instrumental
Play G for one bar then 
Repeat chords for chorus

Then repeat:

Verse

Chorus

Outro
Em  C         G       G 
    Ashes and fire         (repeat x3)