1{title: Ashes}
 2{composer: The Longest Johns}
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 5[Am]Watch that old [C]fire as it [G]flickers and [Am]dies
 6That [C]once blessed the [G]household and [D]lit up our lives
 7It [C]shone for the [G]friends and the [D]clinking of [Am]glasses
 8I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame, you can [G]worship the [Am]ashes
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10[Am]Capture the [C]wild things and [G]bring them in [Am]line
11And [C]own what was [G]never your [D]right to confine
12The [C]lives and the [G]loves and the [D]songs are what [Am]matters
13I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame, you can [G]worship the [Am]ashes
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15[Am]Do you feel [C]heavy? Your [G]eyes drop with [Am]grief
16Your [C]spirit is [G]wild and your [D]suffering is brief
17So [C]never you [G]buckle and [D]bend to the [Am]masses
18I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame, you can [G]worship the [Am]ashes
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20[Am]Get round the [C]fire with a [G]glass of strong [Am]ale
21And [C]tell us a [G]story from [D]beyond the pale
22[C]Bury some [G]seeds and [D]expect some strong [Am]branches
23I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame, you can [G]worship the [Am]ashes
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25Now [Am]show me a [C]man that can [G]meet all his [Am]needs
26For [C]what we need [G]most now is [D]unity's seed
27A [C]common old [G]song for all [D]creeds and all [Am]classes
28I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame, you can [G]worship the [Am]ashes
29I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame...
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31[Am]What will we [C]do when the [G]world it is [Am]ending
32And [C]time it is [G]halted for [D]friend and for foe?
33[C]Try to hold [G]on to the [D]time as it [Am]passes
34I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame, you can [G]worship the [Am]ashes
35I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame, you can [G]worship the [Am]ashes
36I'll [Am]tend to the [C]flame, you can [G]worship the [Am]ashes