KT Tunstall
Ashes
 

G: 320033 
Bm: 224432 
Em: 022000 
C: 332010
C7/E: 022010
C6/E: 002010
C7: 032310 
A7: 002020 
Cm: 335543 
D/F#: 200232 
Esus: 022200 
E: 023100 
E7: 020100 
D7: x00212 
D7sus4: x00213 
D/B: x20232 

Picking 
e------------ 
B------------ 
G------------ 
D------------ 
A--3--2--0-- 
E------------3 

Intro: 

Picking...G....Bm.....Em.....C....and do this with the picking's rythm: C....C7/E....C6/E 

G....Bm.....Em.....C 

............G 
I am a pain 
............Bm 
In your ass 
....................Em...............................C 
And I’m wonderin’ how long it’s gonna last 
.............G 
Be my mirror 
............Bm 
Be my friend 
............Em 
Be the workhouse of the energy 
..C7 
I twist your arm to spin 
...........A7 
Every day 
..........Cm 
Like a powerstation 

Chorus: 
..G............D/F# 
I know it isn’t good 
........................Esus.....................E.....E7 
I know you’re burning too much wood 
..................Am 
But if you burn out 
.........C.............D7....D7sus4 (strum D7sus4 only once to stop then and follow with): 
The twisted irony is 
..........................................G...................Bm 
Your ashes come home to me 

.........................Em...............C 
Come home to me 

(the same chords as the first one) 
So we take a walk 
To make some sense 
And I’m wondering if you fancy my defense 
But I have pushed you 
Way too far 
And you say fuck you little Princess 
Who the hell you think you are?' 
Every day 
Like a powerstation 

Chorus: (the same chords as in the chorus above) 

Oh well, you know it isn’t good 
You know you’re burning too much wood 
But I said if you burn out 
The twisted irony is 
Your ashes come home to me 
Come home to me 
Come home to me 
........C7.............................................G 
Ah well, your ashes come home to me 
......................Bm 
Come home to me 
......................Em 
Come home to me 
................C7...................................................................G 
No other sucker gonna have them on the fucking mantelpiece 
...................Bm 
The mantelpiece 
...................Em.......................C..........D/B.......D............G 
The mantelpiece 

Transcript by
Jose Maria Miranda Muñoz


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VERSION 2
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KT Tunstall
Ashes

Intro [C B A ] G Bm Em C

         G          Bm 
I am a pain In your eyes

        Em                            C
And I’m wonderin’ how long it’s gonna last 

       G          Bm
Be my mirror Be my friend 

        Em                       B9
Be the workhouse of the energy I twist your arm to spin 

Chorus

    A7            Cm

Every day Like a powerstation 

           (G        Dsus/F#)      (E7sus4          E)
I know it isn’t good I know you’re burnin’ too much wood 

              Am          Am7        D
Oh, when you burn out The twisted irony is 

                       G  Bm           Em {C 1st time only}
Your ashes come home to me Come home to me 

verse 2 
So we take a walk To make some sense 
And I’m wondering if you fancy my defence 
But I have pushed you Way too far 
And you say “paris”  little Princess 
Who the hell d’you think you are? 

repeat chorus

outro

{C9}                           G
Ah well your ashes come home to me 

             Bm              Em
Come home to me Come home to me 
          C9                                         G
No other suckers gonna have ‘em on the “Ricky” mantelpiece 

          Bm             Em      C  [C C/B C/A G ]
The Mantelpiece The Mantelpiece



Transcribed by Hotdog, mark@guitar.gg

How I would play it ? Go here www.guitar.gg/ashes.htm

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