Ashes & Fire ~ Ryan Adams Capo on 3 Pretty easy lick that comes after every verse and played on open -major(shape)throughout: Hammer on the low on the first downstrum for the bass sound and them a hammer on-and-off on the string first fret with index finger (again in the open Gmajor shape), to get that "daa-de-daa sound. Ryan playing an acoustic version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lgfVoaYv6o 1st Verse As he stared past the fire His hunger to leave well it gnawed his poor heart alive Her skin smelled like black cherry blossom perfume The sail boats, they all sail sailed by and the river she cried 2nd Verse And the wind was suddenly sweeter than Roosevelt pine The windows broke out and the cigarette smoke drifted by The bums on the bowery they were swallowed in the lights as cars rolled on by in the night screaming run for your life With cool and silvery eyes in a heart that was fit for desires Drown in a river of tears oh the river she cried left made of ashes and fire Solo x3 3rd Verse One day there was a silence that washed through the town there was no reason to speak and no one made a sound Her eyes were indigo the cats were all calico the sail boats they all sailed by in the river she cried With cool and silvery eyes in a heart that was fit for desires Drown in a river of tears oh the river she cried left made of ashes and fire ashes and fire ashes and fire ashes and fire