Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler – Ashes And Rust Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler – Ashes And Rust Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCDmFmaj7AmGF

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[Intro]
C   Dm   C


[Verse 1]
C           Dm
Back seat, eleven
hours
Fmaj7
Rinse off in the
shower
         C  Dm
Goodnight
         Fmaj7
Goodnight
C
Glued to your
favorite chair
Fmaj7
One deck for
solitaire
        C
I'm fine
        Fmaj7
I'm fine

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[Pre-Chorus]
         Am
And I'll waste
 all
 the days in
 the
G
August air
 passing
    Fmaj7
the time
      Am
Watch mom try to
 get your
 G
attention as she
           Fmaj7
pours your wine


[Chorus]
Am
Who's gonna
F
think of you
      C
After all that
 you
G
put us through?
       F
If you won't
change for us
        C
Then at least
 have
the guts to
   G
pretend
Am
How could you
F
live a life
Where you
C
don't
 leave
     G
your love
behind?
        F
Life is ashes
and
 rust
        C
'Til we all
 turn to
dust in thе
G  Am G
end
         F
Oh, it's ashes
and rust
        C
'Til we all turn
 to
            G
dust in thе end

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[Verse 2]
C
Used to the usual
Fmaj7
Skipped Devon's
 funeral
       C  Dm C
Oh dear
       Fmaj7
Oh dear
  C
A card when I
Dm
graduate
  Fmaj7
A call on my
 birthday
        C  G
Some years
        Fmaj7
Some years


[Pre-Chorus]
    Am
And I'll tell
my mom it's
  G
alright when she
           Fmaj7
misses her dad
    Am
She says that she
wants to be
G
everything she
      Fmaj7
never had


[Out-Chorus]
Am          F
Who's gonna think
 of you
      C
After all that
you
G
put us through?
       F
If you won't
change
for us
        C
Then at least
 have
the guts to
   G
pretend
Am
How could you
F
live
a life
          C
Where you don't
           G
leave your love
 behind?
        F
Life is ashes
 and rust
        C
'Til we all turn
to
            G
dust in thе end
         F
Oh, it's ashes
and rust
        C
'Til we all turn
to
            G
dust in thе end
         F
Oh, it's ashes
and rust
        C
'Til we all turn
 to
            G
dust in the end

How to play Ashes And Rust: key, chords and progression

To play Ashes And Rust by Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 6 chords: C, Dm, Fmaj7, Am, G and F.

The backbone of the song is G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Am, Cmaj7, Em, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Ashes And Rust chords: questions

What key is Ashes And Rust in?

Ashes And Rust by Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Ashes And Rust?

Ashes And Rust uses 6 chords: C, Dm, Fmaj7, Am, G, F.

What is the chord progression of Ashes And Rust?

The main progression is G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V).

Is Ashes And Rust easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Am, Cmaj7, Em, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

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