Ashes by Now Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
Ashes by Now
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by Rodney Crowell
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This morning is Monday where are you now
Teasin' my memory teaching me how to
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lay
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When I don't
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want
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Well love is elusive this I know now
It's making me crazy leaving me out
In the
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open when I don't
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The moments of pleasures never do last
They're gone like a suitcase full of your past
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Long gone and in a
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hurry
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Baby I can't go through this
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again
I don't need to
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go down more then I've already
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been
Just like a
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wild fire you're running all over
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town
As much as you
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burn me baby I should be ashes by
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now
The second street beggars alone in their life
Drunk on a sidewalk to hide from the night
Like
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I am they're just like
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Just like a
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wild fire you're running all over
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town
As much as you
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burn me baby I should be ashes by
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now
FAQ
Who sang the the song Ashes by Now?
- The song Ashes by Now was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
