John Mark McMillan Ashes and Flames From "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down" Tabbed by thechadmiller (Twitter) Drop D on acoustic (See chord shapes below) Verse 1 D G You and I meet on the shores of the broken D Bm7 You swallow the ocean, I swallow my pride D G Only to see the way that I need You D Bm7 Is more than I knew I ever could Chorus 1 A7Sus4 Em7 In between the ashes and the flames A7sus4 Em7 Is a cry an awkward silence could never contain A7Sus4 And the falling of my hammers and the writhing of my pain G D G Is just not as real as the way that You're calling my name Verse 2 I can't help thinking that the way that You want me And the ghost that haunts me are one and the same Cause you stand at my window at night while I'm sleeping There's not a promise I'm keeping that could ever repay You Chorus 2 A7Sus4 Em7 In between the ashes and the flames A7Sus4 Em7 There's a song that burns brighter than radio waves A7Sus4 About the remnants of my idols and the shadow of my shame G About how they scatter like the rain and I can't stop crying D Cause You won't stop calling my name Bm7 D Em7 Calling my name, calling my name, up from the ashes Outro (end on D) D - Bm7 - Dsus4 - Em7 As I said above, he's playing this in drop D. Here's the way I play the chords (and I'm pretty sure JMM is), but play them however sounds best for you. D G Bm7 A7sus4 Em7 D *Bm7 alternate position* e|--0-----3-----2-----0-----0-----2-------0----------------------------| B|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------7----------------------------| G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-------0----------------------------| D|--4-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-------0----------------------------| A|--5-----5-----2-----0-----2-----0-------9----------------------------| D|--0-----5-----x-----------2-----0-------9----------------------------| Little slide interlude between C1 and V2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------10-12-12s13s12-------------------------------| G|--9-11-11s12s11------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------0----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| The other slide parts correspond to the underlying the chords. Just play and riff on it. If you really want it tabbed out, let me know. If you have any input or corrections, check out my blog for more info and let me know if you have any songs you need help with. God bless!