D G D G D G
[Verse 1]
D G
There once was a man who thought love was warm
D A
Hell, stop me if you've heard this story before
D G
He had a purple heart, but who's keeping score
D A
There's a lot of purple hearts in the purple heart store
G A
He was a commandant, now he's a penitent
D G D A
On Ash Wednesday
[Verse 2]
D G
There once was a woman, a pretty young thing
D A
She sold her soul for a diamond ring
D G
She heard about love in a magazine
D A
Saw it every Friday night on a movie screen
G A
She was a debutante, now she's a penitent
D G D A
On Ash Wednesday
[Verse 3]
D A
They're both love sick, they're love tired
D G
They strayed a little close to the edge of the fire
D A
Their hands got burned and their eyebrows singed
D G
They're walking down the streets of oblivion
D A
They got holes in their pockets, holes in their minds
D G
They're holy people in an unholy time
Bm A
Heading for the church at the end of the line
G A Bm
Ash Wednesday
[Chorus]
F#m Em
See them hanging out in every lonely place
They'll tell you love can't hurt them now
G A
But they've got ashes on their face
[Instrumental]
D A D G Bm A G A Bm
[Chorus]
F#m Em
See them hanging out in every lonely place
They'll tell you love can't hurt them now
G A
But they've got ashes on their face
[Verse 4]
D A
We're all love sick, we're love tired
D G
We strayed a little close to the edge of the fire
D A
Our hands got burned and our eyebrows singed
D G
We're walking down the streets of oblivion
D A
We got holes in our pockets, holes in our minds
D G
We're holy people in an unholy time
Bm A
Heading for the church at the end of the line
[Otro]
G
Ash Wednesday
D
Yeah, Ash Wednesday