Winter Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
When [C]winter's shadowy fingers
First pur[F]sue you down the street
And your [C]boots no longer lie
About the [F]cold around your feet
Do you [F]spare a thought for summer
Whose [Dm]passage is complete
Whose [C]memories lie in ruins
And whose [Dm]ruins lie in heat
When [F]winter[Em][Dm]
comes howl[C]ing [Dm]in

[Verse 2]
When the [C]wind is singing strangely
Blowing [F]music through your head
And your [C]rain-splattered windows
Make you de[F]cide to stay in bed
Do [F]you spare a thought
for the home[Em]less tramp
Who [Dm]wishes he was dead
Or [C]pull up your bedclothes higher
Dream of [F]summertime instead?
When [F]winter[Em]
[Dm]comes howling [C]in[F]

[Verse 3]
The [C]creeping cold has fingers
That ca[F]ress without permission
And [C]mystic crystal snowdrops
Only [F]aggravate the condition
Do you [F]spare one thought for the traveler
With [Dm]no secure position
Who's [C]turned and spurned by village and town
At the [F]magistrate's decision
When [F]winter[Em][Dm]
comes howl[C]ing [F]in

[Verse 4]
When the [C]turkey is in the oven
And the [F]Christmas presents are bought
And [C]Santa's in his module
He's an A[F]merican astronaut
Do you [F]spare one thought for Je[Em]sus
Who has [Dm]nothing but his thoughts
Who got [C]busted just for talking
And be[F]friending the wrong sorts?
When [F]winter[Em][Dm]
comes howl[C]ing in
When [F]winter[Em][Dm]
When [F]winter [Em]come[Dm]s,
[Dm]comes howl[Dm]ing[Dm]

[Outro 1]
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