SNOW by SLEEPING AT LAST. Album: Yearbook - December (2010) Simple chord version. C#5 F#5 The branches have traded their leaves for white sleeves C#5 F#5 All warm blooded creatures make ghosts as they breathe C#5 F#5 Scarves are wrapped tightly like gifts under trees C#5 Bb5 F#5 Christmas lights tangle in knots annually F#5 Bb5 C#5 All families huddle closely, betting warmth against the cold F#5 Ab5 All the bruises seem to surface, like mud beneath the snow C#5 F#5 So we sing carols softly, as sweet as we know C#5 F#5 A prayer that our burdens will lift as we go C#5 Bb5 F#5 C#5 Like young love still waiting under mistletoe C#5 Bb5 F#5 C#5 We'll welcome December with tireless hope F#5 Bb5 C#5 Let our bells keep on ringing, making angels in the snow F#5 Bb5 Ab5 And may the melody disarm us, when the cracks begin to show F#5 Bb5 C#5 Like the petals in our pockets, may we remember who we are F#5 Ab5 Unconditionally cared for by those who share our broken hearts C#5 F#5 The table is set and all glasses are full C#5 F#5 Though pieces go missing, may we still feel whole Bb5 Ab5 F#5 C#5 C#5 We'll build new traditions in place of the old Bb5 Ab5 F#5 C#5 'Cause life without revision will silence our souls F#5 Bb5 C#5 Let the bells keep on ringing, making angels in the snow F#5 Bb5 Ab5 And may the melody surround us, when the cracks begin to show F#5 Bb5 C#5 Like the petals in our pockets, may we remember who we are F#5 Ab5 Unconditionally cared for by those who share our broken hearts C#5 F#5 As gentle as feathers, the snow piles high C#5 F#5 Our world gets rewritten and retraced every time C#5 Bb5 F#5 C#5 Like fresh plates and clean slates, our future is white Bb5 Ab5 F#5 C#5 New Years resolutions will reset tonight