GThere's (320003@1)a patch of ice shimmering under the sky
       EmOn (022000@1)the south corner of Bushwick on the residential side
    C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)  Am7 (x02010@1)                 G (320003@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'm afraid I'll slip

GMost (320003@1)day when it's cloudy and all night i stay inside
         EmBut (022000@1)it's 2:30 on new years day and outside it's looking bright
    C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)  Am7 (x02010@1)                  GAnd (320003@1)Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii could use some chips
      D (xx0232@1)          CAnd (x32010@1)a bottle of soda
      D (xx0232@1)              C (x32010@1) DFor (xx0232@1)my quest to rescue Zelda

GTrying (320003@1)to be brave I touched the puddle to my tongue

And within a millisecond the bottom of my face went numb
      C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)  Am7 (x02010@1)                    G (320003@1)  DAnd (xx0232@1)no one on the street knew anything was wrong

GSo, (320003@1)I tried to move my arms to find that they were frozen too

And i tried to run away, my legs felt like they were stuck in glue
    C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)  Am7 (x02010@1)                      GAnd (320003@1)Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii started to hear a storm
           D (xx0232@1)                     CThrough (x32010@1)my ears poured freezing rain
          D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)it froze my freezing brain

GA (320003@1)handful of neighbors gathered underneath the awning
       DOf (xx0232@1)the laundromat 200 feet from the front door of my building
       EmAnd (022000@1)it smacked my like a pinball
       CAnd (x32010@1)it crushed me like a wrecking ball
       Em (022000@1)                             C (x32010@1)            DI (xx0232@1)was swallowed by a cold duvet and the kids are gonna have a
GSNOW (320003@1)DAAAAAAYYY!!!

G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh x2

GI (320003@1)couldn't bear to find out how the story was gonna end
     EmSo (022000@1)I shut my eyes and went to sleep and no one found me dead
       C (x32010@1)C/B (x2555x@1)  Am7 (x02010@1)                  G (320003@1)  D'Cause (xx0232@1)everybody stayed inside 'til March

GAnd (320003@1)a patch of flowers grew out of the concrete where I lied
     EmSome (022000@1)boy picked a dandelion to give to a girl he liked
    C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1) Am7 (x02010@1)                       GAnd (320003@1)she gave him a kiss That warmed his lonely heart
         D (xx0232@1)             CNow (x32010@1)they hold each other tight
         D (xx0232@1)          CAnd (x32010@1)stay in on winter nights