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From: "Dexter N. Muir"
From memory and long-accustomed usage ;-)
Winter Song
Lindisfarne (Alan Hull)
Transcribed for solo (12-string) guitar by
Dexter N. Muir (D.N.Muir@massey.ac.nz)
Intro:
, . . , . . , . . . , , , . . , . . , . . . , , , . . , . .
e 35----5-----|5-------5-5-|53----3-----|3-------3-3-|35----5-----|
B 57----7-----|7-------7-7-|75----5-----|5-------5-5-|57----7-----|
G 46----6-----|6-------6-6-|64----4-----|4-------4-4-|46----6-----|
D 00----0-----|0-------0-0-|00----0-----|0-------0-0-|00----0-----|
A ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
/ /
, . . .', , , . . , . . , . . . , , , . . , . , , . . .' ,
e 5------99-5-|53----3-----|3-------3-0-|2-----02--0-|2------23-23|
B 7-------7-7-|75----5-----|5-------5-0-|3-----33--3-|3------33-33|
G 6-------6-6-|64----4-----|4-------4-0-|2-----03--0-|2------22-22|
D 0-------0-0-|00----0-----|0-------0---|0-----00--0-|0-----------|
A ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1)h (x2444x@1)
Other Chords (in order of first occurrence):
D (xx0232@1) Ddim (1201xx@1)D7 (xx0212@1)G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)Em (022000@1)G7 (320001@1)C (x32010@1)A (x02220@1)Gm (355333@1)Dsus4e--2----2----2---3---2----0---1--0--0---3----3--| (xx0233@1)B--3----2----1---0---3----0---0--1--2---3----3--|
G--2----2----2---0---4----0---0--0--2---3----2--|
D--0----0----0---0---4----2---0--2--2---0----0--|
A----------------x---2----2---2--3--0---x-------|
E----------------3--------0---3---------3-------|
Verse 1:
D (xx0232@1) Ddim (1201xx@1) D7When (xx0212@1)Winter's shadowy fingers first pursue you down the street
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) G7And (320001@1)your boots no longer lie about the cold around your feet
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) ADo (x02220@1)you spare a thought for Summer whose passage is complete
D (xx0232@1) Ddim (1201xx@1) D7Whose (xx0212@1)memories lie in ruins and whose ruins lie in heat
Gm (355333@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) (D Dsus4, D, Dsus4, D)x2
When Winter.... comes howling in.
Verse 2:
When the wind is singing strangely, blowing music through your head
And your rain-splattered windows make you decide to stay in bed
Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp who wishes he was dead
Or do you pull your bed-clothes higher, dream of Summertime instead,
When Winter.... comes howling in.
Verse 3:
The creeping cold has fingers that caress without permission
And mystic crystal snowdrops only aggravate the condition
Do you spare a thought for the gypsy with no secure position
Who's turned and spurned by village and town and the Magistrate's decision,
When Winter.... comes howling in.
Verse 4:
When the turkey's in the oven and the Christmas presents are bought
And Santa's in his module - he's an American astronaut -
Do you spare a thought for Jesus, who had nothing but his thoughts,
Who got busted - just for talking, and befriending the wrong sorts,
When Winter.... comes howling in.
Gm (355333@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Intro....
When Winter.... comes howling in.
p.s. I consider this to be one of the most potent Christian songs ever
written. I am not Christian myself, but the sentiments expressed apply
universally to all Masters, their followers' attitudes, and their
remembrance... particularly Verse 4...
Dexter N. Muir Manufacturing Pilot Plant Technician
D.N.Muir@massey.ac.nz Department of Production Technology
Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
