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Ten Degrees and Getting Colder-Gordon Lightfoot

Originally done by Gordon Lightfoot, on "Summer Side of Life"--1971.
Also recorded by bluegrass musicians "JD Crowe and the New South."
Also--Tony Rice's  "Tony Rice Sings and Plays Gordon Lightfoot."
Also--Nanci Griffith's "Other Voices, Other Rooms."

This version transcribed from the JD Crowe version, capo on 3rd fret.

INTRO:  D G A D

DHe (xx0232@1)was standing by the highway
Dwith (xx0232@1)a sign that just said mother
Dwhen (xx0232@1)he heard a driver coming
        E (022100@1)         Aabout (x02220@1)a half a mile away

Dso (xx0232@1)he held the sign up higher
Dso (xx0232@1)no decent soul could miss it
Dit (xx0232@1)was ten degrees or colder
        A (x02220@1)              Ddown (xx0232@1)by boulder dam that day

Dhe (xx0232@1)was raised up in milwaukee
Dthough (xx0232@1)he never was that famous
Dhe (xx0232@1)was just a road musician
       E (022100@1)              Ato (x02220@1)the taverns he would go

Dsinging (xx0232@1)songs about the rambling
Dthe (xx0232@1)loving girls and gambling
Dhow (xx0232@1)the world fell on his shoulder
        A (x02220@1)             Dback (xx0232@1)in boulder I don't know

Dit (xx0232@1)was out in arizona
Dand (xx0232@1)he heard the lady listening
Dto (xx0232@1)each word that he was singing
        E (022100@1)                Ato (x02220@1)each line that he would write

Dso (xx0232@1)he sat down by her table
Dand (xx0232@1)they talked about the weather
D98.6 (xx0232@1) and rising
        A (x02220@1)              Ddown (xx0232@1)by boulder dam that night

    G (320003@1)                    Dand (xx0232@1)she told him she would take him
      A (x02220@1)         C (x32010@1)     Gfor (320003@1)a ride in the morning sun
        G (320003@1)            Aback (x02220@1)in boulder he had told her
             A (x02220@1)             C (x32010@1)    GI (320003@1)don't know when I've had a better friend

Dnow (xx0232@1)he's traded off his martin
Dbut (xx0232@1)his troubles are not over
Dhis (xx0232@1)feet are almost frozen
        E (022100@1)            Aand (x02220@1)the sun is sinking low

Dwon't (xx0232@1)you listen to me brother
Dif (xx0232@1)you loved your mother
Dplease (xx0232@1)pull off on the shoulder
          A (x02220@1)             Dif (xx0232@1)you're going milwaukee way

Dit's (xx0232@1)ten degrees and getting colder
        A (x02220@1)         Ddown (xx0232@1)by boulder dam today


One of these days I'll get around to tabbing the intro.

Questions or comments:

Daniel Albright
DTA0817@MAIL.ECU.EDU