Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
... You say that you're leaving
Well that comes as no surprise
... Still I kinda like this feeling
Of be - ing... left be-hi - i - ind
(go to verse 2)
Verse 2
... This ain't nothin new to me
Well it's just like going home
... It's kinda like those sunsets
That leave you feeling
So sto - o - oned
(go to chorus with ending 1)
Chorus
... Hey, hey I guess it hasn't hit me yet
... I fell through this crack and I kinda lost my head
... I stand transfixed before this street light
... Watching the snow fall on this
ENDING 1: | |
Co - old December
Night (go to verse 3)
ENDING 2: | |
Co - old December
Night (go to instrumental)
Instrumental
(go back into chorus and play ending 3)
ENDING 3: | |
Cold December night
And out in the middle of
Lake On-ta - r-i-o
(go to outro)
Verse 3
I never thought this could happen
But somehow the feeling's gone
You got sick of the patterns
And I got lost in this song
(go to chorus with ending 2)
Outro
The same snow is falling
On the deep silent water
The great dark wonder
Into the waves of my heart
Into the waves of my heart
Of my heart
( "\" in last line indicates one single strum of chord )
= xx0232 = 022000
= x32010 = x00232
= 320001 = x20001
= x02220
There is a special way to play the two consecutive bars of "D" in the
"D-D-Em-C" sequence (in the intro and at the end of the chorus and outro).
Just listen to the intro and you'll hear what I mean. It sometimes comes
across in a subtle way in the verses. There is a similar but again subtle
effect in the four bars of "A" found at the end of the verses. Once you
understand the concept for playing it in "D", you can do the same thing with
the "A" chord if you like the sound of it. It's the classic Blue Rodeo
technique of playing around with suspended chords. Just vary the fingering
between [xx0232], [xx0230], and [xx0233]. Here it is: