Forty Winters
Rodney CrowellVersion1
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Forty winters cold and dark surround you like a beauty mark
A tilt of the axis says that time of year
And the flush of your cheekbones says no damage here
The first time I saw you twas ice on the ground
A girl in a green house meant paradise found
For Forty Winters, forty Winters
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters straight in line were you not my valentine
Orange Blossoms Sandalwood Oak Moss and Musk
Fragrant the senses from daylight till dusk
You made the simple life fit for a king
And oatmeal by candle light a beautiful thing
For Forty Winters, forty Winters
Forty winters, forty winters
Why cant I break the spell shake you and make you well
What is it blinding me that keeps you from finding me
I know youre in there, you havent gone somewhere
God only knows about leaving me frozen out
Darlin I can promise you this I wont let you drown in the mist
Forty winters cold and drear could not age you one short year
Its like your trapped neath a bell jar as big as the earth
And Im running to reach you for all that Im worth
Ill bathe you and feed you and tend to your grace
But dont make me leave you in such a dark place
Im drunk on the bitterness sorrow demands
And I know that tomorrow is out of my hands
Until were together Ill sleep in the snow
Ill love you forever and thats all I know about
Forty Winters, forty Winters
Forty winters, forty winters
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Readable chord sheet for Forty Winters by Rodney Crowell
[F#]Forty [B]winters [F#]cold and [B]dark sur[F#]round you [C#]like a [B]beauty [F#]mark A [B]tilt of the [F#]axis says [B]that time of [F#]year And the [B]flush of your [F#]cheekbones says [B]no damage [F#]here The [B]first time I [F#]saw you twas i[B]ce on the [F#]ground A [B]girl in a [F#]green house meant [B]paradise [F#]found [B]For [F#]Forty [B]Winters[F#], [B] [F#]forty [B]Winters [F#] [B] [F#]Forty [B]winters[F#], [B] [F#]forty [B]winters[F#] [B] Forty winters straight in line were you not my valentine Orange Blossoms Sandalwood Oak Moss and Musk Fragrant the senses from daylight till dusk You made the simple life fit for a king And oatmeal by candle light a beautiful thing For Forty Winters, forty Winters Forty winters, forty winters [B]Why cant I break the spell [Bbm]shake you and make you well [Ebm]What is it blinding me that [F#]keeps you from finding me [B]I know youre in there, you [Bbm]havent gone somewhere [Ebm]God only knows about [F#]leaving me frozen out [Abm]Darlin I can promise you this I wont let you drown in the mist Forty winters cold and drear could not age you one short year Its like your trapped neath a bell jar as big as the earth And Im running to reach you for all that Im worth Ill bathe you and feed you and tend to your grace But dont make me leave you in such a dark place Im drunk on the bitterness sorrow demands And I know that tomorrow is out of my hands Until were together Ill sleep in the snow Ill love you forever and thats all I know about Forty Winters, forty Winters Forty winters, forty winters