Winter Song

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 h h Other Chords (in order of first occurrence): DDDGBEGCAGDsus4 e--2----2----2---3---2----0---1--0--0---3----3-- 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 Ddim D7 When Winter's shadowy fingers first pursue you down the street G Bm Em G7 And your boots no longer lie about the cold around your feet C Em A Do you spare a thought for Summer whose passage is complete D Ddim D7 Whose memories lie in ruins and whose ruins lie in heat Gm G A (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 G A 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