{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1445551,"song":"The Blizzard","artist":"Judy Collins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1445551-the-blizzard-chords-by-judy-collins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1445551?type=chord","rating":4.51172,"votes":4,"content":"I've looked everywhere for this song and can't find it, so I finally gave up and \r\nfigured it out myself. She usually plays it on piano, so I figured it out that way \r\nfirst and then tried it on guitar to see if it still sounded OK. I think it works. \r\nIf I missed something, please let me know.\r\n\r\nCapo I\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nColorado, Colorado[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen the world leaves you shivering[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the blizzard blows[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen the snow flies and the night falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere's a light in the window[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a place called home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAt the end of the storm[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      \r\nOne night on the mountain I was headed for Estes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the roads turned to ice and it started to snow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                          \r\nPut on the chains in a whirl of white powder[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHalfway up to Berthoud near a diner I know[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the light burned inside, shining down through the snowfall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGod, it was cold, and the temperature droppin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWent in for coffee and I shivered as I drank it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWarming my hands in the steam as it rose[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSitting there at the counter was a dark-headed stranger[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMe and the owner and him keeping warm[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNodded hello and I said, \"It's a cold one.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLooks like there might be a blizzard tonight,\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd \"Yes,\" said the owner, \"There's a big storm on the mountain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGood thing we're open; we could be here for hours.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's nothing for miles, and it's too late to get to Denver.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBetter not try for the summit tonight.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the snow fell[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the night passed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I talked to the strangers[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs the blizzard blew [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMe and the stranger, you know I don't talk to strangers[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch] \r\nI'm a private sort of person, but a blizzard is a blizzard[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nAnd somehow I found myself saying you'd left me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTelling him everything I wanted to say to you.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou know how it is when you can talk to a stranger[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]       \r\nSomeone you're quite sure you'll never see again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSoon we were talkin' and laughin' and drinkin'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"You must know you're too good for him.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the snow fell[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the night passed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I talked to the strangers[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the blizzard blew [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe stranger said, \"Love, it can cry you a river.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMe, I'm a loner, 'cause I can't take the heartache.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSometimes I'm a fighter when I get too much whiskey.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      \r\nHere, have a little whiskey; pretend you don't give a damn.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy cabin's up here on the side of the mountain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can go up there and sleep through the blizzard.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI put on my parka, said goodbye to the owner,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch] \r\nFollowed the stranger through the snow up the mountainside.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWoke in the morning to the sun on the snow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy car was buried in six feet of snowdrift[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey dug me out, just the owner and the stranger[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSent me on my way when the snowplow had been by[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the roads were all clear, and the sun on the mountains[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSparkled like diamonds on the Peak-to-Peak Highway[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen I knew that I would get over you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKnew you could leave me, but you'd never break me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nColorado, Colorado[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen the world leaves you shivering[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the blizzard blows[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen the snow flies and the night falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a light in the window[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a place called home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt the end of the storm[/tab]","plain_text":"I've looked everywhere for this song and can't find it, so I finally gave up and \nfigured it out myself. She usually plays it on piano, so I figured it out that way \nfirst and then tried it on guitar to see if it still sounded OK. I think it works. \nIf I missed something, please let me know.\n\nCapo I","chords":["C","G","F","Am","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}