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Winter In America

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Winter In America       -       Doug Asdown
Capo on 1st
Intro:  
   C   Am/E   Bb   C/G  Dm/Bb/            F/   G/        G#/    D/  G/
e|---8------------5--/----8------5-/-7--/-8--6-4-3-/-2-3-/-3-/
B|8--10--6---5----6--/-8--10-6-5-6-/-8--/-9--------/-3---/-3-/
G|9--9---7---5----7--/-9--9--7-5-5-/-7--/-8--------/-2---/-4-/
D|10-----8---5----8--/-10----8-5-7-/-9--/-10-------/-4---/-5-/
A|-------------------/-----------8-/-10-/-11-------/-5---/-5-/
E|-------------------/-------------/----/----------/-----/-3-/
 Dm7- Cmaj7  
   Dm7The harbor's misty in the morning, love - Oh, how I miss de-     Cmaj7cember
The  Dm7frangipani open up to kiss the salty      Cmaj7air
   AbI know you're getting ready for the   Coffice
   AbI suppose he's still    Cthere - with     Dm7you
             Bb            G7       C   C7sus4-                                 C  
   Sharing our    morning    sun 
Chorus:
  FWinter in America is    Cm7cold
                          Bb         F   Fsus4-                         F  
   And I just keep growin'   older 
   FI wish I could have    Cm7known
E-    Bbnough of love
   GmTo leave love enough a-   Flone
   Dm7I've learned something of love - I wish I'd known before you      Cmaj7left me
  Dm7But it's funny how you don't know what you've got - until it's      Cmaj7gone
   AbI hope you're getting all the love you've ever   Cwanted
   AbBut I wish I was   Cthere  with    Dm7you
             Bb            G7       C   C7sus4-                                  C  
   Sharing our    morning    sun 
  FI waken to the sadness of the     Cm7rain
                   Bb             F   Fsus4-                           F  
  And making love to   strangers 
  FAnd wishing I had     Cm7known
E-    Bbnough of love
  GmTo leave love enough a-   Flone
Chorus:
  FWinter in America is   Cm7cold
                         Bb         F   Fsus4-                         F  
   And I just keep growin'   older 
   FI wish I could have   Cm7known
E-   Bbnough of love
   GmTo leave love enough a-  Flone
Chorus:
  FWinter in America is   Cm7cold
                         Bb        F   Fsus4-                         F  
   And I just keep growin'   older 
   FI wish I could have   Cm7known
E-   Bbnough of love
   GmTo leave love enough a-   Flone
    Dm7x57565
  Cmaj7x35453
     Ab46664x
      Cx32013
     G7353433
 C7sus4x35363
  Fsus4133311

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Winter In America

by Doug Ashdown

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/E

C/G

Dm/Bb

Dm7

Cmaj7

C7sus4

Cm7

Fsus4

Winter In America - Doug Asdown

Capo on 1st

Intro:

C Am/E Bb C/G Dm/Bb F G G# D G

/ / / / / /

e|---8------------5--/----8------5-/-7--/-8--6-4-3-/-2-3-/-3-/

B|8--10--6---5----6--/-8--10-6-5-6-/-8--/-9--------/-3---/-3-/

G|9--9---7---5----7--/-9--9--7-5-5-/-7--/-8--------/-2---/-4-/

D|10-----8---5----8--/-10----8-5-7-/-9--/-10-------/-4---/-5-/

A|-------------------/-----------8-/-10-/-11-------/-5---/-5-/

E|-------------------/-------------/----/----------/-----/-3-/

Dm7 Cmaj7

The harbor's misty in the morning, love - Oh, how I miss de- cember

Dm7 Cmaj7

The frangipani open up to kiss the salty air

Ab C

I know you're getting ready for the office

Ab C Dm7

I suppose he's still there - with you

Bb G7 C C7sus4 C

Sharing our morning sun

Chorus:

F Cm7

Winter in America is cold

Bb F Fsus4 F

And I just keep growin' older

F Cm7

I wish I could have known

E- nough of love

Gm F

To leave love enough a- lone

Dm7 Cmaj7

I've learned something of love - I wish I'd known before you left me

Dm7 Cmaj7

But it's funny how you don't know what you've got - until it's gone

Ab C

I hope you're getting all the love you've ever wanted

Ab C Dm7

But I wish I was there with you

Bb G7 C C7sus4 C

Sharing our morning sun

F Cm7

I waken to the sadness of the rain

Bb F Fsus4 F

And making love to strangers

F Cm7

And wishing I had known

E- nough of love

Gm F

To leave love enough a- lone

Chorus:

F Cm7

Winter in America is cold

Bb F Fsus4 F

And I just keep growin' older

F Cm7

I wish I could have known

E- nough of love

Gm F

To leave love enough a- lone

Chorus:

F Cm7

Winter in America is cold

Bb F Fsus4 F

And I just keep growin' older

F Cm7

I wish I could have known

E- nough of love

Gm F

To leave love enough a- lone

Dm7

x57565

Cmaj7

x35453

46664x

x32013

353433

C7sus4

x35363

Fsus4

133311

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