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Winters Come And Gone

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capo III
standard tuning
chords:
 G320003
 Em022000
 C032010
[Intro]
 Grepeat for a bit
[Verse 1]
Goh little red bird come to my window Emsill
Gbeen so lonesome shaking that morning cEmhill
GOh little red bird open your mouth and Emsay
Gbeen so lonesome just about flown aEmway
[Chorus]
 Cso long now i've been out in the rain and sGnow
but wiEmnter's come and gone and a 
Clittle bird told me sGo
[Verse 2]
Goh little blue bird pearly feather brEmeast
Gfive cold nickels all that i got Emleft
Goh little blue bird what am i gonna Emdo
Gfive cold nickels ain't gonna see me tEmhrough
[Chorus]
 Cso long now i've been out in the rain and sGnow
but wiEmnter's come and gone and a 
Clittle bird told me sGo
[Verse 3]
Goh little black bird on my wire lEmine
Gdark as trouble in this heart of mEmine
Goh little black bird sings a worried Emsong
Gdark as trouble til winters come and Emgone
[Chorus]
 Cso long now i've been out in the rain and sGnow
but wiEmnter's come and gone and a 
Clittle bird told me sGo

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Winters Come And Gone

by Gillian Welch

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo III

standard tuning

chords:

320003

022000

032010

[Intro]

repeat for a bit

[Verse 1]

G Em

oh little red bird come to my window sill

G Em

been so lonesome shaking that morning chill

G Em

Oh little red bird open your mouth and say

G Em

been so lonesome just about flown away

[Chorus]

C G

so long now i've been out in the rain and snow

but winter's come and gone and a

C G

little bird told me so

[Verse 2]

G Em

oh little blue bird pearly feather breast

G Em

five cold nickels all that i got left

G Em

oh little blue bird what am i gonna do

G Em

five cold nickels ain't gonna see me through

[Chorus]

C G

so long now i've been out in the rain and snow

but winter's come and gone and a

C G

little bird told me so

[Verse 3]

G Em

oh little black bird on my wire line

G Em

dark as trouble in this heart of mine

G Em

oh little black bird sings a worried song

G Em

dark as trouble til winters come and gone

[Chorus]

C G

so long now i've been out in the rain and snow

but winter's come and gone and a

C G

little bird told me so

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