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The Snowman

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Chords and tab all relevant to CAPO AT FRET 8 (key of Ab)
Intro
e|- - - -0 - - -  - - 0- 1-0-1 -2 - 3- - - 3- -1 -0 - 1- 1- - - 3-1 - 0- - -|
B|- - 1- - -1 - -  -  1 - - - - - - 0- - - 0- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1- -  |
G|- - - - - - - 0- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  |
CSnowman doesn’t really melt he just Gslowly falls apart
Cos Fno one built a snow Ggirl to Cheal his broken heart
We Gwalk through life like snowmen and Fgradually we melt
    C N.C.
Cos no one seems to understand the feelings that we felt
Our love someChow in this winter Grain
Left just hat and Fscarf Gbeneath the window Cpane
                   AmAb+         Am7  
Spring pops his head out from underneath the sheets
                       AmAb+      C  
And the cold and dark of winter begins its long retreat
                         AmAb+             Am7      D7  
Blossom brightly doffs his hat at everyone he greets
        F  N.C.                             C
And the love you showed for me has come and gone
CWe’re Guy Fawkes dummy roaming town we Gbeg for 50p
FHold our freezing hands Gout thinking I Cwish this wasn’t me
GCarrot for a nose ain’t bad a Fpiece of coal for eyes
  C  N.C.
A bunch of twigs for lovin’ arms where nothing can disguise
This night is Cdone I’m burning Gbright
I’m off with snowman’s Fheart Ginto the Cnight 
               AmAb+                          Am7  
Winter drops its silent leaves like bombs upon our sun
                      AmAb+                     C  
Like a swarm of bees we embrace the breeze with nowhere left to run
                    AmAb+                                   Am7   D7  
And the fly begins to yearn the warmth of the web the spider’s spun
And the Flove you showed for me has come and Cgone 
CIn hat and scruffy jacket Gstrangers pass me by
FConfident November Ghere and it’s Ctime for us to die
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The Snowman

by Paul Heaton

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 8 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

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Chords and tab all relevant to CAPO AT FRET 8 (key of Ab)

Intro

e|- - - -0 - - - - - 0- 1-0-1 -2 - 3- - - 3- -1 -0 - 1- 1- - - 3-1 - 0- - -|

B|- - 1- - -1 - - - 1 - - - - - - 0- - - 0- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1- - |

G|- - - - - - - 0- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |

C G

Snowman doesn’t really melt he just slowly falls apart

F G C

Cos no one built a snow girl to heal his broken heart

G F

We walk through life like snowmen and gradually we melt

C N.C.

Cos no one seems to understand the feelings that we felt

C G

Our love somehow in this winter rain

F G C

Left just hat and scarf beneath the window pane

Am Am7

Ab+

Spring pops his head out from underneath the sheets

Am C

Ab+

And the cold and dark of winter begins its long retreat

Am Am7 D7

Ab+

Blossom brightly doffs his hat at everyone he greets

F N.C. C

And the love you showed for me has come and gone

C G

We’re Guy Fawkes dummy roaming town we beg for 50p

F G C

Hold our freezing hands out thinking I wish this wasn’t me

G F

Carrot for a nose ain’t bad a piece of coal for eyes

C N.C.

A bunch of twigs for lovin’ arms where nothing can disguise

C G

This night is done I’m burning bright

F G C

I’m off with snowman’s heart into the night

Am Am7

Ab+

Winter drops its silent leaves like bombs upon our sun

Am C

Ab+

Like a swarm of bees we embrace the breeze with nowhere left to run

Am Am7 D7

Ab+

And the fly begins to yearn the warmth of the web the spider’s spun

F C

And the love you showed for me has come and gone

C G

In hat and scruffy jacket strangers pass me by

F G C

Confident November here and it’s time for us to die

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