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When Winter Comes

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I Gread about your band in thEme entertainment news
Dstruck me how you sounded so CcynicalG  
foGr every Ocean Ranger and Empenny-poor reserve
you're waDsted in a tavern with other Cwasted birdGs
but Gwhat about The Band?  What Emabout the Guess Who?
the daDy they made the charts in Billboard Cmagazine..G.
BmAll the Irish armies couldn't Gteach you
Of Bmindependence, peace and Dbrotherhood
(same as above)
I hope I'm never bitter and I hope I never change
I hope I have a reason to be concerned
for all the wounded divers and all the sunken crews
who wouldn't know the secrets of the deep had they waited on board
for someone wants a contract and someone wants a crumb
and some will dress in greasepaint on Video Hits (VH1)
all the Irish armies couldn't keep you
from standing there and speaking sabre-toothed
Do you get the Curge when winter Gcomes?
(same as above)
All the laughing scarecrows and all the cocaine dogs
couldn't bark me down my fence into the middle of your yard
someone wants a contract and someone wants a crumb
and some will dress in greasepaint and suck a lotta cock
all the Irish armies couldn't keep you
from hiking like an injured, aimless mule
do you get the urge when winter comes?
cut.
in the Gblue Canadian winter i'll Cfollow your Gtrail
'til your Glove becomes a snowbank Dhardened by gael
when Gice appears on matchsticks and the Csalt trucks Gfail
and cGoalmen hibernate through Dtheir aGlarms
(same as above)
in the blue Canadian winter an iceman roams
building railroads made of iron sweat and skin
when you become thawed out
your love will swamp the tracks
and my heart will be restored with virgin blood
Fwarm, your warm
GVictoria

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When Winter Comes

by Rheostatics

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G Em

I read about your band in the entertainment news

D C G

struck me how you sounded so cynical

G Em

for every Ocean Ranger and penny-poor reserve

D C G

you're wasted in a tavern with other wasted birds

G Em

but what about The Band? What about the Guess Who?

D C G

the day they made the charts in Billboard magazine...

Bm G

All the Irish armies couldn't teach you

Bm D

Of independence, peace and brotherhood

(same as above)

I hope I'm never bitter and I hope I never change

I hope I have a reason to be concerned

for all the wounded divers and all the sunken crews

who wouldn't know the secrets of the deep had they waited on board

for someone wants a contract and someone wants a crumb

and some will dress in greasepaint on Video Hits (VH1)

all the Irish armies couldn't keep you

from standing there and speaking sabre-toothed

C G

Do you get the urge when winter comes?

(same as above)

All the laughing scarecrows and all the cocaine dogs

couldn't bark me down my fence into the middle of your yard

someone wants a contract and someone wants a crumb

and some will dress in greasepaint and suck a lotta cock

all the Irish armies couldn't keep you

from hiking like an injured, aimless mule

do you get the urge when winter comes?

cut.

G C G

in the blue Canadian winter i'll follow your trail

G D

'til your love becomes a snowbank hardened by gael

G C G

when ice appears on matchsticks and the salt trucks fail

G D G

and coalmen hibernate through their alarms

(same as above)

in the blue Canadian winter an iceman roams

building railroads made of iron sweat and skin

when you become thawed out

your love will swamp the tracks

and my heart will be restored with virgin blood

warm, your warm

Victoria

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