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John Gorka - When The Ice Goes Out
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:    C   G     F   G     C   G     F  G  
Well, CI can't say, 'cause I don't Fknow about thatG  C  
All I know Ghere, is Fin my hatG  Am  
And that Ghat ain't even Fon my headG  
I'm Cseeing blue and Gfeeling CredG  F  G  
CWhether I'm right Gor Fwhether I'm wrongG  C  
Whether you will weather this Fwinter songG  Am  
The season will Gbreak and the Fcolours will run
GWhether I'm Cright or Gwhether I'm CwrongG  F  G  
It's Cshiver me this Gand Fshiver me thatG  
I Cwant to hear the crack Gof a Fbaseball batG  Am  
Never giving up the heat nowF, that's where it's at
GShiver me Cthis or Gshiver me CthatG  F  G  
InCfinities run Gin the Flimited man
GI can't Cdo everything, but GI will Fdo what I canG  Am  
Last Gyear I dreamed the FminimumG  Am  
And eneGmies, I made a Ffew of themG  
I Cdidn't know spring until FI came Chere
GHere we're Cpushing up the lid Gon the Fcool hemisphereG  Am  
But everything Gmelts, I know, Feven your tearsF  C  
Here in this GhemisCphere
BRIDGE:
What Fmatters the Gmost, is what you Emdo for Amfree
Like me beFlieving in Gyou and Emyou in Amme
You Ftry to find Gwork and you Emdo your Ambest
You get what you Fget and you deseGrve the rest
You get what you Fget and Gyou deserve Cthe rest
INTERLUDE:  G     F   G     C   G     F   G     C   G     F  
GYou're the Csun before day Gand the Fstars before nightG  
The Cpull before love Gand the Flove before lightG  Am  
I may be Gwrong, but I Fmay be right
GHere before Cday or Gthere before Cnight
Want to Fbe by the Griver when the Emice goes Amout
I want to Ftake a little Gknow-how from the Emshadow of Amdoubt
I want to Ffeel like I Gknow what I'm Emtalking aAmbout
FOh, when the ice goes Gout
FOh, when the Gice goes Cout
OUTRO:   (## repeat and fade to end ##) 
G F   G C   G F   G C   G F   G C   G F
Em Am   G F   Em Am   G F   G C   G F   G C

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When The Ice Goes Out

by John Gorka

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

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John Gorka - When The Ice Goes Out

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C G F G C G F G

INTRO:

C F G C

Well, I can't say, 'cause I don't know about that

G F G Am

All I know here, is in my hat

G F G

And that hat ain't even on my head

C G C G F G

I'm seeing blue and feeling red

C G F G C

Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong

F G Am

Whether you will weather this winter song

G F

The season will break and the colours will run

G C G C G F G

Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong

C G F G

It's shiver me this and shiver me that

C G F G Am

I want to hear the crack of a baseball bat

Never giving up the heat now, that's where it's at

G C G C G F G

Shiver me this or shiver me that

C G F

Infinities run in the limited man

G C G F G Am

I can't do everything, but I will do what I can

G F G Am

Last year I dreamed the minimum

G F G

And enemies, I made a few of them

C F C

I didn't know spring until I came here

G C G F G Am

Here we're pushing up the lid on the cool hemisphere

G F F C

But everything melts, I know, even your tears

G C

Here in this hemisphere

BRIDGE:

F G Em Am

What matters the most, is what you do for free

F G Em Am

Like me believing in you and you in me

F G Em Am

You try to find work and you do your best

F G

You get what you get and you deserve the rest

F G C

You get what you get and you deserve the rest

G F G C G F G C G F

INTERLUDE:

G C G F G

You're the sun before day and the stars before night

C G F G Am

The pull before love and the love before light

G F

I may be wrong, but I may be right

G C G C

Here before day or there before night

F G Em Am

Want to be by the river when the ice goes out

F G Em Am

I want to take a little know-how from the shadow of doubt

F G Em Am

I want to feel like I know what I'm talking about

F G

Oh, when the ice goes out

F G C

Oh, when the ice goes out

OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)

G F G C G F G C G F G C G F

Em Am G F Em Am G F G C G F G C

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