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Winter

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[Intro]
G    D      Em   Em
D    Dsus2  C    C
[Verse]
The Gyellow sunD  
Well, it Emtook the handEm  
Of a Dcountry bDsus2oy
To a city in a Cfar-off lanCd
We Gmade no markD  
No shEmadow at alEml
On the aDncient, holy strDsus2eets
Where I lCearned to crawlC  
[CODA]
The bAroke    Gand the bCruisedF  
The young and the Cused
The sure and confGused
All hEmere
[Chorus]
AWords will land on me
Then abA/Dandon me
F#mMangle, untEangle me
DLeave me on the floor
ARhymes, they sprang in me
Summer sA/Dang in me
But F#msummer sEings in me Bm7no more
[Verse]
Now I'm Gtwenty-fivDe
And trying to sEmtay aliveEm  
In a Dcorner of the Dsus2world
With no clear Cenemies to fighCt
It's Ghot as helDl
We're like Embutter on toastEm  
But there's no Darmy in this Dsus2world
That can fCight a ghostC  
[CODA]
The bAroke    Gand the bCruisedF  
The young and the Cused
The sure and confGused
All hEmere
[Chorus]
AWords will land on me
Then abA/Dandon me
F#mMangle, untEangle me
DLeave me on the floor
ARhymes, they sprang in me
Summer sA/Dang in me
But F#msummer sEings in me Bm7no more
[B-PART]
Listening to the D7sus2cries
ExchEm7angings
The sFmaj7ilence in the foreign ground
Listening to the D7sus2thunder
The sEmky is strange
StGretched over everyone
Listening to the D7sus2tanks
The Emshots come
The nFmaj7oise from dusk till dawn
Listening to the cD7sus2alls
Em7Shouts, frustrAation
[Verse]
At Gtwenty-oneD  
I was bEmorn a sonEm  
And Don that day I Dsus2knew
I could kCillC  
To prGotect the oneDs
We put Embullets in Emguns
Or aDnything it Dsus2takes
To take a Clife until it's Cstill
[Outro]
G    D      Em   Em
D    Dsus2  C    C

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Winter

by U2

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

A/D

F#m

Bm7

D7sus2

Em7

Fmaj7

[Intro]

G D Em Em

D Dsus2 C C

[Verse]

G D

The yellow sun

Em Em

Well, it took the hand

D Dsus2

Of a country boy

C C

To a city in a far-off land

G D

We made no mark

Em Em

No shadow at all

D Dsus2

On the ancient, holy streets

C C

Where I learned to crawl

[CODA]

A G C F

The broke and the bruised

The young and the used

The sure and confused

All here

[Chorus]

Words will land on me

A/D

Then abandon me

F#m E

Mangle, untangle me

Leave me on the floor

Rhymes, they sprang in me

A/D

Summer sang in me

F#m E Bm7

But summer sings in me no more

[Verse]

G D

Now I'm twenty-five

Em Em

And trying to stay alive

D Dsus2

In a corner of the world

C C

With no clear enemies to fight

G D

It's hot as hell

Em Em

We're like butter on toast

D Dsus2

But there's no army in this world

C C

That can fight a ghost

[CODA]

A G C F

The broke and the bruised

The young and the used

The sure and confused

All here

[Chorus]

Words will land on me

A/D

Then abandon me

F#m E

Mangle, untangle me

Leave me on the floor

Rhymes, they sprang in me

A/D

Summer sang in me

F#m E Bm7

But summer sings in me no more

[B-PART]

D7sus2

Listening to the cries

Em7

Exchangings

Fmaj7

The silence in the foreign ground

D7sus2

Listening to the thunder

The sky is strange

Stretched over everyone

D7sus2

Listening to the tanks

The shots come

Fmaj7

The noise from dusk till dawn

D7sus2

Listening to the calls

Em7 A

Shouts, frustration

[Verse]

G D

At twenty-one

Em Em

I was born a son

D Dsus2

And on that day I knew

C C

I could kill

G D

To protect the ones

Em Em

We put bullets in guns

D Dsus2

Or anything it takes

C C

To take a life until it's still

[Outro]

G D Em Em

D Dsus2 C C

About Winter Chords by U2

Learn how to play Winter by U2 with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Winter chords”, “Winter guitar chords”, or “U2 Winter chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Winter chords and for experienced players who want accurate Winter lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, Em, Dsus2, C, A.

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