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[Intro]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7Snow is falling in ManhattanFmaj7  
Cmaj7In a slow diagonal fashionFmaj7  
Cmaj7On the Sabbath, as it happensFmaj7  
GSnow is falling in Manhattan
If it Cmaj7looks like it might be a bad oneFmaj7  
The gCmaj7ood caretaker springs to actionFmaj7  
Cmaj7Salts the stoop and scoops the cat inFmaj7  
GTests an icy patch for traction
[Chorus]
CSnowF  
Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whCoaF  
Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whCoaF  
Snow, oh, whoa, FSnow, oh, whoa
Snow, oh, whoa, Foh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7Levels rising on the islandFmaj7  
Cmaj7Shows no sign of soon subsidingFmaj7  
Cmaj7Drifting deeply down in BrooklynFmaj7  
GSo much joy in merely looking
InCmaj7side he's got a fire cracklingFmaj7  
And Cmaj7on the couch, beneath an afghanFmaj7  
Cmaj7Lies an old friend he just took inFmaj7  
GSeeking shelter from the cold wind
[Instrumental Chorus]
C F C F C F
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7Coming down in smithereensFmaj7  
On Cmaj7Staten Island, Bronx and QueensFmaj7  
It's Cmaj7blanketing the city streetsFmaj7  
And the Gstreets beneath are fast asleep
Cmaj7Songs build little rooms in timeFmaj7  
And Cmaj7housed within the song's designFmaj7  
Is the Cmaj7ghost the host has left behindFmaj7  
To Ggreet and sweep the guest inside
SGtoke the fire and sing his lines
[Chorus]
CSnowF  
Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whCoaF  
Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whCoaF  
Snow, oh, whoa, FSnow, oh, whoa
Snow, oh, whoa, Foh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa
[Solo]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G
[Outro]
Cmaj7Snow is falling in ManhattanFmaj7  
InsCmaj7ide I've got a fire cracklingFmaj7  
And Cmaj7on the couch, beneath an afghanFmaj7  
GYou're the old friend I just took in
[Outro]
C F C F
C F G
C F C F
C F G C

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Snow Is Falling In Manhattan

by Purple Mountains

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Cmaj7

Fmaj7

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Snow is falling in Manhattan

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

In a slow diagonal fashion

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

On the Sabbath, as it happens

Snow is falling in Manhattan

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

If it looks like it might be a bad one

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

The good caretaker springs to action

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Salts the stoop and scoops the cat in

Tests an icy patch for traction

[Chorus]

C F

Snow

C F

Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa

C F

Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa

Snow, oh, whoa, Snow, oh, whoa

Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Levels rising on the island

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Shows no sign of soon subsiding

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Drifting deeply down in Brooklyn

So much joy in merely looking

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Inside he's got a fire crackling

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

And on the couch, beneath an afghan

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Lies an old friend he just took in

Seeking shelter from the cold wind

[Instrumental Chorus]

C F C F C F

[Verse 3]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Coming down in smithereens

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

On Staten Island, Bronx and Queens

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

It's blanketing the city streets

And the streets beneath are fast asleep

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Songs build little rooms in time

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

And housed within the song's design

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Is the ghost the host has left behind

To greet and sweep the guest inside

Stoke the fire and sing his lines

[Chorus]

C F

Snow

C F

Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa

C F

Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa

Snow, oh, whoa, Snow, oh, whoa

Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa

[Solo]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G

[Outro]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Snow is falling in Manhattan

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Inside I've got a fire crackling

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

And on the couch, beneath an afghan

You're the old friend I just took in

[Outro]

C F C F

C F G

C F C F

C F G C

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