Birches Chords by Bill Morrissey
Tempo:
84.7 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
E
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#] [D#]
[C#] [D#m] [E]
[F#] [B] They sat at each end [C#] of the couch [D#] and watched as the fire burned [C#] down so quiet on this [D#] winter night.
[E] Not a house light [F#] on for miles [B] around.
Then he said, I think I'll fill the [F#] stove.
[D#]
It's getting time for [C#] bed.
She looked up.
I think I'll have some wine.
[E] How about you?
She [F#] asked.
And he [B] declined.
Warren, she said, [D#] maybe just for tonight.
[C#m] Let's fill the stove with [D#m] birches.
[E] And watch [F#] as the fire burns [B] bright.
How long has it been?
[D#m] I [D#] know it's quite a while.
[C#] Pour yourself half a [D#m] glass.
[E] Stay with [F#] me a little while.
[B] And Warren, he shook his [F#] head as if she'd [D#] made some kind of joke.
[C#] Birches on a [D#m] winter night [E] now will [F#] fill the stove with [B] oak.
Oak will burn as [C#] long and hot [D#] as a July afternoon.
[C#] A birch will burn itself [D#m] out [E] by the rising [F#] of the moon.
[B] And you hate a cold house [F#] same as me.
[D#] Am I right or not?
[C#] All right, all right, that's [D#m] true, she said.
[E] It was [F#] just a thought that she [B] said, Warren, you do look [C#] tired.
[D#] Maybe you should go up to bed.
[C#] I'll take care of the [D#m] wood tonight.
[E] Oak, he told [F#] her.
Oak, she [B] said.
[E] [D#]
[C#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] She listened to his [F#] footsteps [D#] as he climbed up the stairs.
[C#] Then she pulled a sweater [D#m] on her, [E] set a wine glass [F#] on the chair.
She [B] walked down cellar to the wood [F#] box.
[D#] It was as cold as an ice chest.
[C#] Then climbed back up with four [D#m] logs, [E] each as [F#] white as a wedding dress.
[B] And she filled the stove and [C#] poured the [D#] wine.
Then she sat down on the floor.
[C#] She felt her legs beneath [B] her [E] as the fire [F#] sprang to life once more.
[B] And it filled the room with its [C#] hungry light.
[D#] And it cracked as it drew air.
[C#] And the shadows danced the [D#m] jittery [E] waltz like no one else [F#] was there.
[B] She stood up in the heat.
[F#] [D#] She twirled around the room.
[C#] And the shadows, they saw [D#m] nothing [E] but a young girl [F#] on her honeymoon.
[B] And she knew the time, it would be short [D#] soon, the fire would start to fade.
[C#] She thought of heat.
She thought [D#m] of time.
[E]
[F#] She called it an evening [B] trade. End
[E] [D#m] [C#] [D#m] [E]
[F#] [B]
[C#] [D#m] [E]
[F#] [B] They sat at each end [C#] of the couch [D#] and watched as the fire burned [C#] down so quiet on this [D#] winter night.
[E] Not a house light [F#] on for miles [B] around.
Then he said, I think I'll fill the [F#] stove.
[D#]
It's getting time for [C#] bed.
She looked up.
I think I'll have some wine.
[E] How about you?
She [F#] asked.
And he [B] declined.
Warren, she said, [D#] maybe just for tonight.
[C#m] Let's fill the stove with [D#m] birches.
[E] And watch [F#] as the fire burns [B] bright.
How long has it been?
[D#m] I [D#] know it's quite a while.
[C#] Pour yourself half a [D#m] glass.
[E] Stay with [F#] me a little while.
[B] And Warren, he shook his [F#] head as if she'd [D#] made some kind of joke.
[C#] Birches on a [D#m] winter night [E] now will [F#] fill the stove with [B] oak.
Oak will burn as [C#] long and hot [D#] as a July afternoon.
[C#] A birch will burn itself [D#m] out [E] by the rising [F#] of the moon.
[B] And you hate a cold house [F#] same as me.
[D#] Am I right or not?
[C#] All right, all right, that's [D#m] true, she said.
[E] It was [F#] just a thought that she [B] said, Warren, you do look [C#] tired.
[D#] Maybe you should go up to bed.
[C#] I'll take care of the [D#m] wood tonight.
[E] Oak, he told [F#] her.
Oak, she [B] said.
[E] [D#]
[C#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] She listened to his [F#] footsteps [D#] as he climbed up the stairs.
[C#] Then she pulled a sweater [D#m] on her, [E] set a wine glass [F#] on the chair.
She [B] walked down cellar to the wood [F#] box.
[D#] It was as cold as an ice chest.
[C#] Then climbed back up with four [D#m] logs, [E] each as [F#] white as a wedding dress.
[B] And she filled the stove and [C#] poured the [D#] wine.
Then she sat down on the floor.
[C#] She felt her legs beneath [B] her [E] as the fire [F#] sprang to life once more.
[B] And it filled the room with its [C#] hungry light.
[D#] And it cracked as it drew air.
[C#] And the shadows danced the [D#m] jittery [E] waltz like no one else [F#] was there.
[B] She stood up in the heat.
[F#] [D#] She twirled around the room.
[C#] And the shadows, they saw [D#m] nothing [E] but a young girl [F#] on her honeymoon.
[B] And she knew the time, it would be short [D#] soon, the fire would start to fade.
[C#] She thought of heat.
She thought [D#m] of time.
[E]
[F#] She called it an evening [B] trade. End
[E] [D#m] [C#] [D#m] [E]
[F#] [B]
Key:
F#
C#
B
E
D#
F#
C#
B
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [D#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] They sat at each end [C#] of the couch [D#] and watched as the fire burned [C#] down so quiet on this [D#] winter night.
[E] Not a house light [F#] on for miles [B] around.
Then he said, I think I'll fill the [F#] stove.
[D#]
It's getting time for [C#] bed.
She looked up.
I think I'll have some wine.
[E] How about you?
She [F#] asked.
And he [B] declined.
Warren, she said, [D#] maybe just for tonight.
[C#m] Let's fill the stove with [D#m] birches.
[E] And watch [F#] as the fire burns [B] bright.
How long has it been?
[D#m] I [D#] know it's quite a while.
[C#] Pour yourself half a [D#m] glass.
[E] Stay with [F#] me a little while.
[B] And Warren, he shook his [F#] head as if she'd [D#] made some kind of joke.
[C#] Birches on a [D#m] winter night [E] now will [F#] fill the stove with [B] oak.
Oak will burn as [C#] long and hot [D#] as a July afternoon.
[C#] A birch will burn itself [D#m] out [E] by the rising [F#] of the moon.
[B] And you hate a cold house [F#] same as me.
[D#] Am I right or not?
[C#] All right, all right, that's [D#m] true, she said.
[E] It was [F#] just a thought that she [B] said, Warren, you do look [C#] tired.
[D#] Maybe you should go up to bed.
[C#] I'll take care of the [D#m] wood tonight.
[E] Oak, he told [F#] her.
Oak, she [B] said.
_ [E] _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] She listened to his [F#] footsteps [D#] as he climbed up the stairs.
[C#] Then she pulled a sweater [D#m] on her, [E] set a wine glass [F#] on the chair.
She [B] walked down cellar to the wood [F#] box.
[D#] It was as cold as an ice chest.
[C#] Then climbed back up with four [D#m] logs, [E] each as [F#] white as a wedding dress.
[B] And she filled the stove and [C#] poured the [D#] wine.
Then she sat down on the floor.
[C#] She felt her legs beneath [B] her [E] as the fire [F#] sprang to life once more.
[B] And it filled the room with its [C#] hungry light.
[D#] And it cracked as it drew air.
[C#] And the shadows danced the [D#m] jittery [E] waltz like no one else [F#] was there.
[B] She stood up in the heat.
[F#] [D#] She twirled around the room.
[C#] And the shadows, they saw [D#m] nothing [E] but a young girl [F#] on her honeymoon.
[B] And she knew the time, it would be short [D#] soon, the fire would start to fade.
[C#] She thought of heat.
She thought [D#m] of time.
[E] _
[F#] She called it an evening [B] trade. End
_ [E] _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] They sat at each end [C#] of the couch [D#] and watched as the fire burned [C#] down so quiet on this [D#] winter night.
[E] Not a house light [F#] on for miles [B] around.
Then he said, I think I'll fill the [F#] stove.
[D#]
It's getting time for [C#] bed.
She looked up.
I think I'll have some wine.
[E] How about you?
She [F#] asked.
And he [B] declined.
Warren, she said, [D#] maybe just for tonight.
[C#m] Let's fill the stove with [D#m] birches.
[E] And watch [F#] as the fire burns [B] bright.
How long has it been?
[D#m] I [D#] know it's quite a while.
[C#] Pour yourself half a [D#m] glass.
[E] Stay with [F#] me a little while.
[B] And Warren, he shook his [F#] head as if she'd [D#] made some kind of joke.
[C#] Birches on a [D#m] winter night [E] now will [F#] fill the stove with [B] oak.
Oak will burn as [C#] long and hot [D#] as a July afternoon.
[C#] A birch will burn itself [D#m] out [E] by the rising [F#] of the moon.
[B] And you hate a cold house [F#] same as me.
[D#] Am I right or not?
[C#] All right, all right, that's [D#m] true, she said.
[E] It was [F#] just a thought that she [B] said, Warren, you do look [C#] tired.
[D#] Maybe you should go up to bed.
[C#] I'll take care of the [D#m] wood tonight.
[E] Oak, he told [F#] her.
Oak, she [B] said.
_ [E] _ _ [D#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] She listened to his [F#] footsteps [D#] as he climbed up the stairs.
[C#] Then she pulled a sweater [D#m] on her, [E] set a wine glass [F#] on the chair.
She [B] walked down cellar to the wood [F#] box.
[D#] It was as cold as an ice chest.
[C#] Then climbed back up with four [D#m] logs, [E] each as [F#] white as a wedding dress.
[B] And she filled the stove and [C#] poured the [D#] wine.
Then she sat down on the floor.
[C#] She felt her legs beneath [B] her [E] as the fire [F#] sprang to life once more.
[B] And it filled the room with its [C#] hungry light.
[D#] And it cracked as it drew air.
[C#] And the shadows danced the [D#m] jittery [E] waltz like no one else [F#] was there.
[B] She stood up in the heat.
[F#] [D#] She twirled around the room.
[C#] And the shadows, they saw [D#m] nothing [E] but a young girl [F#] on her honeymoon.
[B] And she knew the time, it would be short [D#] soon, the fire would start to fade.
[C#] She thought of heat.
She thought [D#m] of time.
[E] _
[F#] She called it an evening [B] trade. End
_ [E] _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _