Chords for Lau / Karine Polwart — The January Man
Tempo:
143.85 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
E
Abm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
O the January [Eb] man, he walks [E] a broad and woolen [Eb] coat and boots [Ab] of leather
The February [Abm] man still wipes the [E] snow from off his [B] hair and blows [Eb]
his horn
The [Ab] man of March, he sees the spring and wonders what the year will bring
and hopes for better [Bb] weather
[F] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Ab] Through the poray [Ab] the man goes round [E] to watch the birds [Eb] come in to
[Abm] share the [Gb] summer
The [B] [Eb]
[Abm] man of May stands very still, watching the [Eb] children dance away [B] the day
[Abm] In June the man is [Gb] sight, the [B] man is young and wants to lend [Eb] a hand and grins at each [Abm] new comer
[Gb]
[B] [Eb]
[Abm] And in July [F] the man in cotton [E] shirts, he sits [Eb] and thinks on being [Abm] idle
[Ab] The August man and thousands take [Abm] the road and watch [E] the sea and find [Eb] a song
[Ebm]
[E] September man is standing near to saddle up [F] and [Eb] leave the year, autumn is his bridal
[F] [B]
[Eb] [E]
[B] [Ebm]
[Gb] [C] [F]
[B] [Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Db] [E] [Eb]
[Abm] [Bbm] [Dbm]
[Abm] [Ab] [Dbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab]
The man of new October takes the reign, tenderly frost is on his shoulder
[Db] The poor November man sees fire and wonder, when will the winter end
[Ab] December man moves through [Dbm] the snow to let the leather [Eb] brothers know
[Ab] They're all a little [E] older
And [Ab] the January [Eb] man comes round [E] again in woolen [Fm] coat and boots [E] of leather
[Ab] To take another [Gb] turn and walk [B] along the icy [E] road he knows [Eb] so [Abm]
well
[Eb] [Abm] The January
[Gb] man is here for [B] starting each and [Eb] every year, along the way [Ab]
forever
[E] [F] [Bb]
[B]
[Eb] [G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
[N]
The February [Abm] man still wipes the [E] snow from off his [B] hair and blows [Eb]
his horn
The [Ab] man of March, he sees the spring and wonders what the year will bring
and hopes for better [Bb] weather
[F] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Ab] Through the poray [Ab] the man goes round [E] to watch the birds [Eb] come in to
[Abm] share the [Gb] summer
The [B] [Eb]
[Abm] man of May stands very still, watching the [Eb] children dance away [B] the day
[Abm] In June the man is [Gb] sight, the [B] man is young and wants to lend [Eb] a hand and grins at each [Abm] new comer
[Gb]
[B] [Eb]
[Abm] And in July [F] the man in cotton [E] shirts, he sits [Eb] and thinks on being [Abm] idle
[Ab] The August man and thousands take [Abm] the road and watch [E] the sea and find [Eb] a song
[Ebm]
[E] September man is standing near to saddle up [F] and [Eb] leave the year, autumn is his bridal
[F] [B]
[Eb] [E]
[B] [Ebm]
[Gb] [C] [F]
[B] [Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Db] [E] [Eb]
[Abm] [Bbm] [Dbm]
[Abm] [Ab] [Dbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab]
The man of new October takes the reign, tenderly frost is on his shoulder
[Db] The poor November man sees fire and wonder, when will the winter end
[Ab] December man moves through [Dbm] the snow to let the leather [Eb] brothers know
[Ab] They're all a little [E] older
And [Ab] the January [Eb] man comes round [E] again in woolen [Fm] coat and boots [E] of leather
[Ab] To take another [Gb] turn and walk [B] along the icy [E] road he knows [Eb] so [Abm]
well
[Eb] [Abm] The January
[Gb] man is here for [B] starting each and [Eb] every year, along the way [Ab]
forever
[E] [F] [Bb]
[B]
[Eb] [G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
E
Abm
B
Eb
Ab
E
_ _ _ _ _ O the January _ [Eb] man, he walks [E] a broad and woolen [Eb] coat and boots [Ab] of leather
_ _ _ The February [Abm] man still wipes the [E] snow from off his [B] hair and blows [Eb] _
his horn
_ The [Ab] man of March, he sees the spring and wonders what the year will bring _
and hopes for better [Bb] _ weather
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] Through the poray [Ab] the man goes round [E] to watch the birds [Eb] come in to _
[Abm] share the [Gb] summer
_ The [B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Abm] man of May stands very still, _ watching the [Eb] children dance away [B] the day _ _
_ [Abm] In June the man is [Gb] sight, the [B] man is young and wants to lend [Eb] a _ hand and grins at each [Abm] new comer
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Abm] And in July [F] the man in cotton [E] shirts, he sits [Eb] and thinks on being [Abm] _ idle
[Ab] _ The _ August _ man and thousands take [Abm] the road and watch [E] the sea and find [Eb] a _ song
_ [Ebm] _ _
[E] September man is standing _ near _ to saddle up [F] and [Eb] leave the year, autumn is his bridal
[F] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
[B] _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The man of new October takes the reign, tenderly frost is on his shoulder _ _ _ _ _
[Db] The poor November man sees fire and wonder, when will _ the winter _ _ end _ _ _ _
[Ab] December man moves through [Dbm] the snow _ _ _ _ to let the leather [Eb] _ brothers know
[Ab] They're all a little [E] _ _ older
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [Ab] the January [Eb] man comes round [E] again in woolen [Fm] coat and boots [E] of leather _
_ _ _ [Ab] To take another [Gb] turn and walk [B] along the icy [E] road he knows [Eb] so _ _ [Abm]
well
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] The January _
[Gb] man is here for [B] starting each and [Eb] every year, _ _ _ _ _ along the way [Ab] _
forever _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The February [Abm] man still wipes the [E] snow from off his [B] hair and blows [Eb] _
his horn
_ The [Ab] man of March, he sees the spring and wonders what the year will bring _
and hopes for better [Bb] _ weather
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] Through the poray [Ab] the man goes round [E] to watch the birds [Eb] come in to _
[Abm] share the [Gb] summer
_ The [B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Abm] man of May stands very still, _ watching the [Eb] children dance away [B] the day _ _
_ [Abm] In June the man is [Gb] sight, the [B] man is young and wants to lend [Eb] a _ hand and grins at each [Abm] new comer
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Abm] And in July [F] the man in cotton [E] shirts, he sits [Eb] and thinks on being [Abm] _ idle
[Ab] _ The _ August _ man and thousands take [Abm] the road and watch [E] the sea and find [Eb] a _ song
_ [Ebm] _ _
[E] September man is standing _ near _ to saddle up [F] and [Eb] leave the year, autumn is his bridal
[F] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
[B] _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The man of new October takes the reign, tenderly frost is on his shoulder _ _ _ _ _
[Db] The poor November man sees fire and wonder, when will _ the winter _ _ end _ _ _ _
[Ab] December man moves through [Dbm] the snow _ _ _ _ to let the leather [Eb] _ brothers know
[Ab] They're all a little [E] _ _ older
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [Ab] the January [Eb] man comes round [E] again in woolen [Fm] coat and boots [E] of leather _
_ _ _ [Ab] To take another [Gb] turn and walk [B] along the icy [E] road he knows [Eb] so _ _ [Abm]
well
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] The January _
[Gb] man is here for [B] starting each and [Eb] every year, _ _ _ _ _ along the way [Ab] _
forever _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _