Sting The Snow It Melts The Soonest Jools Holland Later Nov 3 2009 Chords
Tempo:
127.375 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[C] Oh, the snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin to sing
well, [C] the frost [G] is settling in
woman tells me [C] my fate she'll soon [Eb] forget
[Cm] Before we part I'll [C] wager cruel she's fair to fall at the [D] edge
[C] Oh, the snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin [C] to sing
And the swallow skims [Eb] without a
[Cm] thought [C] as long as it [F] is spring
[Fm] goes and winter blows, [F] my lassie, you'll [Gm] be fair [Cm] to fall
well, [C] the frost [G] is settling in
woman tells me [C] my fate she'll soon [Eb] forget
[Cm] Before we part I'll [C] wager cruel she's fair to fall at the [D] edge
[C] Oh, the snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin [C] to sing
And the swallow skims [Eb] without a
[Cm] thought [C] as long as it [F] is spring
[Fm] goes and winter blows, [F] my lassie, you'll [Gm] be fair [Cm] to fall
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[C] Oh, the snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin to sing
_ [D] And the corn it [Cm] ripens fast as well, _ _ _ [C] the frost [G] is settling _ _ in
_ [Eb] And when a woman tells me _ _ [C] my fate she'll soon _ [Eb] _ _ forget _
_ [Cm] Before we part I'll [C] wager cruel _ she's _ fair to fall at the _ _ [D] edge _
[C] Oh, the snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin [C] to sing _
And the swallow skims [Eb] without a _ _ _
_ [Cm] thought [C] as long as it [F] is spring
_ _ [Eb] But when spring [Fm] goes and winter _ _ blows, [F] my lassie, you'll [Gm] be _ _ _ fair _ [Cm] to fall
_ _ For [C] all your pride _ [Gm] across the stormy main
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Oh, the [C] snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin [C] to sing _
And the [D] bee that flew when summer [Eb] _ _ shone, [Cm] _ _ [C] winter _ cannot [F] sting
_ _ I've seen [Fm] a woman's anger _ melt [F] _ betwixt the night [Gm] and morn
_ Oh, _ _ [C]
it's surely not a hearty [F] _
thing to tame [G] a _ woman's scorn _ _ _ _ _
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_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _
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never say me farewell here, [G] no farewell I [C] have received
_ _ And you shall [Eb] set me to the sky _ _ [F] and kiss and take your leave _
_ [Eb] I'll stay here till the curl you _ cause [C] and the mark that [Gm] takes it _ _ _ away
_ [Fm] Oh, [C] the snow it melts the soonest when _ _ [Ab] the _ winds [G] begin _ [C] _ to _ sing _
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[C] Oh, the snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin to sing
_ [D] And the corn it [Cm] ripens fast as well, _ _ _ [C] the frost [G] is settling _ _ in
_ [Eb] And when a woman tells me _ _ [C] my fate she'll soon _ [Eb] _ _ forget _
_ [Cm] Before we part I'll [C] wager cruel _ she's _ fair to fall at the _ _ [D] edge _
[C] Oh, the snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin [C] to sing _
And the swallow skims [Eb] without a _ _ _
_ [Cm] thought [C] as long as it [F] is spring
_ _ [Eb] But when spring [Fm] goes and winter _ _ blows, [F] my lassie, you'll [Gm] be _ _ _ fair _ [Cm] to fall
_ _ For [C] all your pride _ [Gm] across the stormy main
[D] _ _ _
Oh, the [C] snow it melts the soonest when [G] the winds begin [C] to sing _
And the [D] bee that flew when summer [Eb] _ _ shone, [Cm] _ _ [C] winter _ cannot [F] sting
_ _ I've seen [Fm] a woman's anger _ melt [F] _ betwixt the night [Gm] and morn
_ Oh, _ _ [C]
it's surely not a hearty [F] _
thing to tame [G] a _ woman's scorn _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
never say me farewell here, [G] no farewell I [C] have received
_ _ And you shall [Eb] set me to the sky _ _ [F] and kiss and take your leave _
_ [Eb] I'll stay here till the curl you _ cause [C] and the mark that [Gm] takes it _ _ _ away
_ [Fm] Oh, [C] the snow it melts the soonest when _ _ [Ab] the _ winds [G] begin _ [C] _ to _ sing _
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