Chords for Tom Paxton - "Early Snow" (April 19, 2013 - Backstage - East Lansing, MI)
Tempo:
63.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A] [E] [A]
[D]
See elk are coming down from the hills each [D] fall.
[A] Winter grazing's better [E] here below.
[A]
Evening sky last night is like a warning.
It's cold [E] outside, looking like [A] early snow.
It's cold outside, looking [A] like early snow.
Every year this town is getting smaller.
[D]
[A] The kids can hardly wait to up [E] and go.
[A] And now they've closed the high school down [D] forever.
[A] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
[F#m] Clouds up over the bitter roots [E] getting darker every [C#m] day.
[D] Soon as the wind turned westerly, it bombed ahead this way.
[A] There's been no rain all summer.
[C#m] All the grass is brown.
This rodeo [D] is over.
This circus [E] is the other town.
[A]
Another farming family [D] left the valley.
[A] They left last night, nobody heard [E] them go.
[A] Left the tractor standing in the AP.
[D] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] Clouds up over the bitter [C#m] roots getting darker every day.
[D] Soon as the wind turned [A] westerly, they're bound to head this way.
[F#m] Been no rain all summer.
[C#m] All the grass is gone.
[Bm]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[A]
[D] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
[A] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
[A] [E] [A]
[D]
See elk are coming down from the hills each [D] fall.
[A] Winter grazing's better [E] here below.
[A]
Evening sky last night is like a warning.
It's cold [E] outside, looking like [A] early snow.
It's cold outside, looking [A] like early snow.
Every year this town is getting smaller.
[D]
[A] The kids can hardly wait to up [E] and go.
[A] And now they've closed the high school down [D] forever.
[A] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
[F#m] Clouds up over the bitter roots [E] getting darker every [C#m] day.
[D] Soon as the wind turned westerly, it bombed ahead this way.
[A] There's been no rain all summer.
[C#m] All the grass is brown.
This rodeo [D] is over.
This circus [E] is the other town.
[A]
Another farming family [D] left the valley.
[A] They left last night, nobody heard [E] them go.
[A] Left the tractor standing in the AP.
[D] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] Clouds up over the bitter [C#m] roots getting darker every day.
[D] Soon as the wind turned [A] westerly, they're bound to head this way.
[F#m] Been no rain all summer.
[C#m] All the grass is gone.
[Bm]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[A]
[D] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
[A] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
Key:
A
D
E
C#m
F#m
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ See elk are coming down from the hills each [D] fall. _
[A] Winter grazing's better [E] here below.
_ _ [A]
Evening sky last night is like a warning.
_ It's cold [E] outside, looking like [A] early snow.
_ It's cold outside, looking [A] like early snow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Every year this town is getting smaller.
[D] _
[A] The kids can hardly wait to up [E] and go.
_ [A] And now they've closed the high school down [D] forever.
_ [A] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ [F#m] Clouds up over the bitter roots [E] getting darker every [C#m] day.
[D] Soon as the wind turned westerly, it bombed ahead this way.
[A] There's been no rain all summer.
[C#m] All the grass is brown.
This rodeo [D] is over.
This circus [E] is the other town.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ Another farming family [D] left the valley.
[A] They left last night, nobody heard [E] them go.
_ [A] Left the tractor standing in the AP.
[D] _ _ It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Clouds up over the bitter [C#m] roots getting darker every day.
[D] Soon as the wind turned [A] westerly, they're bound to head this way.
[F#m] Been no rain all summer.
[C#m] All the grass is gone.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ [A] It's cold outside, looking like early snow. _
_ It's cold outside, looking like early snow. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ See elk are coming down from the hills each [D] fall. _
[A] Winter grazing's better [E] here below.
_ _ [A]
Evening sky last night is like a warning.
_ It's cold [E] outside, looking like [A] early snow.
_ It's cold outside, looking [A] like early snow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Every year this town is getting smaller.
[D] _
[A] The kids can hardly wait to up [E] and go.
_ [A] And now they've closed the high school down [D] forever.
_ [A] It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ [F#m] Clouds up over the bitter roots [E] getting darker every [C#m] day.
[D] Soon as the wind turned westerly, it bombed ahead this way.
[A] There's been no rain all summer.
[C#m] All the grass is brown.
This rodeo [D] is over.
This circus [E] is the other town.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ Another farming family [D] left the valley.
[A] They left last night, nobody heard [E] them go.
_ [A] Left the tractor standing in the AP.
[D] _ _ It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Clouds up over the bitter [C#m] roots getting darker every day.
[D] Soon as the wind turned [A] westerly, they're bound to head this way.
[F#m] Been no rain all summer.
[C#m] All the grass is gone.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ It's cold outside, looking like early snow.
_ [A] It's cold outside, looking like early snow. _
_ It's cold outside, looking like early snow. _ _