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These Cold Fingers

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These Cold Fingers
Bill Morrissey
From "Standing Eight"

 * Capo 1 Play like D-F#m7-G-Em-A

DGina left town 
with the Fm7first snow of the year,
He Gdrove her to the airport in his EmFord.

And he Dtried to propose 
as he Fm7ordered one more beer,
But the GP.A. drowned his words, 
and it was Emtime for her to Aboard.

DSo he walked her to the gate, 
he took his Fm7 hat off as he kissed her,
He needed Gone more drink
to take the Emchill out of his A soul.

He Dsaid a quick good-bye 
then spent two Fm7hours in the bar,
GFinally paid his tab 
and kept a Emdollar for the Atoll.

 CHORUS
G Everything A slips through D these cold Bm fingers,
A Like G trying to hold water, A trying to hold sand.
Close your G eyes and make a A wish and D listen to the Bm singer,
A One more G round bartender, pour a A double if you D can. A7

It's Dfour O'clock 
and the Fm7sun's gone down the drain.
GIt's still late Winter, 
but they Em say it's early A Spring.

DLewis reads the gas-pumps, 
Fm7Rossi counts the oils,
GBut me, I'm done 
so punch the clock and Em"See you in the A morning".

There's Dnothing back at home 
that aint goneFm7 greasy from the stove.
I G never laughed so hard 
as when that oldEm typewriter A broke.

DThink I'll stop along the River Road 
for a Fm7half-pint and some beer,
When Geverything would be okay 
if those old Emdreams would dis A appear.

Repeat Chorus 
G Everything A slips through D these cold Bm fingers,
A Like G trying to hold water, A trying to hold sand.
Close your G eyes and make a A wish and D listen to the Bm singer,
A One more G round bartender, pour a A double if you D can. A7

The Ddog can't move no more, 
surprised he Fm7made it till the Spring,
His Gpain won't go away 
and the Em pills don't do a A thing.

DYou've known that old hound longer 
than you've Fm7known any of your friends,
And no Gmatter how you let him down, 
he'll always Em take you back A again.

So it's D one tall glass of whiskey, 
one last Fm7drink for old-times sake,
The Gdog just lays in bed 
and watches Em every move you A make.

DWrap him in his blanket, 
hold him Fm7once more close to you,
Lead him G out behind the barn 
with a Em borrowed twenty A two.

Repeat Chorus
G Everything A slips through D these cold Bm fingers,
A Like G trying to hold water, A trying to hold sand.
Close your G eyes and make a A wish and D listen to the Bm singer,
A One more G round bartender, pour a A double if you D can. A7

 EADGBE

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