Transcription by: Ron
Greitzer <Rongrittz@aol.com>
Date: January 1998
DADGAD . . . for ease's sake, I'll refer to the chords by number. (1) 5x5050 (2) 4x5050 (3) 2x0020 (4) 0x0020 (5) x30030 (6) 050000 (7) 450000 (8) 4x4040 (9) x20000 (1)I threw your keys in the (2)water I looked back, they'd (3)frozen (4)halfway (5)down in the (6)ice (7) (1)They froze up so quickly, the (2)keys and their owners Even (3)after the (4)anger, it (5)all turned (6)silent and The (5)every day turned solitary; (6)so we came to (7)February (3)(4)(5)(6)(7) First we forgot where we planted those bulbs last year And then we forgot that we'd planted at all Then we forgot what plants are altogether And I blamed you for my freezing and forgetting and The nights were long and cold and scary; can we live through February? (1)You know, I think Christmas was a (8)long red glare Shot (9)up like a warning we gave (5)presents without (6)cards And then the (1)snow, and then the snow came, we were (8)always out shoveling And we'd (9)drop to sleep exhausted, and we'd (5)wake up and it's (6)snowing(7) And February was so long that it lasted into March Found us walking a path alone together You stopped and pointed and you said, "That's a crocus," And I said, "What's a crocus?" And you said, "It's a flower." I tried to remember, but I said, "What's a flower?" You said, "I still love you." The leaves were turning as we drove to the hardware store My new lover made me keys to the house And when we got home, well, we just started chopping wood Because you never know how next year will be And we'll gather all our arms can carry; I have lost to February.
Transcription by: Kaliis Smith Date: Oct. 15, 1997
STANDARD TUNING VERSE: E---------0--------0-------0-------0-------2-------2--------2-------2-------0- B-------2--------2-------1-------1-------2-------2--------2-------2-------0--- G-----2--------2-------2-------2-------4-------4--------2-------2-------2----- D---2--------2-------2-------2-------4-------4--------2-------2-------0------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------0--------0----------0------ B-------0--------0----------1-------- G-----2--------2----------2---------- D---0--------2----------------------- A------------------------------------ E---------------------0-------------- segue/chorus: E--------0-------0-------0-------0-------2--------2-------2-------2------- B------3-------3-------1-------1-------2--------2-------2-------2--------- G----2-------2-------2-------2-------4--------4-------2-------2----------- D--0-------0-------2-------0-------4--------4-------2-------2------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------- B------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------- G----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------------- D--0-------0-------0-------0-------2----------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------0---------------- Lyrics: I threw your keys in the water I looked back, they'd frozen halfway down in the ice They froze up so quickly, the keys and their owners even after the anger it all turns silent Nearly every day turns solitary So we came to February First we forgot where we planted those bulbs last year And then we forgot that we'd plant at all then we forgot what plants are all together and I blamed you for my freezing and forgetting and The nights were cold ang long and scary Will we last through february? And I think Christmas was a long red glare shut up like a warning, we gave presents without cards And then the snow, and then the snow came, we were always out shoveling and we'd drop to sleep exhausted and we'd wake up and it's snowing. And February was so long that it lasted into March and found us walking a path alone together You stopped and pointed and you said "that's a crocus" and I said, "What's a crocus?" and you said it's a flower I tried to remember, but I said "What's a flower?" You said I still love you. The leaves were turning as we drove to the hardware store my new lover made me keys to the house And when we got hom, well we just started chopping wood 'Cause you never know how next year will be and we'll gather all our arms can carry I have lost to february.
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