Miguel Says:
The next tabs are an exact enough approximation to the original record. It's a
complicated song as much the progression chords (at keyboard) as the structure.
Notice the inversion over the chord A(5dim) at 5th fret (used only at the 2nd verse
"type A", labelled as A(5dim/5dim). Itīs a very strange and unusual chord!!! (I caught
you, Frame !)
Chords Used:
E A D G B E
A ------------ 0 0 2 2 2 (0)
A/9 0 0 2 2 0 (0)
A4 ----------- 0 0 2 2 3 (0)
A(5dim) x 0 2 2 4 x
B7/4 -------- (0) 0 2 4 4 (0) (false chord)
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
Db ----------- 4 4 6 6 6 4
D 5 5 7 7 7 5
D ------------ x x 0 2 3 2 (on chorus) gtr.1
D (fr.12) x x 0 14 15 14 (on chorus) gtr.2
Ddim --------- 4 5 6 4 6 4
D#dim 5 6 7 5 7 5
or D#dim -- x x 7 8 7 8
Dmaj7 5 5 7 6 7 5
F#9 ---------- x 4 4 6 5 4
Intro: (arranged from piano)
A -- A(5dim) -- A4 -- A
Verse A1: (arranged from piano)
(play guitar letting the chord ring)
...... A . A . A(5dim)
Waited win-ter long
....... A4... A ..
For her sweet face
....... A . A . A(5dim)
Sang my win-ter song
.... A4.. A ..
To a suit-case
....... E .......... Ddim - Db
Saw the surest thing
..... D ........ D#dim
I had ever known
........ A4 . A ... A4-A
Find her own place
Verse A2: (guitars with overdrive effect)
---------- A ----- B7/4
Watched my numbers turn
---- A4 -- A --
On a glass wall
------- A ----- B7/4
Felt my bridges burn
---- A4 - A --
On a last call
------ E ------------- Ddim - Db
As her clear blue gaze
------ D ---------- D#dim
Set my heart ablaze
---- A4 - A -- A/9 - A - A4 - A - A/9 -A
In a snow-fall
Verse B:
------------ A4----- A --- A/9 - A
I caught the fastest train
------- A4 ------- A -- A/9 - A
That my feet could find
-------- A4 ---- A ---- A/9 - A
Rode the wind of change
-------- A4 ------ A -- A/9 - A
Couldn't change my mind
Chorus:
(chord D or D fr.12)
----- D(fr.12) -------
I got laid just to see
------------- A4 ---- A --- A/9 - A
My reflection burning bright
----- D(fr.12) --------
I got paid and I prayed
---------------- A4 ----- A --- A/9 - A
Everything would turn out right
---------- E ------------ A4 - A - A/9 - A
And then I sang my winter song
Bridge:
F#9 -- Dmaj7 -- F#9 -- E
Verse B:
------------ A4----- A --- A/9 - A
I caught the fastest train
------- A4 ------- A -- A/9 - A
That my feet could find
-------- A4 ---- A ---- A/9 - A
Rode the wind of change
-------- A4 ------ A -- A/9 - A
Couldn't change my mind
Chorus:
(chord D or D fr.12)
----- D(fr.12) -------
I got laid just to see
------------- A4 ---- A --- A/9 - A
My reflection burning bright
----- D(fr.12) --------
I got paid and I prayed
---------------- A4 ----- A --- A/9 - A
Everything would turn out right
---------- E ------------ A4 - A - A/9 - A
And then I sang my winter song
Verse C: (as the first "VERSE A" but...)
new chords used:
E A D G B E
A ------------ 5 7 7 6 X X
A(5dim) 5 7 7 8 X X
A(5dim/5dim) - 5 6 7 8 X X (curious chord!)
A4 5 7 7 7 X X
.......... A ......... A(5dim).. A4 .... A
And then a small voice sang in-side of me
....... A ....... A(5dim/5dim)
And for miles and miles
(to the end in decrescendo, only bass & piano)
.. A4 ....... A
My eyes could see
.......... A...... A(5dim). A4 ....... A
Then every-thing I knew was wrong with me
.......... A ....... A(5dim) ..A4 . A -- A
And then a snowflake fell im-per--fect-ly
