Intro: Gm D D# D Gm D Cm D7 Verse 1: Gm Sorrow is my bread D And tears I drink as wine D# D7 Oblivion my happiness D7 Ground under teeth of time Gm For cold be the stone D When frost ve devoured the land Cm Consolation is no gift D7 Of winter's icy hand
Chorus: Gm Upon a crust of snow C I'll lay my broken frame F What steel and iron won't take D I'll give in winter's name Gm D# No good a sullen sout no use a simple knave D7 No groom for brides of plaited hair D7 This man old and lame Intro: Gm D D# D Gm D Cm D7 Verse 2: Gm If only I could breathe D To see the sun of may D# D7 But still longer are the nights than days D7 As I wither away Gm Came the man of crown D With sound of war drums beat Cm Said no sword arm's strong enough D7 Without my two good feet Chorus: Gm Upon a crust of snow C I'll lay my broken frame F What steel and iron won't take D I'll give in winter's name Gm D# No good a sullen sout no use a simple knave D No groom for brides of plaited hair D7 This man old and lame Gm C F D Gm D# D D Bridge: Cm D No good a sullen sout no use a simple knave Cm No groom for brides of plaited hair D This man old and lame Cm But not overlooked am I D In eyes of the maid I'll wed Cm I'll reap the crops of Tuonela D Gm My bride's wealth in death Outro: