The Snow It Melts The Soonest chords by Traditional

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Cm Gm Cm Gm Ab
Cm Gm Cm Gm Ab

Verse 1:
    Cm        Gm        Eb F      C
Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begins to sing
    Cm       Gm        F
And the corn it ripens fastest when the frost is setting in
  Cm          C/E   F   Dm      Gm
And when a young man tells me that my face he'll soon forget
 Cm        Gm   Ab      Cm   Gm    Cm
Before we part I'll bet a crown he'll be fain to follow it yet

Break:
Cm Gm Cm Gm Ab

Verse 2:
  Cm          Gm        Eb F      C
Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begins to sing
    Cm        Gm        F
And the swallow skims without a thought as long as it is spring
  Cm          C/E  F     Dm         Gm
But when spring goes and winter blows, my lad, then you'll be fain
  Cm           Gm  Ab     Cm     Gm   Cm
With all your pride for to follow me where it crossed the stormy main

Break:
Cm Gm Cm Gm Ab

Verse 3:
    Cm        Gm        Eb F      C
Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begins to sing
    Cm         Gm       F
And the bee that flew when summer shone in winter can not sting
     Cm           C/E  F    Dm     Gm
And all the flowers in all the land so brightly bear their ghee
    Cm         Gm   Ab   Cm  Gm    Cm
And the snow it melts the soonest when my true love's for me

Break:
Cm Gm Cm Gm Ab

Verse 4:
  Cm     Gm         Eb   F    C
So never say me farewell here, no farewell I'll receive
    Cm       Gm        F
You wil meet me at the stile or you'll kiss and take your leave
  Cm            C/E   F      Dm        Gm
And I'll wait here till the woodcock goes and the martle takes his leave
 C#m             Gm   Ab    Cm  Gm    Cm
Since the snows it melts the soonest when the winds begins to sing

Outro:
Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm C