Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: C When winter's shadowy fingers Dm7 First pursue you down the street C And your boots no longer lie Dm7 About the cold around your feet C Do you spare a thought for summer Dm7 Whose passage is complete C Whose memories lie in ruins Dm7 And whose ruins lie in heat? C Em When winter Dm7 C Dm7 Comes howling in Verse 2: C When the wind is singing strangely Dm7 Blowing music through your head C And your rain splattered windows Dm7 Make you decide to stay in bed C Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp Dm7 Who wishes he was dead? C Oh, pull up your bedclothes higher Dm7 Dream of summertime instead C Em When winter Dm7 C Dm7 Comes howling in Verse 3: C The creeping cold has fingers Dm7 That caress without permission C And mystic crystal snowdrops Dm7 Only aggravate the condition C Do you spare one thought for the traveller Dm7 With no secure position C Who's turned and spurned by village and town Dm7 At the magistrate's decision? C Em When winter Dm7 C Dm7 Comes howling in Verse 4: C When the turkey's in the oven Dm7 And the Christmas presents are bought C And Santa's in his module Dm7 He's an American astronaut C Do you spare one thought for Jesus Dm7 Who had nothing but his thoughts C Who got busted just for talking Dm7 And befriending the wrong sorts? C Em When winter Dm7 C Comes howling in Dm7 When winter C Em Dm7 When winter Dm7 comes, Dm7 C comes howling in Outro: C Dm7 C Dm7