Tonalità: B major
Intro 1
B
D#m
C#
D#m
E
F#
Verse 1
F#
B
They sat at each end of the couch,
C#
D#m
watched as the fire burned down,
D#m
E
F#
not a house light on for miles around.
B
Then he said, "I think I'll fill the stove.
E
F#
B
She asked and he declined.
Verse 2
C#
D#m
Let's fill the stove with birches
E
F#
and watch as the fire burns bright.
B
D#m
How long has it been? I know
it's quite a while.
C#
D#m
Pour yourself half a glass.
E
F#
Stay with me a little while."
Verse 3
C#
D#m
as if she'd made some kind of joke.
C#
D#m
"Birches on a winter night? no,
E
F#
we'll fill the stove with oak.
B
C#
Oak will burn as long and hot
C#
D#m
And birch will burn itself out by
E
F#
the rising of the moon.
Verse 4
F#
B
"And you hate a cold house,
C#
D#m
D#
D#m
same as me. Am I right or not?"
C#
"All right, all right, that's true," she said.
D#m
E
Gb
"It was just a thought,
Db
Ebm
you do look tired. Maybe you should go up to bed.
Db
Ebm
E
I'll look after the fire tonight." "Oak," he told
Interlude 1
B
E
D#m
C#
D#m
E
F#
Verse 5
B
C#
She listened to his footsteps as
D#m
E
F#
set her wineglass on a chair.
B
She walked down cellar to the wood box - - it
C#
D#m
was as cold as an ice chest - -
D#m
E
F#
each as white as a wedding dress.
Verse 6
and poured the wine
C#
D#m
and then she sat down on the floor.
C#
B
She curled her legs beneath her as
E
F#
the fire sprang to life once more.
C#
D#m
light and it cracked as it drew air,
C#
D#m
And the shadows danced a jittery waltz
E
F#
like no one else was there.
Verse 7
C#
D#m
And the shadows they saw nothing but
E
F#
a young girl on her honeymoon.
B
C#
And she knew the time it would be short; the fire
C#
D#m
B
E
She thought of heat. She thought of time. She
Outro 1
F#
B
E
D#m
C#
D#m
E
F#
B
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