Topic: First Snow of the Winter
Just watching the flakes and smelling the damp cold snowy air tonight made me think of all those times growing up when it would snow and all the joy that brought. I hope you all like the song.
First Snow of the Winter By Jeff Gilpin
December 5th, 2007
Verse 1
[G]First snow
[CMaj7]Of the [G]winter
[CMaj7]I re[G]member
[CMaj7]Early De[G]cember
It [D]didn’t have to [C]stick a[G]round
It was [D]just great [C]watching it come [G]down
[D]Watching the flakes all [C]floating to the [CMaj7]ground
Verse 2
[G]Childhood
[CMaj7]Days re[G]membered
Like they [CMaj7]never [G]ended
Old [CMaj7]age re[G]scinded
[D]Looking [C]back at snowy [G]days
The [D]smell and [C]chill come back through the [G]haze
[D]As my [C]spirits seem to [CMaj7]raise
Chorus 1
[C]Man life was [G]simple then
The [D]only war [C]was a snowball [G]fight
The [C]sheer magic of watching [G]snow falling down
Still launches my imagination into [D]flight
Verse 3
[G]Sledding
[CMaj7]Down a [G]hillside
[CMaj7]Had some [G]wild rides
[CMaj7]I can’t [G]decide
Which [D]I liked better [C]riding or wiping [G]out
[D]Both I guess but [C]I really [G]doubt
I [D]really know [C]what it was all a[CMaj7]bout
Verse 4
[G]It wasn’t just
A[CMaj7]bout the [G]snow
Of [CMaj7]that I [G]know
But [CMaj7]even [G]so
The [D]snow was just a [C]reason to be a [G]kid
[D]Messing around and [C]doing what we [G]did
Like [D]when we got called [C]in and just [CMaj7]hid
Chorus 2
[C]Man life was [G]simple then
Those [D]flakes [C]floating down just like [G]cotton
You [C]felt like you were stuck in a [G]snow globe
Times like that aren’t easily for[D]gotten
Verse 5
[G]That’s enough
Of [CMaj7]looking [G]back there
Not [CMaj7]that I [G]don’t care
[CMaj7]But it’s [G]not where
I [D]am right now or [C]plan on going [G]to
Those [D]days were great but I [C]still have quite a [G]few
More [D]years left with [C]tons of stuff to [CMaj7]do
Verse 6
It [G]won’t all
[CMaj7]Be like [G]magic
But [CMaj7]if I [G]can pick
[CMaj7]And I can [G]trick
My [D]mind into for[C]getting times less [G]fun
And re[D]membering [C]more of my time in the [G]sun
I’ll be [D]satisfied [C]when my day’s are [CMaj7]done
Chorus 3
It’s [C]funny how the [G]simple times
Are the [D]ones you re[C]member and hold [G]dear
[C]Like the first snow of the [G]season
That comes round only once a [CMaj7]year
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C