Winter Song

D When winter's shadowy fingers Em7 First pursue you down the street D And your boots no longer lie Em7 About the cold around your feet D Do you spare a thought for summer Em7 Whose passage is complete D Whose memories lie in ruins Em7 And whose ruins lie in heat? D F#m When winter Em7 D Em7 Comes howling in D When the wind is singing strangely Em7 Blowing music through your head D And your rain splattered windows Em7 Make you decide to stay in bed D Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp Em7 Who wishes he was dead? D Oh, pull up your bedclothes higher Em7 Dream of summertime instead D F#m When winter Em7 D Em7 Comes howling in D The creeping cold has fingers Em7 That caress without permission D And mystic crystal snowdrops Em7 Only aggravate the condition D Do you spare one thought for the traveller Em7 With no secure position D Who's turned and spurned by village and town Em7 At the magistrate's decision? D F#m When winter Em7 D Em7 Comes howling in D When the turkey's in the oven Em7 And the Christmas presents are bought D And Santa's in his module Em7 He's an American astronaut D Do you spare one thought for Jesus Em7 Who had nothing but his thoughts D Who got busted just for talking Em7 And befriending the wrong sorts? D F#m When winter Em7 D Comes howling in Em7 When winter D F#m Em7 When winter Em7 comes, Em7 D comes howling in D Em7 D Em7