Song for a Winter's Night — Gordon Lightfoot
Chords and lyrics for Song for a Winter's Night by Gordon Lightfoot (key of G).
Intro
[F/G] [C/G] [C/G] [D/G] [G]
Verse 1
[G]The lamp is burnin' low upon my [D/F#]table top
[Em]The snow is softly [C]falling
[G]The air is still in the silence of my [D/F#]room
[Em]I hear your voice softly [C]calling
Chorus
[G]If I could only have you [D]near
[C]To breathe a sigh or [D]two
[Bm]I would be happy just to [Em]hold the hands I [Am]love
[D]On this winter night with [G]you
Interlude
[F/G] [C/G] [C/G] [D/G] [G]
Verse 2
[G]The smoke is rising in the shadows [D/F#]overhead
[Em]My glass is almost [C]empty
[G]I read again between the lines upon each [D/F#]page
[Em]The words of love you [C]sent me
Chorus
[G]If I could know within my [D]heart
[C]That you were lonely [D]too
[Bm]I would be happy just to [Em]hold the hands I [Am]love
[D]On this winter night with [G]you
Interlude
[F/G] [C/G] [C/G] [D/G] [G]
Verse 3
[G]The fire is dying now, my lamp is growing [D/F#]dim
[Em]The shades of night are [C]lifting
[G]The morning light steals across my window [D/F#]pane
[Em]Where webs of snow are [C]drifting
Chorus
[G]If I could only have you [D]near
[C]To breathe a sigh or [D]two
[Bm]I would be happy just to [Em]hold the hands I [Am]love
[D]On this winter night with [G]you
Coda
[F/G] [C/G] [C/G] [D/G] [G]
Outro
[B7]And to be once again with [Em]you